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PROSPERITY. 
BEECH. 
Black was the forest, thick with beech it stood. 
DRYDEN. 
Tue beech may perhaps be regarded as the 
rival of the oak, from the beauty of its propor- 
tions and the utility of its wood; it will grow 
everywhere, though it seems to prefer a chalky . 
soil, and thrives so rapidly that it is proverbially 
said it may be seen to prosper. 
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PROHIBITION. 
PRIVET. 
“ Turs native shrub,’ says Mr. Phillips, “‘ is 
one of the prettiest ornaments of our hedge- 
rows, which it continues to embellish for a 
longer period than most other plants; for, 
although it is deciduous, the leaves seldom fail 
until thrust off by those of the succeeding 
spring. And its spike-formed thyrsi of white 
monopetalous flowers, which in shape resemble 
those of the lilac in miniature,’? agreeably per- 
fume the hedges during the months of May and 
June; while its ‘deep purple shining berries 



