. The language of flowers: or, Floral emblems of thoughts, feelings, and sentiments ... Flower language. BORAGE. Botanists class this plant among the squills. Its specific name was fancifully given to it, from the absence of the letters, A i, A i, woe! woe ! which are said to be inscribed on the petals of other hyacinths. Its delicious fragrance, and the rich beauty of its deep blue-purple bells, have apparently claimed for it a pjace in floral language as the emblem of kindness. BORAGE [Borago o^«««&).—Bluntness. Rudeness. Apuleius says that Borago is a corruption of corago, a name given
. The language of flowers: or, Floral emblems of thoughts, feelings, and sentiments ... Flower language. BORAGE. Botanists class this plant among the squills. Its specific name was fancifully given to it, from the absence of the letters, A i, A i, woe! woe ! which are said to be inscribed on the petals of other hyacinths. Its delicious fragrance, and the rich beauty of its deep blue-purple bells, have apparently claimed for it a pjace in floral language as the emblem of kindness. BORAGE [Borago o^«««&).—Bluntness. Rudeness. Apuleius says that Borago is a corruption of corago, a name given to the plant because of its cordial properties. It formed an ingredient in the beverage called cool tankard, though it may be supposed to be rather warming than cooling from the old adage, " I, Borage, always bring ; Dodonseus, as quoted by Gerarde, says, " Those of our times do use the flowers in salads, to exhilarate and make the minde glad. There be also many things made of them, used for the comfort of the heart, to drive away sorrow and increase the joy of the minde," Since men, who are civil and re- spectful when sober, often become blunt and rude in manner when under the influence of warming cordials, this warming property may have led to Borage being used as the emblem of Bluntness and Rudeness. It is, indeed, deemed a suitable representative of these characteristics, on account of its rough and shaggy appearance, the whole plant hanging loosely, and being covered with rough hairs. Yet its alleged good pro- perties remind us that a brusque manner often marks a man of 34. 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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