THE FLORAL GIFT. 71 
IVY. 
Hedera Helix ,—Class 3, Order 1. 
Tall climbing vines, covering trees and old walls, bearing 
green flowers. 
CLING TO ME. 
’Tis sweet, beloved, to have thee nigh, 
In pleasant converse, thus with me, 
For while these social moments fly, 
T feel my heart still clings to thee. 
Yes, clings to thee with stronger ties 
Than e’er I felt or knew before, 
As day by day some charm supplies 
That makes me bless thee more and more. 
Thou r’t dear to me through all of time, 
And in that hour when life takes wing, 
The thought serene—the hope sublime— 
Departing, still to thee shall cling, 
But should thou, love, first sink to sleep, 
And light my worldly path no more, 
My soul shall wait and watch and weep, 
And cling to thee, though gone before. 
Thomas G. Spear. 
