. 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. 53^ S L« 4k ll/jl Jioncta inuatipula. Natural Order: Droseracece—Sundew Family. KNOWN as a denizen of warm latitudes, and consequently not often found in colder climates, except in hothouse culture, this perennial plant is rather delicate, but can be raised without difficulty if repotted each year and kept standing in a saucer :.
. 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. 53^ S L« 4k ll/jl Jioncta inuatipula. Natural Order: Droseracece—Sundew Family. KNOWN as a denizen of warm latitudes, and consequently not often found in colder climates, except in hothouse culture, this perennial plant is rather delicate, but can be raised without difficulty if repotted each year and kept standing in a saucer :.x of water. The leaves have a peculiar retractile power, clos- ing whenever an insect lights on the surface, thereby holding it a prisoner within its embrace, only relaxing its hold when it has entirely withdrawn the nourishing properties from its victim. The flowers are white, being grouped in an umbel of from eight to ten on a stalk about a foot high. It is called Dioneea from Dione, the mother of Venus; and muscipula, from the Latin, denotes TTTE sail along a rocky shore — the cliffs are gray and green, ' • While in the sunfit depths below as lofty cliffs are seen. We float upon the waves of Life, with Death at either hand. And what is false and what is true we may not understand. —Z. Bruce Moore. T7ALSE wave of the desert, thou art less beguiling "11 THY, I can smile, and murder while I smile; And cry content to that which grieves my Than false beauty over the lighted hall shed What but the smiles that have practic'd their smiling. And wet my cheek with artificial tears; [heart; Or honey words measured, and reckon'd as said. And frame my face to all occasions. —iViss Landon. —Shakespeare. H E seem'd for dignity compos'd, and high exploit, But all was false and hollow. —Milton. "YTOU'RE wrong; he was the mildest mannered That ever scuttled ship or cut a throat! [man With such true breeding of a gentleman. You never could divine his real t
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