. The language of flowers: or, Floral emblems of thoughts, feelings, and sentiments ... Flower language. TREMBLING GRASS. "So mourning 'neath the trembling poplar's shade The nightingale bemoans her absent young, Which some hard-hearted rustic, noting well, Drew from their nest, unplumed : now she, distressed. Weeps through the night, and, perching on a branch, Repeats her mournful song ; and with sad plaints Fills up the grove extended far and ;— Favourite Field Flowers. TREMBLING GRASS {Briza media).—¥-RlYOlATY. French shepherds call this plant, A mourette, perhaps because of
. The language of flowers: or, Floral emblems of thoughts, feelings, and sentiments ... Flower language. TREMBLING GRASS. "So mourning 'neath the trembling poplar's shade The nightingale bemoans her absent young, Which some hard-hearted rustic, noting well, Drew from their nest, unplumed : now she, distressed. Weeps through the night, and, perching on a branch, Repeats her mournful song ; and with sad plaints Fills up the grove extended far and ;— Favourite Field Flowers. TREMBLING GRASS {Briza media).—¥-RlYOlATY. French shepherds call this plant, A mourette, perhaps because of its pleasant and varied appearance. They look upon it as the emblem of a slight and transient attachment; for a lover is suspected of insincerity if he presents his inamorato with a bouquet bound together with this grass. It is, however, one of the prettiest of our grasses, and a bunch of them in a vase is a most pleasing ornament. TREMELLA.—Resistance. Opposition. This is a gelatinous plant, which has engaged the attention of the learned, but has hitherto withstood all their researches. It was celebrated among alchemists, who made use of it in preparing the philosopher's stone and the universal panacea; regarding it as an emanation from the stars. Some have supposed these gelatinous substances to be the ejected pellets of herons after feeding on frogs ; others have regarded it as an animal. It seems to have transformed itself into many analogous plants, as if determined to elude the inquiries of. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Tyas, Robert, 1811-1879. London, New York, G. Routledge and sons
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