THE FLOWER VASE. 69 
HELIOTROPE. 
Heliotropium. Class 5. — Order 1. 
Flowers white or faint purple. Very sweet scented. 
Turns toward the sun. 
Devotion. 
Ah, I would sit for long, long hours 
And let thee read my heart — 
Its Greek, and poetry, and flowers, 
And words of cunning art, 
And never think, with all thy skill, 
That thou couldst make it plain, 
For something thou wouldst find there still 
To study o’er again. 
Deep graved upon its secret leaves 
Are mysteries so rare, 
That all the aid thy mind receives 
From books, would fail thee there. 
But I, yes I, with simple pride, 
Could soon explain the key ; 
Here, take this sentence for thy guide — 
My love for God and thee ! 
