. The language of flowers: or, Floral emblems of thoughts, feelings, and sentiments ... Flower language. THE WILD PLUM.—Independence. The Wild Plum Tree is said to be the least tractable of our indigenous trees. It will not bear the knife, nor allow itself to be transplanted. WILD RUE.—Manners or Morals. Shakspeare and other old authors call this, " Herb of ; We are told that Mercury gave to Ulysses an infusion of the root of Wild Rue to carry off the effects of the draught given to him by Circe. HELENIUM {H. autumnale).—Tears. The flowers of this North American plant bear some
. The language of flowers: or, Floral emblems of thoughts, feelings, and sentiments ... Flower language. THE WILD PLUM.—Independence. The Wild Plum Tree is said to be the least tractable of our indigenous trees. It will not bear the knife, nor allow itself to be transplanted. WILD RUE.—Manners or Morals. Shakspeare and other old authors call this, " Herb of ; We are told that Mercury gave to Ulysses an infusion of the root of Wild Rue to carry off the effects of the draught given to him by Circe. HELENIUM {H. autumnale).—Tears. The flowers of this North American plant bear some resemblance to little bright yellow suns. They flourish in the Autumn with the Asters. They are fancifully said to have sprung from the tears of Helen. Other writers assert that Helenium was the name given to a plant which that frail beauty used in preparing her cosmetics. WITHY, OR OSIER {Salix z'm2«a/w).—Frankness. There is a proverb referring to a sincere man, which says. He is frank as an Osier. It is in this sense that a French poet has used the emblem, " Le fier et brave Montansier, Dont le cosur est brave comma ;. 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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