. The language of flowers: or, Floral emblems of thoughts, feelings, and sentiments ... Flower language. AGRIMONY. and these bowls were made of beech, a wood which suits the craft of the turner, and affords great facilities to the carver. This elegant model for the artist has become the emblem of the Arts. It may also be regarded as the emblem of genius, for if any obstacle opposes the growth of the Acan- thus, we see that it yields, and, turning aside its forces, vegetates anew with fresh vigour ; so genius raises itself and grows by the very difficulties which it cannot subdue. It seems to s
. The language of flowers: or, Floral emblems of thoughts, feelings, and sentiments ... Flower language. AGRIMONY. and these bowls were made of beech, a wood which suits the craft of the turner, and affords great facilities to the carver. This elegant model for the artist has become the emblem of the Arts. It may also be regarded as the emblem of genius, for if any obstacle opposes the growth of the Acan- thus, we see that it yields, and, turning aside its forces, vegetates anew with fresh vigour ; so genius raises itself and grows by the very difficulties which it cannot subdue. It seems to say, as if in the very words of a remarkable bishop of one of our antipodean dioceses, " I do not know what failure ; AGRIMONY {Agrimonia Eupatoriay.—^^. Perhaps nothing is more uncertain than the orthography of names of plants in colloquial language, especially in the transposition of the letter r. The name argemon {ap'^ef^-ov) was assigned by Greek physicians to a plant supposed to be a cure for a single white speck on the cornea and sclerotic coat of the eye; and botanists regard this as the same plant, or its best representative. By placing the r after the g we have the modern name, and it would appear that some etymologist among our continental neighbours supposed the word to be equivalent to the " Country Nun," whence its common name in France is, Religieuse des Champs. The flowers of the Agrimony are campanulate, of a deli- cate yellow hue, suspended from the stalk like so many little bells. A French authoress, Madame de Chasteney by name,. 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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