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PREFERENCE. 
APPLE BLOSSOM. 
What virgin’s cheek 
Can match this apple bloom ? 
ELLIOTT. 
What is more enchanting to the lover of 
nature than the apple tree when clad with its 
beautiful bloom in the early spring 1 and the 
more, that they hold forth the promise of an 
abundance of delicious fruit. The a£ple 
bloom is indeed a charming flower, and by 
some is preferred before the rose. 
PREFERENCE. 
ROSE-SCENTED GERANIUM. 
Of the geranium there are many species ; 
some drooping, others brilliant, some per¬ 
fumed, and others again inodorous. That 
which emits a rose-like odour is distin¬ 
guished by the softness of its leaves, its 
sweet odour, and the beauty of its purple 
flowers. 
