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THE FLORAL GIFT. Si 
FLAX FLOWER. 
Linium Usitatissimwrti ,—Class 5, Order 5. 
A well-known plant, with beautiful flowera.—Great 
Britain. 
OoMESTIC industry. 
The gay belle of fashion may boast of excell¬ 
ing, 
In waltz or cotillon—at whist or quad¬ 
rille ; 
And seek admiration by vauntily telling 
Of drawing, and painting, and musical 
skill: 
But give me the fair one, in country or 
city. 
Whose home and its duties are dear to her 
heart, 
Who cheerfully warbles some rustical 
ditty, 
While plying the needle with exquisite 
art. 
Samuel Woodworth. 
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