. The language of flowers: or, Floral emblems of thoughts, feelings, and sentiments ... Flower language. EBONY. EBONY.—Blackness. Pluto, or Hades, is said to sit upon a throne of Ebony with his consort Persephone, at his court in Pandemonium. " He has a heart as black as Ebony," is not an uncommon expression, when one is spoken of who is believed to have done some great wickedness, or committed some act of gross deception. This would seem to have arisen from the fact, that Ebony is the heart-wood of a tree, the alburnum being of a pale hue, its foliage soft and of downy whiteness, wh
. The language of flowers: or, Floral emblems of thoughts, feelings, and sentiments ... Flower language. EBONY. EBONY.—Blackness. Pluto, or Hades, is said to sit upon a throne of Ebony with his consort Persephone, at his court in Pandemonium. " He has a heart as black as Ebony," is not an uncommon expression, when one is spoken of who is believed to have done some great wickedness, or committed some act of gross deception. This would seem to have arisen from the fact, that Ebony is the heart-wood of a tree, the alburnum being of a pale hue, its foliage soft and of downy whiteness, while its flowers are beautiful and showy. THE EGLANTINE {Rosa rubigmosa)—Poetry. The Eglantine, or Sweet-briar Rose, is regarded as being specially the flower of poets. In the floral games it is awarded as the prize for the best production in praise of the pleasures of study, and the charms of oratory. But not only is it the Poet's flower, for, thriving in every situation, and universally admired and appreciated, both for its permanent fragrance, and the beauty and elegance of its simple flowers in their season, it is a most fitting emblem of poetry. How accurately does M. de Boisjolin speak of it in these lines,— " Fleur chere k tous les coeurs, elle pare k la fois Et le chaume du pauvre et le marbre des rois; Elle orne tous les ans la beaute la plus sage ; Le prix de I'innocence en est aussi I'image;" 8i. 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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