. The language of flowers: or, Floral emblems of thoughts, feelings, and sentiments ... Flower language. ductions, and suggestions, and improvements in their life-time ; or, if otherwise, the recognition of their deserts has been too Jate to be of service to them. In these respects many plants have shared the lot of many men, and their value has long escaped the notice of those who were capable of appreciating them. Thus our plant, notwithstanding its agreeable fra- grance, had for a long time grown at the foot of Mount Pila unknown. There it would have continued, doubtless, " to waste it
. The language of flowers: or, Floral emblems of thoughts, feelings, and sentiments ... Flower language. ductions, and suggestions, and improvements in their life-time ; or, if otherwise, the recognition of their deserts has been too Jate to be of service to them. In these respects many plants have shared the lot of many men, and their value has long escaped the notice of those who were capable of appreciating them. Thus our plant, notwithstanding its agreeable fra- grance, had for a long time grown at the foot of Mount Pila unknown. There it would have continued, doubtless, " to waste its sweets upon the desert air," if M. Villau, of Grenoble, had not discovered its good qualities. That botanist sang the praises of this humble flower; he gave it a distinguished position in his writings; and, from that time, it has been valued as an early blooming and fragrant flower, so that that degree of justice has been accorded to it which it deserves. SWEET-SCENTED VIOLET (Viola odorata).—Modest^. Little need be said to increase the universal admiration of this favourite flower, for there is not one more sought after than it, nor does any yield us greater pleasure when found m the early Spring. We admire the embossed leaves, the drooping purple flower, and are enchanted with its de- licious fragrance. Then, as we roam through rustic lanes, or by the hedgerow, or the border of a wood, how pleasant it is to find that " Where the banks are wet with drops of morning dew, The gentle Violet steals out, in hood of blue; "—Taylor. or to see it when 195 o 2. 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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