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THE FLORAL GIFT. 
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SAFFRON FLOWER. 
Carlhamus Tinctorus ,—Class 19, Order 
A medicinal pi ant .with deep orange colored flowers, intro¬ 
duced into gardens, from Egypt. 
DO NOT ABUSE. 
Deal gentle thou, whose hand hath won, 
The young bird from its nest away, 
Where careless, ’neath a vernal sun, 
She gaily caroll’d, day by day ; 
The haunt is lone, the heart must grieve, 
From whence her timid wing doth soar, 
They pensive list at hush of eve, 
Yet hear her.gushing song no more. 
A mother yields her gem to thee, 
On thy true breast to sparkle rare, 
She places ’neath thy household tree, 
The idol of her fondest care, 
And by thy trust to be forgiven, 
When judgment wakes in terror wild, 
By all thy treasured hopes of heaven, 
Deal gently with the widow’s child. 
Mrs. Sigourney ; 
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