THE FLOWER VASE. 139 
SWEET WILLIAM. 
Dianthus barbatus. Class 10. — Order 2. 
Boot perennial. Flowers aggregate and brilliant 
Gallantry. 
The knights of old might envy thee 
Thy courtly grace of mien; 
Thy noble daring, brave and free, 
In every dangerous scene. 
To age how kind thy courtesy 5 
To woman how sincere! 
Alike removed from vanity, 
From artifice, and fear. 
