THE FLORAL GIFT. 
HOLLY. 
Hex Opaca, —CIas3 4, Order 3. 
A dark green-leaved tree, bearing white flowera and ecar- 
let berries.—North America and Europe. 
DOMESTIC HAPPINESS. 
The dearest boon from Heaven above 
Is bliss which brightly hallows home ; 
’Tis sunlight, to the world of love, 
And life’s pure wine, without its foam. 
There is a sympathy of heart, 
Which consecrates the social shrine— 
Robs grief of gloom, and doth impart 
A joy, to gladness all divine. 
It glances from the kindling eye, 
Which o’er affliction sleepless tends ; 
It gives deep pathos to the sigh, 
Which anguish from the bosom rends ; 
It plays around the smiling lip, 
When love bestows the greeting kiss, 
And sparkles in the cup we sip, 
Round the domestic board of bliss. 
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