. The language of flowers: or, Floral emblems of thoughts, feelings, and sentiments ... Flower language. THE SERPENTINE CACTUS. THE SERPENTINE CACTUS (C. Serpentinus).— Horror. This species of Cactus throws its thorny stems, which bear a strong resemblance to serpents, in every direction. Its un- expected appearance within view, produces a slight sense of that Horror which we should feel, if a living reptile of a deadly nature were suddenly before us. THE SERVICE TREE {Pyrus ^<?M^i-if?Va).—Prudence. Every tree and every plant has its own peculiar phy- siognomy which seems to give it charact
. The language of flowers: or, Floral emblems of thoughts, feelings, and sentiments ... Flower language. THE SERPENTINE CACTUS. THE SERPENTINE CACTUS (C. Serpentinus).— Horror. This species of Cactus throws its thorny stems, which bear a strong resemblance to serpents, in every direction. Its un- expected appearance within view, produces a slight sense of that Horror which we should feel, if a living reptile of a deadly nature were suddenly before us. THE SERVICE TREE {Pyrus ^<?M^i-if?Va).—Prudence. Every tree and every plant has its own peculiar phy- siognomy which seems to give it character. The thoughtless almond tree hastens to display her flowers in the Spring, at the risk of not bearing any fruit in the autumn, whilst the Service Tree, which comes forth more tardily, bears its fruit only when it has acquired its full strength; but then its crop is made sure. Hence it is the meet emblem of Prudence. This tree, so beautiful and so hardy, retains its shining red berries the winter through ; we see them glittering in the midst of snows ; it is a harvest which is yielded only in winter, and which Providence has kept in reserve for the smaller birds. SHAKING SAINTFOIN {Hedysarum Gyrans).— Agitation. This wonderful plant is a native of Bengal, near the Ganges. No sooner do the ternate leaves of a seedling 184. 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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