. 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. I^' Stapdia bufollitt. Natural Order: Asclepiadacece—Milkweed Family. [OHN BODyEUS STAPEL, a renowned physician of Amsterdam, has the posthumous honor of being remembered in this plant. The Stapelia has the appearance of a species of cactus, although it belongs to another family of plants. It is fleshy and branching, without foli
. 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. I^' Stapdia bufollitt. Natural Order: Asclepiadacece—Milkweed Family. [OHN BODyEUS STAPEL, a renowned physician of Amsterdam, has the posthumous honor of being remembered in this plant. The Stapelia has the appearance of a species of cactus, although it belongs to another family of plants. It is fleshy and branching, without foliage, and the flowers are among the most curious. Before bursting, the bud is somewhat similar in appearance to a large button with five sides, and is attached to a short stem. It is of a bronzed or reddish green hue, but when fully open the calyx spreads out its five points in the shape of a star about two inches broad, and forms part of the flower, having the appearance of being lined with a dappled maroon and velvety surface full of fine wrinkles. In the center stands the corolla, like a ring, short and fleshy, and of the same color. It has a rather unpleasant odor, which is not perceptible unless inhaled intentionally. The several varieties are natives of South Africa; and bufonia, from the Latin bufo, a toad, distin- guishes this variety, because of its resemblance to that %llm%\. ALL' S not offense that indiscretion finds, And dotage terms so. —Shakespeare. TF my offense be of such mortal kind, ^ That neither service past, nor present sorrows, Nor purpos'd merit in futurity, Can ransom me into his love again. But to know so must be my benefit; So shall I clothe me in a forced content. And shut myself up in some other course To fortune's alms. —Shakespeare. T WISH I could say, " Dear friend. Tell me, what have I done? Forgive me, let it be now at an ; — Wm. W. Story. w ''HAT is my offense.' Where is the evidence that doth accuse me.' What law
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