. The language of flowers: or, Floral emblems of thoughts, feelings, and sentiments ... Flower language. THE POMPON ROSE. THE POMPON ROSE {R. M. f^?;«/£?«2a).-Loveliness. Loveliness or Gracefulness, which is the great charm of early childhood, forms the principal attraction of the Pompon Rose. THE POTATO {Solamim tuberosum).—Benevolence. The Potato is alike esteemed by the rich and the poor. It is a luxury to the former, and constitutes a large part of the food of the latter. It is a food which escapes the greediness of the monopolist, who, because the tubers will not keep well, so as to be go
. The language of flowers: or, Floral emblems of thoughts, feelings, and sentiments ... Flower language. THE POMPON ROSE. THE POMPON ROSE {R. M. f^?;«/£?«2a).-Loveliness. Loveliness or Gracefulness, which is the great charm of early childhood, forms the principal attraction of the Pompon Rose. THE POTATO {Solamim tuberosum).—Benevolence. The Potato is alike esteemed by the rich and the poor. It is a luxury to the former, and constitutes a large part of the food of the latter. It is a food which escapes the greediness of the monopolist, who, because the tubers will not keep well, so as to be good for food, longer than from the ripening of one crop to the planting of another, cannot with- hold it as he may do corn. Like true charity, it is an unassuming plant, hiding its treasures in the earth, and pre- paring itself for our use, with very little effort on our part to cultivate it. America has supplied us with this root, which for ever has banished from Europe that most frightful of plagues, famine. How important it is to the inhabitants of the United Kingdom, those know who remember the failure of the crops in Ireland in 1846 or 1847. Sir Walter Raleigh is believed to have been the means of its importation ipto England. THE PRIMROSE {Primula vulgaris).—Ekrin Youth. Burns says, " The Primrose I v/iU pu', the firstling of the year," which, in truth, it is, when we ,speak of the wild flowers of our native country ; and it proclaims to us that 166. 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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