THE FLORAL GIFT. 
15 
BAY LEAF. 
Laurus JVobilis —Class 9, Order 1. 
An ornamental evergreen, from Italy. 
I CHANGE BUT IN DYING. 
I change but in dying! for long have I known 
The spell which thy loveliness, round me 
has thrown 
I change but in dying, and while life shall last, 
I am ever the same ; as in days that are past. 
I change but in dying ! the trials of earth 
May gather around me, and darken my path, 
But true as the needle,which points to the pole 
Will my heart turn to thee—thou beloved of 
my soul. 
K- 
T. Drew. 
