WHITE LILAC. 



position into which they are cast. They accommodate them- 

 selves to the taste, and properly estimate the mind, of all 

 others. They are so obliging, that they always interest 

 themselves in what you say to them ; they are oblivious of 

 themselves to serve you, and they are silent to listen to you. 

 They flatter no one, assume nothing, never give offence. 

 Their character is a heavenly gift, like that of personal 

 charms. They please, in short, because Nature has made 

 them amiable. 



Of this characteristic Amiability the Jasmine has long been 

 considered a most appropriate emblem. 



WHITE LILAC— Youth. 



On account of the purity and brief duration of its beautiful 

 thyrses, the White Lilac is the emblem of Youth, that fleet 

 and charming period of life which all the treasures of the 

 world are unable to restore. 



WHITE MULBERRY {Morns alba).—\S[i?>DO 



The White Mulberry has ever been called the wisest of 

 trees, because it is very slow in developing its leaves. There 

 is a saying, " Foolish as the Almond Tree, wise as the 

 Mulberry," because the Almond is always the first to bloom. 

 A sprig of the Almond Tree together with a sprig of the 

 White Mulberry, say, Wisdom should be joined with Activit}^ 



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