THE FLORAL GIFT. 
ORANGE FLOWER. 
Citrus Jlurantium ,—Class 18, Order 2. 
The blossom of a woll-bnown fruit of tba Tropica. 
VIRGIN PURITY. 
Oh take her, but'be faithful still, 
And may the bridal vow 
Be sacred held in after years, 
And warmly breathed as now. 
Remember, ’tis no common tie 
That binds her youthful heart; 
’Tis one that only truth should move, 
And only falsehood part. 
Her lot in life is fixed with thine, 
In good and ill to share— 
And well I know ’twill be her pride, 
To soothe each sorrow there. 
Then take her, and may fleeting time 
Mark only joys increase, 
And may your days glide calmly on 
In happiness and peace. 
Charles Jeffries. 
