POETRY OF FLOWERS. 
187 
PINE, PITCH. 
Finns rigida . Class 21; Order 61 
TIME AND FAITH. 
Wait thou for Time, but to thy heart take Faith, 
Soft beacon-light upon a stormy sea : 
A mantle for the pure in heart, to pass 
Through a dim world, untouched by living deatl . 
A cheerful watcher through the spirit’s night, 
Soothing the grief from which she may not flee— 
A herald of glad news—a seraph bright, 
Pointing to sheltering havens yet to be. 
Miss Lucy Hooper. 
PINE SPRUCE.—NORWAY FIR. 
Pinus abies . Class 21; Order 8. 
HOPE IN ADVERSITY. 
The cloud may be dark, but there’s sunshine beyond it; 
The night may be o’er us, but morning is near ; 
The vale may be deep, but there’s music around it; 
And hope ’mid our anguish, bright hope is still here. 
Still here, though the wing of dark sorrow is o’er us. 
Though bitterness dregs every cup that we drink ; 
With a smile in her eye, she glides ever before us, 
To yield us support when we falter or sink. 
Blessed hope ! like a star on the darkness of ocean, 
St : 11 gleam o’er the track where our destinies tend ; 
And guide our frail hearts from this sea of commotion, 
To havens of peace where our sorrows will end. 
