. Flowers and heraldry; or, Floral emblems and heraldic figures, combined to express pure sentiments, kind feelings, and excellent principles .. . e and July,when it displays its panicle of brightyellow flowers. This has caused the plantto be a favourite in gardens, and becauseit flourishes as well in a dry as a damp 12 FLOWERS AND HERALDRY. situation, beneath the shade of trees as inthe open border, it is very well adapted torepresent that amiable and accommodatingdisposition which helps to perpetuate mu-tual affection. Its large, gay, and hand-some flowers retain their beauty for a longtime,
. Flowers and heraldry; or, Floral emblems and heraldic figures, combined to express pure sentiments, kind feelings, and excellent principles .. . e and July,when it displays its panicle of brightyellow flowers. This has caused the plantto be a favourite in gardens, and becauseit flourishes as well in a dry as a damp 12 FLOWERS AND HERALDRY. situation, beneath the shade of trees as inthe open border, it is very well adapted torepresent that amiable and accommodatingdisposition which helps to perpetuate mu-tual affection. Its large, gay, and hand-some flowers retain their beauty for a longtime, a characteristic of the permanence ofmutual regard. This combination of heraldic forms andfloral emblems constitutes at once a beau-tiful picture, and reminds us of the de-sirable qualities of reciprocal aflection. Oneither side of the ordinary we have theproliferous pink, as the emblem of livelyand pure affection, and on the pale thesnowdrop, the emblem of consolation, asthe result of the other sentiments; thewhole surmounted by the loosestrife, andpictorially expressing the sentiment of themotto,—Amor mutuus solatium prsebet. Plate, IV. BEND. An ermine field is charged with golden BendBetween two yellow Daffodils, that lend Their beauty to the early spring ;Upon the Bend (by Unes indented bound)Two emblems beautiful of grief are found, Grrief which Deceitful Hopes do bring,Blue bells of Hyacinth which, as fables teU,Sprang up where once the Greek unlucky fell. Anon. Koll of Aems. The common daffodil {Narcissus pseudo-Narcissus) is the emblem of deceitfulhopes, which generally result in disappoint-ment and grief to those who entertainthem. The wild blue hyacinth {Hya-cinthus non-scriptus) is the representativeof that painful affection of the mind whichthus arises, and is here well placedbetween the two daffodil flowers, and thecoat may very appropriately be subscribedby the motto. Deceitful hopes bring forthsorrow. 74 FLOWERS AND HERALDRY. The Bend, which is the thi
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