THE FLOWER YASE. 
AMARANTH. 
Amaranthus. Class 19 .—Order 5. 
Of this plant there are many species. Among the pretti¬ 
est is the Coxcomb—flowers red, unfading. 
Immortality. 
Oh, not for the hue of thy roseate cheek, 
Nor the dimpled rubies that smile and speak, 
Oh, not for the flash of thy glowing eye, 
Nor the eloquent sound of thy soft, low sigh, 
Do I love thee, bright being of passion and grace! 
iT is the soul, the sweet soul in thy beautiful face, 
The spirit immortal, the charm that ne’er dies, 
'That from death and the gloom of the grave will 
arise; 
It is this that enthrals me; and thou unto me 
Art the embryo, only, of what thou shalt be; 
For thy mortal shall die; but the beauty I love, 
Hath an endless existence and progress above! 
