AND FLOWERS OF POETRY. 205 
SECRET L OYE. 
MOTHERWORT. 
TfiEclandestina grows at the foot of large trees, in moist and 
umbrageous places. Its pretty purple flowers are nearly always 
hidden under moss or dry leaves. 
Yes! tell him — tell him I am well, 
Say that this cheek doth deeper glow, 
Than was its wont — hut do not tell, 
’T is the heart's fever makes it so! 
And tell him how my lip has curled, 
And named his name Avith idle smile; 
But do not tell him for the world, 
That tears were in mine eyes the while! 
F. S. 0. 
SOUL OF MY SOUL. 
VIRGINIAN JESSAMINE. 
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How many ravishing harmonies spring up on every side, from 
the association of plants with the animal creation ! Behold the 
Virginian jessamine, with its beautiful verdure and purple flow¬ 
ers! The humming-bird makes its nest in one of the leaves, 
which it rolls into the shape of a horn ; it finds its sustenance 
in the nectareous vessels of its red flowers, which are similar 
to those of the foxglove: and its little body, when resting on 
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