182 LANGUAGE AND 
PEACH BLOSSOM 
Amygdalus, Persica . . Class 12 ; Order J. 
Flowers beautiful, rose or pink color. 
I AM YOUR CAPTIVE. 
On, is it sin to love the very air 
That once hath rested on thy beaming brow ? 
To gaze in fondness on thy vacant chair, 
And on thy books and flowers, deserted now ? 
Or turn in worship on that pictured face, 
Whose sweetest looks the heart alone can trace ? 
Is it a sin to live again each hour 
Passed in thy presence?—to recall thy tones, 
Thy playful words, thy serious thoughts, whose pcwer 
Thrills every nerve my quickened spirit owns? 
Is it a crime to worship and adore 
What is so good ?—the Ideal asks no more. 
PERIWINKLE. 
Vinca , minor . Class 5 ; Order 1. 
TENDER RECOLLECTIONS—EARLY AND SINCERE 
FRIENDSHIP. 
In France the Periwinkle , which there is some¬ 
times called “ the magician’s violet,” is con- 
