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The Dying Flower 0.1... sssscccsesssrsresesessessssssenessssns 247 
Poetical Portraiv ........:...seccsssseceees sub cabeddeeabevessers SEO 
The Holly Tree.... 
Origin of the Snowdrop re 
Language of Flowers ........0+++-. 257 
Mo ain HxU6 .0..005 00 00s ocsssssestesecssidee 258 
Fancies for May . Spnlntaledesaysyntiae We eralecswagre see e RemoDae 
DATO CUS nsec ese ce sscewsscdags ses vos sasense thaaesansuenaasieeseeeae 
On my friend Robin es.se.sesse0e. Sia vaereneas sevadsnevasee 20a 
To an early Bud . we pdslaun apn vintcioasseabae enete sag peat ameOee 
The White Rose .......sesssseseeeeeeee sedcoavastes lone svessee 204 
Fading Flowers céesddecagecsnsd (roneetteseniees 265 
A Dream of the Country .. swessleteSabeeeeearenaes 267 
The Love Of PlOWerS 2165-02 cccssssccsscsutsavssernses esses 209 
A Spring uO vigeenrent bya aa a are feccctnaess ooauees 270 
Wild Flowers..... Fatatccuchsusduae tee were veeseee 11 
The Cowslip ... crores cass tone ee ereavence 23 
The Bee eed the Lady-Flower .. oven 2 cb evadsavie caren 
The Withered Flower oo -+e+.s:.-ss0002 saebe Somes sences te EEO 
Song of the Captive.......sccecsce--s+eunenesvecress meri 
The Rose-bud......02++.s.0-2eece vishess (ASL 
To the Wood Sorrel... -cssesvees déeiessee 20M 
Actual ROSCS: o2.0i-<esce.45-34-0te oaseunaeeraearenemsiperen one) 
The Autumn Flower ..0..........00008 Scizenten eee'a doynaery 288 
MGNVe-Se VV LOULI casacccscddeasseteecereeeatscecoacminsame qideecaie . 289 
IPRS ROSCH: s.5 scccscogecasccagoees a0 siesedcuntinis¥nanisaenstamouln 
MHGNN1OlOGresccsnscersesesesnacanesoascerde wien faveutd Saadpaddeashs 292 
The Parting of Summer..........:ssscesseeee <oveeveere, 299 
Lines on receiving a bunch of Mezereon.... «- 295 
Gate OLOCUS) wezsesssateaernessacecersaseaens .. 297 
Yellow Leaves .......ssscsescesees eaenegest ep on ib. 
The Water Lily...........csesccsseseees cdeusbvecrvcisacaesnsee lool 
The Almond Tree. ......5+ seas cecsneossssacccosssedteenrediseeOOl 
The Lesson ofa Rose ..... cecancepucosse ae tyrosaseeseet coer. BOD 
Invocation to Spring « degdeedndes diets Seveausaedacsutenearmnaee 304 
ee Wall-flower 11.10 essesssseee sere neceaeeener sewed sseves 30D 
POM OTe sattesnosaeds tonnes tiactcean Saale satetvegiiotels sad evctmpc tar see 306 
xo of the Lily .. oe ib. 
To the Daisy .........sss0000 cee 308 
HOWE ewe eels osclan emis e 310 
Miho Harebell.~.ae_ceseceeccsessecs crvecesvovenseses JIM 
The Evening Primrose ....20:cvssseresccessesnecees IDs 
The Language Of Flowers ....c0.sssssesccseccens oversee BIG 
The Violet .--. debeabsscgsveaveele sec oeiiens svernereen elim 
Spring Lime 2.0 ccccscens oscccocscsssssanatracgcssncceeseteensy (O00 
cece sen cetrascarcetese LOU 
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