. 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. f °-f*—^- l\ |pl)gSalt0 ^Ikekcugi. Natural Order: So/anacece—Nightsliade >F all plants this is perhaps the most variously named, being called indiflerently Ground Cherry, Winter Cherry, and Straw- berry Tomato. The first name is applicable to several of the same genus, because of their habit, being merely straggling,
. 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. f °-f*—^- l\ |pl)gSalt0 ^Ikekcugi. Natural Order: So/anacece—Nightsliade >F all plants this is perhaps the most variously named, being called indiflerently Ground Cherry, Winter Cherry, and Straw- berry Tomato. The first name is applicable to several of the same genus, because of their habit, being merely straggling, herbaceous plants of low stature. It belongs to what is classed as the Nightshade family, which embraces plants not only producing flowers to gratify the eye, but fruits for the sustenance I of man and the pleasing of his palate — as the tomato, potato, and egg plant. The Winter Cherry is found in gardens and cultivated fields, growing as if indigenous to the soil, though in some instances care is Fi, given, it, which of course improves its quality. The. fruit is about the ' \VJ9 size of a strawberry or cherry, being yellowish in color, and remains fS J^j on the plant during winter, which explains its second synonym, while the third is sufficiently apparent. The berry is surrounded by a bladder-like calyx, which hides as well as protects it, whence the name Physalis, from the Greek, denoting a bladder. "V/'OU vow, and swear, and super-praise my parts, When I am sure you hate me in your hearts. — Shakespeare. AH! many hearts have changed since we two parted. And some we trusted with a fond belie\-ing, And many grown apart as time hath sped— Have turn'd and stung us to the bosom's core; Till we have almost deem'd that the true-hearted And life hath seem'd but as a vain deceiving. Abided only with the faithful dead. From which wc turn aside, heart-sick and sore. —Mrs. C. .)/. Chandler. K N open foe may prove a curse. But a pretended friend is worse. —Gay. lirHA
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