94 THE FL0WEH VASE. 
LONDON PRIDE. 
SiLENE. Class 10.— Order 3. 
A tall, scarlet flower. Resembles the Catchfly, of which 
it is a species. 
Frivolity. 
Life should have higher, nobler aims 
Than mirth, and song, and dance j 
Oh then from sport and idle games, 
To higher deeds advance. 
Throw by thy foolish wit and songs, 
Thy graceful tricks of art, 
And far from fashion’s heartless throngs 
Add wisdom to thy heart. 
