TEXT-BOOK OP FLOWERS 
Lire, 
Lucern. 
Life is tenacious ; Lucern thou art so ; 
In the rich soil and poor ’tis thine to prow; 
The sythe sweeps over thee, and lays thee low ; 
Thou spring’st again; so life still doth resurrection 
know. 
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Love, 
Myrtle. 
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When Venus rose from out the sea, 
She claimed the myrtle for her own ; 
So must the plant Love’s emblem be. 
Wherever it is known. 
Lively and Pure 
Love. 
Red Pink. 
Glowing as love; and pure, and full of fragrance. 
As the young heart o’ercharged with sweet affectio 
Love-Match, 
London Pride. 
The None-so-pretty is a lightsome flower. 
Called Amourette, in France ; and will not be 
Confined, but runneth even where it lists. 
And gives its heart to whom it liketh best. 
Love Returned, 
Ambrosia. 
They surely lead ambrosial lives, who meet 
Return for their affections, pure and sweet. 
