. The language of flowers: or, Floral emblems of thoughts, feelings, and sentiments ... Flower language. JUNIPER. and Shenstone,- " A various wreath of odorous flowers she made, Gay motleyed pinks and sweet Jonquils; she chose The violet blue, that on the moss-bank grows; All sweet to ; Ill " Flora Domestica," also, this is alluded to,— " Gallant Jonquils, fair tuberoses. Short is your sweet life ;'' and the American poet Bidlake says,— " The Jonquil loads with potent breath the air. And rich in golden glory ; Its strong fragrance, at first agreeab
. The language of flowers: or, Floral emblems of thoughts, feelings, and sentiments ... Flower language. JUNIPER. and Shenstone,- " A various wreath of odorous flowers she made, Gay motleyed pinks and sweet Jonquils; she chose The violet blue, that on the moss-bank grows; All sweet to ; Ill " Flora Domestica," also, this is alluded to,— " Gallant Jonquils, fair tuberoses. Short is your sweet life ;'' and the American poet Bidlake says,— " The Jonquil loads with potent breath the air. And rich in golden glory ; Its strong fragrance, at first agreeable, soon becomes oppres- sive ; it is a pretty flower, and by the Turks has been made the emblem of Desire, JUNIPER {Junipems commtmis).—Ksy'LVU. SUCCOUR. " Sweet is the Juniper, but sharp his ;—Spenser. The ancients consecrated this shrub to the Eumenides ; the smoke of its burning green branches was the incense which they offered to the deities of the lower regions ; they used to burn its berries at funerals, to ward off malevolent spirits. The simple peasantry now think that the perfume of the Juniper berry purifies the air, and protects their humble dwelling from evil genii. J2I. 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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