138 FLORAL EMBLEMS. 



FALSE RICHES. 



Sun- FLOWER. — Helianthus. 



" Uplift, proud sun-flower, to thy favorite orb 

 That disk whereon his brightness loves to dwell ; 

 And as thou seem'st his radiance to absorb. 

 Proclaim thyself the garden's sentinel." 



Barton. 



The sun-flower is made the emblem of false 

 riches, because gold of itself, however abund- 

 ant, cannot render a person rich who is poor 

 in spirit. 



" Let a broad stream, with golden sands 

 Through all his meadows roll ; 

 He's but a wretch with all his lands. 

 That wears a narrow soul." 



Watts. 



