THE FLOWER VASE. 
81 
KM CUP. 
Ranunculus. Class 3. — Order 13. Butter Cup. 
A very glossy, yellow flower, common in our fields in 
June. It is sometimes found double, in gardens. 
I wish I was rich. 
Oh, had I wealth, upon thy shrine 
I’d pour its lavish treasures forth, 
And every jewel should be thine 
That glistens in the sea or earth. 
Oh, had I wealth, no want should come 
To breathe its blight upon thy heart; 
And round thy rich and beauteous home 
Should cluster every gem of art. 
Oh, had I wealth, I’d lay it all 
With pride and pleasure at thy feet; 
And thou shouldst shine in home and hall, 
The fairest that the eye could meet. 
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