The marygold above, to adorn the arched bar ; 
The double daysie, thrift, the button batcheler. 
Drayton. 
The scientific name of. this plant, statice , is derived from the 
Greek word GTGLTIKOS (statikos), which expresses that which has 
the power to stop, unite, or retain. Next to box, it forms the 
prettiest border plant we know. The flowers of the thrift are 
small, numerous, turning toward the sun, and form pretty blue 
cups. To be seen to advantage they should he viewed through 
a microscope. The plant is cultivated for its modest beauty, 
but it grows naturally in marshy places, and especially by the 
seashore, where it binds the sands togetner by its numerous 
roots. This quality is the bond which unites man to his fellow- 
man, and, without it, each individual would be a distinct spe¬ 
cies by himself. 
Kindness by secret sympathy is tied; 
For noble souls in nature are allied. 
Dryden. 
Shame on those breasts of stone that cannot melt, 
In soft adoption of another’s sorrow! 
Aaron Hill. 
