282 YOUR IMAGE IS ENGRAVEN, ETC. 
YOUTH. 
WHITE LILAC. 
That lilac’s cleaving cones have burst, 
The milk-white flowers revealing : 
E’en now upon my senses first, 
Methinks their sweets are stealing. 
Blackwood’s magazine. 
On account of the purity and short dura¬ 
tion of the delicate flowers of the white lilac, 
it has been made the symbol of youth; of 
that fleet and enchanting period which no 
wealth can purchase, nor power retain or 
restore. 
YOUR IMAGE IS ENGRAVEN ON 
MY HEART. 
SPINDLE TREE. 
This shrub bears the name of spindle, be¬ 
cause that article is most commonly made 
of its wood; it is also used in the prepara¬ 
tion of crayons. The sculptor and the turner 
value it highly. If the wood be useful to the 
arts, the shrub has claims to the esteem of 
the cultivator. The hedges which they orna¬ 
ment with rosy fruit have a very pretty effect 
in the autumn. 
