POETRY OF FLOWERS. 123 
IVY. 
Hedera . Class 5 ; Order 1. 
Flowers green. Berries round and black. 
MATRIMONY.-WEDDED LOVE. 
Long have I sought, and vainly have I yearned 
To meet some spirit that could answer mine; 
Then chide me not that I so soon have learned 
To talk with thine. 
Oh, thou wilt cherish what some hearts would spurn, 
So gentle and so full of soul thou art; 
And shrine my feelings in that holy urn— 
Thine own true heart. 
JASMINE, WHITE. 
Jasminum , officinale . . . Class 2; Order 1. 
An Asiatic genus. Flowers white and very fragrant. 
Plant climbing. 
AMIABILITY. 
Thine is that excelling virtue 
The pure-hearted only know ; 
Thine that unassuming goodness 
Which in silent deeds doth flow. 
