POETRY OP FLOWERS. 
19 : 
The rose is mentioned by the earliest writers 
of antiquity. Herodotus speaks of the double 
rose; in the Song of Solomon is the expression, 
“ I am the rose of Sharon and allusion is also 
made therein to the plantation of roses at Jericho. 
Isaiah makes use of the beautiful thought— 
“ The desert shall rejoice and blossom as the 
rose.” 
ROSE, BRIDAL. 
Rub us Rosafolius . . Class i 2 ; Order 13. 
This belongs to the Bramble family. The flowers are 
small, white, double, and very beautiful. 
HAPPY LOVE. 
It has been said that love doth bind the heart 
More strongly to the fading things of earth. 
Not so with us; our spirits have no part 
With feelings which are but of mortal birth ; 
We love for heaven—let heaven become our home, 
Ere yet the angel beckon us to come. 
And are you happy? asks some gentle one, 
In low, soft accents, and with thoughtful eye. 
Yes, dear, and more than happy, though the sun 
Is softly clouded, and the deep blue sky 
Grows deeper that it is not flushed with light,— 
Though all the clouds that shade it are of white. 
