FLORAL EMBLEMS. 271 



RIGOUR. 



Various coloured Lantana. — Lantana Camard. 



** Rigour makes it difficult for sliding virtue to recover." 



Self imposed rigour, is a presumptuous 

 pride, that is both injurious and offensive to 

 pure rehgion. 



RUPTURE. 



Blue-flowered Greek Valerian. — Pohmomum 

 c(Kruletim. 



Violent ruptures are more frequently pro- 

 duced from frivolous disputes than from 

 either reason or justice. 



