. Cyclopedia of practical floriculture. Floriculture; Flower language. r m fstl«-t0ie. jJI)0^a^CU^lâ ClU tlaUCSCCUS. Natural Order: LoranthaccccâMistletoe Family. OUR hundred species or more of the Mistletoe are now known to botanists. The leaves are thick and fleshy, the ilowers a whitish \ellow, bearing a half transparent white berry, with a sticky pulp. It is more abundant on elm trees V. than on any other, and only when it was found on the oak . was it considered a sacred thing b}- the Druids, or priests lo{ the ancient Britons; when so found, they had a great tri- umphal procession to ga
. Cyclopedia of practical floriculture. Floriculture; Flower language. r m fstl«-t0ie. jJI)0^a^CU^lâ ClU tlaUCSCCUS. Natural Order: LoranthaccccâMistletoe Family. OUR hundred species or more of the Mistletoe are now known to botanists. The leaves are thick and fleshy, the ilowers a whitish \ellow, bearing a half transparent white berry, with a sticky pulp. It is more abundant on elm trees V. than on any other, and only when it was found on the oak . was it considered a sacred thing b}- the Druids, or priests lo{ the ancient Britons; when so found, they had a great tri- umphal procession to gather it, after which, with much solemnity, they laid it on a white cloth, and divided it among the people as a charm against disease. These plants are parasitic in nature, living on the uices of the trees on which they rest. This particular species, the American mistletoe, derives its name, which was given it by Nuttall, from two Greek words denoting thievish iltslntlcs io tic iucrtomc. 0 UR natures Yet still we ike oil: compound us with anything, ve to swim upon the top. ;ason together; darken ahead: pOME, my soul, let u ^ Come, for the shade Care and sorrow tighten the tether, Life's sun through the mists grows dim and red. -Beaumont and Fletcher. Come, ere the long, low light of the summer Fade to the brown of the autumn leaf: Come, lest the foot of the careless comer Lag weary in paths made rough with grief -Barton Grey. Great souls, By natiu-e half divine, soar to the stars, And liold a near acquaintance with the gods. TVTATURE, that framed of four elements. Warring within our breasts for regimen. Doth teach us all to have aspiring minds: Our , whose faculties can comprehend â ondrous architechture of the world. And measure ev'ry wand'ring planet's course, .Still climbing after knowledge infinite. And always moving as the restless spheres. Wills us to wear ourselves, and never rest Until we reach the ripest fruit of Please note that these images are
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