FLORAL EMBLEMS. 97 



Some suppose it to be on account of its form- 

 erly being" so frequently planted in the front 

 of houses to shade happy couples from the 

 noon-tide sun. 



A botanical wag observed that each bunch 

 of flowers had but one tongue between them.* 



" He mark'd the conjugal dispute ; 

 Nell roar'd incessant, Dick sat mute." 



Swift. 



CONSOLATION. 



Snow-drop . — Galanthus nivalis. 



*' A flow'r that first in this sweet garden smil'd. 

 To virgins sacred, and the snow-drop styl'd." 



Tickell. 



The snow-drop is the first flower that awakes 

 from the repose of winter, and cheers us with 



* The flour-stalk springs from, and is attached to a 

 whitish, tongue-shaped leaf, widely different both in colour 

 and shape to the foliage of the tree. 



