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YOUTH. 
WHITE LILAC. 
That lilac’s cleaving cones have burst, 
The milk-white flowers revealing: 
’en now upon my senses first, 
Methinks their sweets are stealing. 
BLACKWOOD’S MAGAZINE. 
On account of the purity and short duration 
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. 
Rannrnnenn 
YOUR IMAGE IS ENGRAVEN ON MY 
HEART. 
SPINDLE TREE. 
Tus shrub bears the name of spindle because 
that article is most commonly made of its 
wood; it is also used in the preparation 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 ornament with rosy 
fruit have'a very pretty effect in the autumn. 


