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awake while the rest of vegetable nature 
sleeps. 
The warmth of our summers has very lit¬ 
tle apparent effect upon the candy-tuft; the 
gardener is frequently obliged to tear away 
the flowery veil which persists in concealing 
its seed. 
It braves all the inclemencies of .winter; 
and if we are reminded by its brilliancy of 
that of other flowers, we are less consoled 
for their absence, than led to regret their 
graces and sweet perfumes. 
It is doubtless by reason of its unvarying 
appearance that the eastern ladies, who first 
ascribed the power of language to flowers, 
have made the iberis the emblem of indiffe¬ 
rence. 
INDISCRETION. 
ALMOND TREE. 
Like to an almond tree, mounted high 
On top of green Selinis, all alone. 
With blossoms brave bedecked daintily ; 
Whose tender locks do tremble every one, 
At every little breath that under heaven is blown. 
FABRY aUEENE. 
Emblem of indiscretion, the almond tree 
is the first ( to answer to the call of spring. 
Nothing is more lovely and fresh in its ap- 
