THE FLORAL GIFT. 
~X 
13 
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AMERICAN LINDEN. 
Platanus Jlccidentalis —Class 21, Order 7. 
The well-known Buttonwood: so agreeable for its shade. 
MATRIMONY. 
When on thy bosom T recline, 
Enraptured still to call thee mine, 
To call the mine for life, 
I glory in the sacred ties, 
Which modern wits and fools despise, 
Of husband and of wife. 
Have I a wish ?—’ tis all her own; 
All hers and mine are rolled in one—■ 
Our hearts are so entwined, 
That like the ivy round the tree, 
Bound up in closest amity, 
’Tis death to be disjoined. 
Lyndley Murray. 
