. The language of flowers: or, Floral emblems of thoughts, feelings, and sentiments ... Flower language. SPIDERWORT. " —skilful Spider seated silently, As lurking for^his prey in webby bower;" Guillim, whose writings few know but all have read of in Scott's " Rob Roy," says " the Spider is free of the Weavers' ; SPIDERWORT {Tradescantia virginica),—Transient Happiness. A BLUE border-flower, but of no great beauty. The flower is said to continue in succession from April to October, fading on the day in which it opens. THE SPINDLE TREE {Euonymus europcEoj.—Y
. The language of flowers: or, Floral emblems of thoughts, feelings, and sentiments ... Flower language. SPIDERWORT. " —skilful Spider seated silently, As lurking for^his prey in webby bower;" Guillim, whose writings few know but all have read of in Scott's " Rob Roy," says " the Spider is free of the Weavers' ; SPIDERWORT {Tradescantia virginica),—Transient Happiness. A BLUE border-flower, but of no great beauty. The flower is said to continue in succession from April to October, fading on the day in which it opens. THE SPINDLE TREE {Euonymus europcEoj.—YovK Charms are Traced upon my Heart. The wood of this tree was at one time used for spindles. Sculptors make use of it, as well as turners. It is also called prick-wood, from its being manufactured into skewers for a useful but not noble application. Hedges are formed of it sometimes, which in autumn are covered with rose-coloured berries producing a very pleasing effect. SPOTTED ARUM {A. maculatum).—^KmniYi. This is known commonly as " Lords and Ladies," and is used both as food and medicine. If you taste the roots, they at first seem insipid, but afterwards the effect is as though. 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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