POETRY OF FLOWERS. 
117 
of roses — roses of every tint and every hue,, 
from the palest blush to the deepest crimson, 
from flaky white to the deepest orange ; and. 
sometimes bursting forth purplish black, or 
glossy brown, looks, as Jean Ingelow poetically 
asserts, 
“ Queen hollyhock, with butterflies for crowns.” 
HONEY FLOWER, 
Melianthus . Class 14; Order 1. 
Flowers yellow, pink, and chocolate. 
SWEET AND SECRET LOVE. 
I think of thee, thou fair one, 
In my sad and lonely hours; 
And the thought of thee comes o’er me. 
Like the breath of morning flowers. 
Like music that enchants the ear, 
Like sights that bless the eye, 
Like the verdure of the meadow, 
The azure of the sky. 
Like rainbow in the evening, 
Like blossom on the tree, 
Is the thought of thee, thou loved one,— 
Is the tender thought of thee ! 
John Kenyon. 
