PANSY.

Viola Tricolor,-Class 5, Order 1.

A fragrant garden flower: leaves purple, yellow and blue,-South of Europe.

YOU OCCUPY MY THOUGHTS.

THE sky is blue above my head,
And to the glad embrace of spring
The west wind hastens, like a bird
Who seeks his mate on sweeping wing:
But still within my bosom dwelleth,
Sad discontent where'er I stray,
And with its restless murmur telleth,
Sweet love, that thou art far away.

Oh, dear me, though my mother's voice
Is sounding sweetly in my ear,
Though earth, and air cry out, rejoice,
I cannot-for thou art not here.
My heart is sad when all is gay,

It leaps not to the wild bird's song,
For thou, sweet love, art far away,
And nothing makes me happy long.

H. Peterson:

PASSION FLOWER.

Passiflora Cerulia,-Class 16, Order 2.

A superb running plant, cultivated in green-houses, with curious blue flowers. ---Brazil.

LIKE snow that falls where waters glide,
Earth's pleasures fade away;
They rest in time's resistless tide,
Yet scarce a moment stay:
But joys that from religion flow,
Like stars that gild the night,
Amid the darkest gloom of wo
Shine forth with sweetest light,

Religion's ray no clouds obscure-
But o'er the Christian's soul
It sheds a radiance, calm and pure,
Though tempests round him roll.

His heart may break 'neath sorrow's stroke-
But, to its latest thrill,

Like diamonds shining when they're broke, That fay will light it still.

PENNY ROYAL.

Canila Pulegliodes,-Class 2, Order 13.

A little, purgent-tasted plant, growing in stony places. North America.

FLEE AWAY.

On! fly to the prairie, sweet maiden with

me,

'Tis as green and as wide and as wild as the

sea,

O'er its soft silken bosom the summer winds

glide,

And wave the wild grass in its billowy pride;

The fawns in the meadow-fields fearlessly play,

Then away to the chase, lovely maiden, away. Bound! bound to thy courser, the bison is

near,

And list to the tramp of the light-footed

deer.

J. K. Mitchell.

PEA.

Pisum Sativum,-Class 17, Order 4.

The flower of a garden esculent, of many varieties, and of various hues.-Europe.

AN APPOINTED MEETING.

I SEE-I see a bright, bright star
Upon the moonlit sea-
Oh no, it is the gondola,

Which brings my love to me;
For gaily-gaily now it flies,

Nor heeds it yon deep sea,

While notes of love with richness rise,Those notes, how dear to me.

Those notes-those notes are dearer far,

Now floating o'er the sea,

Than beams from off the pilot-star,

To mariners can be.

But gaily-gaily comes my star,

My lover's form I see

How sweetly sounds his light guitar,

"I come my love to thee."

I. C. Pray.

PEACH BLOSSOM.

Amygdalus Persica,-Class 12, Order 1.

The flower of a luscious fruit, brought originally from Persia.

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I AM YOUR CAPTIVE.

LADY! I bow before thee,
A captive to thy will,
A spell of thine is o'er me,
But joy is with me still.

I yield me not to beauty,
Though thou indeed art fair;
I yield me-not to lightness,
Though thou art light as air.

I yield me not to wisdom,
Thou wisest of thy kind.
But, rescue.or no rescue,
To thy purity of mind."

T. Dunn English.