

LIST OF PLATES. 



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Plate I. — Rose — Ivy — -Myrtle, emblematic of Beauty, Friendship, and 

 Love Frontispiece 



Plate II. — White Violet — Small Bindweed— Asiatic Ranunculus — Rose- 

 bud, show how the young may win the esteem of the aged, " Candour 

 and deference are chaf'ms in the yoiatg'''' 17 



Plate III. — Strawberry— Mignonette— Blue Bell— Tulip, speak of the 

 characteristics which command genuine attachment, " Your perfect 

 goodness, excclle7tt qualities, and kindness constraiti me to declare my 

 regard'' 33 



Plate IV.— Columbine— Mangold — Pheasant's Eye, tell us that "-Folly 



produces chagrin and painful reflections'''' 55 



Plate V. — Blue Bottle — Dog Rose — Garden Wallflower, combined to 



express, '■''Delicacy and simplicity add charms to lasting beauty'". . . 79 



Plate VI. — Forget-me-not — Hawthorn — Lily of the Valley, say to the 

 departing loved one, ''''Forget-me-not! in that rests my hope for the 

 return of happiness'''' 91 



Plate VII. — White Heath — Scarlet Ipomoea — Sweet Sultan — Honeysuckle, 

 express the sentiments prevailing in the mind of a worthy suitor in 

 declaring his affection, " May good hick attend 7ny attachment, and secure 



our mutual happiness in the bonds of love"" 112 



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