. The language of flowers: or, Floral emblems of thoughts, feelings, and sentiments ... Flower language. THE HORSE-CHESTNUT. THE HORSE-CHESTNUT {jEscuIus Hippocastanuw).— Luxury. Nearly two centuries and a half have passed since this tree was imported from India, but as yet it does not mingle its gorgeous head with the trees of our forests. It beautifies parks, decorates castles, and lends its shade to our colleges and palaces. In the early spring we see its branches studded with huge leaf-buds, smeared as it were with an unctuous gum; a showery day comes, producing a warm moist atmo- sphere ;
. The language of flowers: or, Floral emblems of thoughts, feelings, and sentiments ... Flower language. THE HORSE-CHESTNUT. THE HORSE-CHESTNUT {jEscuIus Hippocastanuw).— Luxury. Nearly two centuries and a half have passed since this tree was imported from India, but as yet it does not mingle its gorgeous head with the trees of our forests. It beautifies parks, decorates castles, and lends its shade to our colleges and palaces. In the early spring we see its branches studded with huge leaf-buds, smeared as it were with an unctuous gum; a showery day comes, producing a warm moist atmo- sphere ; then the leaf-buds open and clothe the tree with verdure. When standing alone, nothing can exceed the beauty of its foliage and thg richness of its flowers. Its pyramidal form, clad with digitate leaves, and the mass of spikes of delicate white and pink flowers, which appear in thick profusion, render it an admirable object; as Howitt writes: " P'or in its honour prodigal nature weaves A princely vestment, and profusely showers O'er its green masses of broad palmy leaves. Ten thousand waxen pyramidal flowers ; And gay and gracefully its head it heaves Into the air, and monarch-like it ; The wood and fruit of the Horse-chestnut are of little value. Its magnitude confines it to the use of the wealthy as an ornament. It seems thus fitly to represent Luxury in our floral language. IIJ I 2. 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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