. Flowers and heraldry; or, Floral emblems and heraldic figures, combined to express pure sentiments, kind feelings, and excellent principles .. . abilities, and made it the admired of THE PILE. 151 all beholders. When we see these beautifulresults of mans attention and care in thecotters garden, we cannot help contrasting,with painful reflections, his com^^arative in-difference to the development of his chil-drens character and disposition. We lookupon these perfect specimens of the pansy,and then upon the natural, wild, andheathenish children around, which, had thesame care been bestowed upo
. Flowers and heraldry; or, Floral emblems and heraldic figures, combined to express pure sentiments, kind feelings, and excellent principles .. . abilities, and made it the admired of THE PILE. 151 all beholders. When we see these beautifulresults of mans attention and care in thecotters garden, we cannot help contrasting,with painful reflections, his com^^arative in-difference to the development of his chil-drens character and disposition. We lookupon these perfect specimens of the pansy,and then upon the natural, wild, andheathenish children around, which, had thesame care been bestowed upon them as onthe plants, would have been as much morelovely and excellent as the garden flowersurpasses its uncultivated sister of the wildwastes. Shakspere makes the mad Ophelia say,— pray you, lore, rememberTheres pansies—thats for thoughts ; and this flower has ever been considered asconveying the sentiment of the motto,Pensez a moi. And the crest adds a silentrequest that the remembrances may be suchas a sincere friend would treasure up in theheart; the fern, of which there are somany kinds^ being the emblem of sincerity. ?lale,AT:iL. ■im,;^i-5^^ IV. THE ORLE. Argent, within a sable Orle you see A blossom from the splendid Tulip-tree ; Upon the field, around the Orle, behold A wreath of Bramble doth the whole enfold ; The glory which the world calls Fame, Malice and Envy oft defame. Anon. Roll of Arms. The Liriodendron, or lily-tree, now com-monly known amongst us as the tulip-tree,probably because the form of its flowers isthought to resemble the tulip more than thelily, is a native of Florida. It is one of themore lofty of forest trees. The bark of thetree is smooth, and its fiddle-shaped leavesare much to be admired; but its tulip-likeflowers, which are produced at the end of thebranches, make it an object of singularbeauty. The flower consists of six petals,three outer and three inner ones, forming akind of bell-shaped flower, which is of ayellowish-red, and h
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