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THE POETRY OF FLOWERS 
HAUGHTINESS —PRIDE. 
AMARYLLIS. 
Gardeners say that the amaryllis, of which there are nu¬ 
merous varieties, is a proud plant, because it frequently refu¬ 
ses its flowers to their most earnest cares. The Guernsey lily 
is a charming flower, and closely resembles the tube-rose in 
appearance and size; it is of a cherry-red colour, and, when 
the sun shines upon it, it seems studded with gems of gold. 
The name of this plant is derived from a Greek word, which 
has been not inappropriately translated by Monsieur Pirolle, as 
significant of splendour, and perhaps we have no flowering 
plant more beautifully gay than the amaryllis. 
Alas! for the gay, who, in gorgeous array, 
And chariots of pride, to God’s altars are rolled! 
They would turn from a love-breathing seraph away, 
If he came not apparelled in purple and gold. 
T. S. 0. 
HAVE I CAUGHT YOU AT LAST? 
Venus’s flytrap. 
The leaves of this singular plant expand to the light, and 
are remarkably sensible to the touch of any extraneous body: 
thus, by suddenly folding, they often enclose insects or the 
smaller leaves of neighbouring plants. 
