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THE FLOWER VASE. 91 
LILY OF THE VALLEY. 
Convallaria. Class 6. — Order 1. 
Flowers small and white, with greenish veins. Pendulous. 
The heart withering in secret. 
Ah, fare thee well, thou loved and worshipped 
one! 
For death is at my heart; such death as steals 
To the young leaf, when autumn frost and sun 
Tinge all its veins with beauty which conceals 
’Neath radiant dyes the wasting of its heart. — 
So shall I, too, in quiet smiles depart. 
