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THE FLORAL GIFT. 
AMARANTH. 
Amarantus —Class 21, Order 5. 
A coarse and rather tall plant, a native of India. 
IMM 0 RTALITY . 
I may not wholly die! The green-leaved tree 
May by the lightning’s fearful stroke be rent; 
Its lordly trunk may to the earth be bent, 
And die—but there is no such death for me. 
As the tree falleth it shall rest for aye, 
When the flower droops it will not bloom 
again ; 
Nor shall the bird by some rude archer slain,' 
Awake and sing—but I may never die 
Though through my veins the blood may 
cease to fly; 
Though from my eye the lustre may depart, 
And the quick pulses stop within the heart; 
Yet, even in death, I cannot wholly die ! 
J. L. Chester. 
