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their usual size ] the substance of the seed that is 
to enclose the life-giving principle is there, the 
cotyledons that are to come forth to nourish it when 
it first rises from the ground, and even the envelope 
which is provided to wrap them all together; but 
alas ! after she has done all her part, the embryo 
will be wanting. Remember, little girl, never to 
separate the families of flowers that were born to 
live together. Little do the race of men know, 
when they pluck myrtle sprigs to give to their 
friends as emblems of their constant affection, be¬ 
cause its leaves are ever-green, what a faithful 
heart the flower itself bears. Do not approach 
h er .—she cannot talk to you—she is listening for 
the sound of some butterfly s wing that may per¬ 
chance bring happy tidings of the long desiied fa¬ 
rina. 
“ The homes of the Amaryllidie, if you wish to 
