POETRY OF FLOWERS. 217 
“ The tuberose, with her silvery light, 
That in the gardens of Malay 
Is called the Mistress of the Night, 
So like a bride, scented and bright, 
She comes out when the sun’s away.” 
TULIP, VARIEGATED. 
Tulipa . Class 6-, Order 1. 
Corolla bell-shaped. No calyx. Color of the flower, 
in its natural state, crimson. By cultivation it has 
been made to assume every variety of hue. 
BEAUTIFUL EYES.-A DECLARATION OF LOVE. 
Melting, dazzling, tender, bright, 
Full of Love’s own gentle light; 
Now downcast, and now uplifted, 
With a world of beauty gifted ; 
Drooping now with silent thought ; 
Now with joy and gladness fraught; 
Arch and mirthful, soft and pensive, 
Now assailing, now defensive— 
Filled with glory from the skies— 
Ah ! who can describe thine eyes? 
