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TRANSIENT HAPPINESS. 
TRANQUILLITY. 
ROCK MADWORT. 
There is a gentle element, and man 1 
May breathe it with a calm unruffled soul, 
And drink its living waters, till his heart 
Is pure, and this is living happiness. 
WILLIS. 
This plant was esteemed by the ancients 
on account of its supposed power to allay 
anger. The species generally are showy 
plants, and of easy culture. The rock mad- 
wort is very ornamental early in the season. 
TRANSIENT HAPPINESS. 
SPIDERWORT. 
This plant is generally admitted as a bor¬ 
der flower. The French have called it 
Ephemerine de Virginie , because its flowers 
fade rapidly ; they have also made it the 
emblem of transient happiness. The dead 
flowers are quickly succeeded by others, 
from April to the end of October. 
