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THE FLORAL SIFT. 
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JAPONICA CAMELLIA. 
Camellia sp .—Class 16, Order 7. 
A magnificent.evergreen plant, with single or double crim 
eon, red, pink or white blossoms.—-Japan. 
MY DESTINY IS IN YOUR HANDS. 
me not, thou brightest one— 
All is joy when thou art near— 
Ihou canst teach my soul to shun 
1 aths of gloom and thoughts of fear. 
I am like the cloud of night, 
Clothed in gloom and mystery— 
i hou the beaming morning light, 
Causing all its gloom to flee. 
I am like the airy kite, 
Soaring in ihe sky above— 
Guided in my lofty flight, 
By the thread of my sweet love. 
Ah ! should fate the chord divide 
That connects my heart with thine— 
Wavering, then, without a guide, 
Darkness and despair are mine. 
_ Dxiganne. 
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