FLORAL CONVERSATION . 
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THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS. 
In Eastern lands they talk la flowers, 
And they tell in a garland their loves and care« • 
Each blossom that blooms in their garden bowers-, 
On its leaves- a mystic language bears. 
The Rose is a sign of joy and love— 
Young'blushing love in, its earliest dawn ; 
And the mildness that suits the gentle dove, 
From the Myrtle’s snowy flower is drawn., 
Innocence shines in the Lily’s bell, 
Pure as the light in its native heaven ; 
Fame’s bright star and' glory’s swell, 
In the glossy leaf of the Bay are given. 
The silent, soft, and humble heart, 
In the Violet’s hidden sweetness breathes; 
And the tender soul that cannot .part, 
A twine ef Evergreen fondly wreathes. 
