. 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. M^' vg '^y-'^' CSff. ^rutsm. 'T^HE wise and active conquer difficulties â *â By daring to attempt them; sloth and folly Shiver and sink at sights of toil and hazard, And make the impossibility the}' fear. "VrET it may be more lofty courage dwells In one weak heart which braves an adverse fate, Than his whose ardent soul indi
. 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. M^' vg '^y-'^' CSff. ^rutsm. 'T^HE wise and active conquer difficulties â *â By daring to attempt them; sloth and folly Shiver and sink at sights of toil and hazard, And make the impossibility the}' fear. "VrET it may be more lofty courage dwells In one weak heart which braves an adverse fate, Than his whose ardent soul indignant swells, Warm'd by the fight, or cheer'd through high debate. âMrs. Norton. 'pHERE is a tear for all who die. âRowe. T A mourner o'er the humblest grave; But nations swell the funeral cry. And triumph weeps above the brave. âByron, HERE 'S naught within the compass of humanity But I would dare and do. âSir A. Hunt. AND though in peaceful garb arrayed, ^ And weaponless except his blade, His stately mien as well implied 218 A highborn heart and martial pride, As if a baron's crest he wore. And, sheathed in armor, tread the shore. âSrott. ©ropCEolum maius. Natural Order: TropceolaceceâNasturtium Family. }F this handsome class of plants, there exists quite a number of annual varieties, some of which are dwarf or low-growing, others climbing five or six feet high, adhering to their support by their long leaf-stalks. The flowers are brilliant, usually of ' some shade of orange or yellow, combined with red, crimson, maroon, or carmine, and in shape very aptly compared to a helmet, and the leaf to a shield. Hence the botanical name, from the Greek tropcBon a trophy, which meant strictly the pile of captured helmets, shields etc., raised by the victorious party on the field of battle. The vernacular Nasturtium is from the Latin nasiis tortus, twisted nose, because of the pungency of the plant. There are also two or three \^D tuburous or bulbous varieties, that are as yet
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