THE POMEGRANATE. 



for he knows that he may thus interpret the happy symbol of 

 their mutual affection ; 



" Our happiness will surpass our anxieties." 



All the world knows and admires the white spikes and 

 stars of the Tuberose ; those beautiful spikes are the termina- 

 tion of a tall and slender stem, and they diffuse a most 

 penetrating and intoxicating perfume. Shelley says of it, 



" the sweet tuberose, 

 The sweetest flower for scent, that blows ;" 



and Moore tells us how it is esteemed by the Malays, who 

 call it Sandal Malam, or the Mistress of the Night ; 



" The Tuberose, with her silvery light, 

 That in the gardens of Malay 

 Is called the Mistress of the Night." 



THE POMEGRANATE {Punka granatum).— 

 Foppishness. 



Foppishness has been represented by the figure of an 

 ignorant person, who would force one to admire the brilliancy 

 of a bouquet of Pomegranate flowers, which, fine in their 

 appearance though inodorous, have sometimes been used as 

 the emblem of Folly. 



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