FLORAL EMBLEMS. 301 



TEMPERANCE. 



Azalea. — Azalea. 



'' Make temperance thy companion ; so shall health 

 Sit on thy brow." 



This beautiful family of American plants 

 were named Azalea, in allusion to their grow- 

 ing- naturally in a dry soil only. 



They flourish in this country only when 

 planted in poor heathy ground ; for when fed 

 by the richly manured earth of English gardens 

 they sicken and decay, disappointing the hopes 

 of the planter. We have therefore made the 

 Azalea emblematical of '' Temperance, that 

 virtue without pride, and fortune without 

 envy, which gives indolence of body and tran- 

 quillity of mind ; the best guardian of youth, 

 and support of old age." — Temple. 



