THE FLOWER VASE 
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CLEMATIS. 
Clematis. Class 13 .—Order 7. Virgin’s Bower. 
This is a very graceful vine, bearing white and pale blue 
flowers. It grows wild by our brooks, and is considerably 
cultivated in gardens. 
Mental Excellence. 
Excelling riches dwell within thy mind 
Strong, fervent thought, and eloquence refined; 
Ideal beauty clusters round thy soul, 
While deep within, the waves of feeling roll. 
Religious fervor mingles with the grace 
Of playful fancy, to illume thy face ; 
And sparkling wit with graver sense unites, 
And fills thine eye with manv changing lights. 
Oh, beautiful, indeed, a mind like thine, 
And well might angels bow at such a shrine ; 
But man, weak man, oft passes idly by, 
To worship beauty that attracts the eye, 
While mental grace, a charm that ne’er can fade, 
Flies from the crowd, and dwells amid the shade. 
