170 FLORAL EMBLEMS. 



HORROR. 



Creeping Cereus. — C actus Jiagellif or mis. 



" O sight 

 Of terror, foul and ugly to behold. 

 Horrid to think, how horrible to feel !" 



Milton. 



This plant, so dangerous to the touch, is fre- 

 quently called the serpent, and from hence 

 the emblem. 



Yet Flora has bestowed upon it one of the 

 most beautiful flowers in nature. 



HOSPITALITY. 



Oak. — Quercus. 

 " the sturdy oak. 



A prince's refuge once." 



This noble British tree that feeds our herds, 



