. The floral kingdom : its history, sentiment and poetry : A dictionary of more than three hundred plants, with the genera and families to which they belong, and the language of each illustrated with appropriate gems to poetry . Flower language; Flowers in literature. f-^n^^. 5^ CSf Ulognolia gronbiflora. Natural Order: MagnoliaceceâMagnolia Family. fF all the flowers bestowed upon the South, there is none to which a Southerner refers with more pride than to the blos- soms of this elegant tree. The Magnolia grandiflora flourishes throughout most of the Gulf States and on the Atlantic coast as
. The floral kingdom : its history, sentiment and poetry : A dictionary of more than three hundred plants, with the genera and families to which they belong, and the language of each illustrated with appropriate gems to poetry . Flower language; Flowers in literature. f-^n^^. 5^ CSf Ulognolia gronbiflora. Natural Order: MagnoliaceceâMagnolia Family. fF all the flowers bestowed upon the South, there is none to which a Southerner refers with more pride than to the blos- soms of this elegant tree. The Magnolia grandiflora flourishes throughout most of the Gulf States and on the Atlantic coast as far north as North Carolina. It grows chiefly in swampy lands, yet attains its greatest height in a light, fertile soil, where, if planted by itself, it will assume the shape of a perfect pyra- mid. The leaves are evergreen, the old ones forming a striking con- trast to the young and tender foliage, which is of a much lighter shade. The flowers are of the purest white, about eight or nine inches in diameter, and fill the air with their honeyed fragrance. As the slight- zest injury causes the blossom to soon turn brown, they have often been used as a medium of communication between lovers or friends. It was only necessary to write the message with some pointed instrument on one of the broad petals, and cause the flowers to be delivered in a bouquet to the person desired, and the wounded parts would soon betray the secret committed to the floral Jutia uf l^tlttr^* VTATURE is man's best teacher. She unfolds â ^ Her treasures to his search, unseals his eye, Illumes his mind, and purifies his heart. An influence breathes from all the sights and sounds Of her existence; she is wisdom's self. âstreet. I LOVE thee for the blossoms and the bees, The hills, the vales, the mountains and the seas; The winds, the clouds, the skies of azure blue, The moon, the stars, and planets circling through; r\ NATURE! how in every charm supreme! ^ Whose votaries feast on raptures ever new! O!
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