. 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. !6§^^ ^tSptUS matronali0. Natural Order: CrucifercsâMustard Family. ESPERIS has three species: one a native of the United States and found growing near Lake Huron, another from the cold latitude of Siberia, and a third a maritime herb found on the sea coast. The flowers are the various shades of purple or white. The odor of the
. 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. !6§^^ ^tSptUS matronali0. Natural Order: CrucifercsâMustard Family. ESPERIS has three species: one a native of the United States and found growing near Lake Huron, another from the cold latitude of Siberia, and a third a maritime herb found on the sea coast. The flowers are the various shades of purple or white. The odor of the blossom is much the strongest toward evening; hence the name Hes-peris, being Greek for This spicy fragrance has been the cause of its being some-. â \£f7 evenmg §: times called gilliflower with which it is closely allied. The double varieties are produced by hybridizing, but yield no seeds themselves, @9 fertile seeds being obtained from the single flower. The seeds should '"be sown in the early fall, and the plants kept in a place free from frost for spring blooming. Choice specimens may be kept from year to year by pruning and clipping the flowers as soon as they have per- ished. The maritime variety is a smooth, thick, juicy, trailing plant, called Sea- Rocket. !|[balr^. W^ ''AS not one of the two at her side â This new-made lord, whose splendor plucks The slavish hat from the villager's head? âTennyson. /^F all the torments, all the cares, Sylvia, for all the pangs you see ^^ With which our lives are curst; Are lab'ring in my breast. Of all the plagues a lover bears, I beg you would not favor me Sure, rivals are the worst! Would you but slight the rest! By partners in each other kind, How great soe'er your rigors are. Afflictions easier grow; With them alone I'll cope; In love alone we hate to find I can endure my own despair Companions of our woe. But not another's hope. -WiUiam Walsh. T F one must be rejected, one succeed, '^ Make him my lord within whos
Size: 1358px × 1840px
Photo credit: © Central Historic Books / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1870, booksubjectflowers, bookyear1877
