. Cyclopedia of practical floriculture. Floriculture; Flower language. ^ni&%tckUt 1 ;.v liuilbcckia lai'miala. Natural Order: Co7nposiUvâAster Family. ER\ properly this plant has been dedicated to Olaus Rudbeck, "-, a celebrated botanist of Upsal, Sweden, a man unequaled in tiie ardor and zeal with which he prosecuted his botanical Q\ '}/ ' 1 esLiii ches. His son, of' the same name, followed in his foot- ^j ' steps, and was scarcely less distinguished. The Swedes have a taste for the science, and Linngeus, one of the greatest of naturalists, a countryman of the Rudbecks. His repu
. Cyclopedia of practical floriculture. Floriculture; Flower language. ^ni&%tckUt 1 ;.v liuilbcckia lai'miala. Natural Order: Co7nposiUvâAster Family. ER\ properly this plant has been dedicated to Olaus Rudbeck, "-, a celebrated botanist of Upsal, Sweden, a man unequaled in tiie ardor and zeal with which he prosecuted his botanical Q\ '}/ ' 1 esLiii ches. His son, of' the same name, followed in his foot- ^j ' steps, and was scarcely less distinguished. The Swedes have a taste for the science, and Linngeus, one of the greatest of naturalists, a countryman of the Rudbecks. His reputation has somewhat o\eishadowed the earlier workers. The Rudbeckia is a tall plant, ^ resembling the sunflower, and is found growing freely around swamps s .md ditches throughout the United States and Canada, and blooms fiom August to "lirilAT stronger breastplate than a heart untainted? Thrice is he armed who hath his quarrel just, And he but naked, though lock'd up in steel, Whose conscience with injustice is corrupted. -Shakespeare. 'pHOUGH with tardy step Celestial justice comes, tliat step Unerring is her bolt. Eternal will the ruin sure, where it tails, âSamuel Flay^ TUSTICE, wh J N'or crueltv. equal scales she holds, is blind, 3r mercy, change her mind: When some escape for that which others die, Mercy to those, to these is cruelty. âDenham. A HAPPY lot be thine, and larger light -'*â Await thee there; lor thou hast bound In cheerful homage to the rule of right. And lovest all, and doest good for ill. 'yHE i Aw In dark Yet let !un of justice withdraw his beams lile from earthly ken, and sit concealed recess, pavilioned round with clouds: Nor virtue droop despondent; soo Seeming eclipse, will brighten int And in majestic splendor he will With healing and with terror on 267. 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
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