FLORAL EMBLEMS. 183 



INDEPENDENCE. 



Plum-tree. — Prunus domestica. 



'* The mealy plum 



Hangs purpling, or displays an amber hue." 



Several kinds of plums grow without the aid 

 of cultivation, and the tree has therefore been 

 made the emblem of independence. 



" Give me, I cry'd, enough for me. 

 My bread and independency." 



Pope. 



There is a kind of plum in the city, oftener 

 coveted than enjoyed. 



" The miser must make up his plum. 

 And dares not touch the hoarded sum." 



Prior. 



