TEXT-BOOK OF FLOWERS 
Thrift. 
Dauntlessness, 
“ Stemming' the torrent with a dauntless breast,” 
And the fierce winds that sweep the mountain’s 
crest. 
And flourishing' so gay, and wildly free. 
Upon the salt marsh by the roaring sea. 
Death, Cypress. 
Tree, sacred to the dead in every age. 
Thy black boughs cast a shadow o’er the page. 
Deceitful Charms, Thom Apple, 
Datura, full of grace and purely white, 
The look, the touch admiring, may invite ; 
But pause not by the fair, deceitful flower, 
'Tis full of deadliest narcotic power. 
Deceitful Hope, Daffodil. 
Deceived bv thee, oh, golden Daffodil, 
Often with hearts elate, and full of hope, 
We dream of settled spring; when blasts blow chill. 
And gloomy storm-clouds hide the azure cope. 
Deception, Winter Cherry 
In shape and hue, deceitful berry, 
Why not in taste also a Cherry ? 
