. 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. s^^^ « 1 Wceonia officinoliS. Natural Order: Ranunculacece âCrowfoot Familx. HE Paeony is supposed to have derived its name from Peeon, a disciple of ^sculapius, who used it for the healing of Pluto, thereby arousing the jealous feelings of his pre- ceptor, so much so indeed that he compassed his death. Both the root and leaves
. 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. s^^^ « 1 Wceonia officinoliS. Natural Order: Ranunculacece âCrowfoot Familx. HE Paeony is supposed to have derived its name from Peeon, a disciple of ^sculapius, who used it for the healing of Pluto, thereby arousing the jealous feelings of his pre- ceptor, so much so indeed that he compassed his death. Both the root and leaves are used in medicine as an anti- spasmodic and tonic. The flowers are very large and showy in all the species. The common variety is a native of Switzer- land; the white, of Tartary; the Siberian, as its name indicates, of Siberia. The Chinese Pasony is a shrub from three to four feet high, with ample foliage, and very large, brilliant, fragrant flowers. They are mostly hardy, except in extreme northern latitudes, and )roduce various colored il^jttn^* QHAME sticks ever close to the ribs of honor, ^ Great men are never found after it. âMiddleton. w THEN knaves and fools combined o'er all prevail, When justice halts and right begins to fail. Even the boldest start from public sneers, Afraid of shame, unknown to other fears. âByron. 'T'HAT holy shame, which ne'er forgets '- What clear renown it us'd to wear; Whose blush remains when virtue sets. To show her sunshine has been there. âMoore, r^ONFOUND me not with shame, nor call up all ^ The blood that warms my trembling heart. To fill my cheeks with blushes. âTrap. T CAN bear scorpion stings, tread fields of fire, â 'â In frozen gulfs of cold, eternal lie; 'pHE r i Is li HE mind that broods o'er guilty woes like a scorpion girt by fire; Be toss'd aloft through tracts of endless void. But cannot live in shame. ââ¢Joanna Baillie. I-n circle narrowing as it glows. The flames around their capti\e close. âByron.
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