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LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS. 



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Lemox. Grief. This fruit is an em- 

 blem of grief, or mourning, and Ls fre- 

 quently placed in the hands of the 

 Hindoo widow, who is about to offer 

 herself on the funeral pile of her hus- 

 band. 



Lilac. Youth. This xhrub is partic- 

 ularly domestic in its nature, and 

 flowers early in the spring. 



Lilly of the Valley. Returned 

 liappiness. This modest little favor 

 ite sends forth its shining leaves and 

 fragrant bells in the month of May, 

 that happiest season of the year. 



Lilly (Water). Eloquence. 



Lilly (White). Purity. The lily is 

 among the oldest inhabitants of the 

 flower-garden, and its white andfra 

 grant flowers justly entitle it to the 

 language of ]iurity. 



Lobelia (Common). You may yet 

 learn to appreciate my goodness. 

 Although this plant has many ene 

 mies, yet, as its pro])erties become 

 more known, so is it the more highly 

 appreciated. 



Locust. Affection beyond the grave 

 The locust is a beautiful tree, with 

 white and very fragrant flowers. 



Loxdon-Pride. Frivolity. 



LuPiXE (White). Slavery. It derived 

 its name from lupms, a wolf, on ac- 

 count of its being supposed to destroy 

 the fertilty of the soil. 



Madder (Dyer's). Deceit is often the 

 means of its oiun detection. When 

 cattle break into the madder-fiehls 

 and eat their leaves, they stain or 

 color their teeth red. 



Magnolia. Thou art one of nature's 

 nobility. This noble genus surpasses 

 all others, either in simiilicity, mag- 

 nificence, or beauty. 



Mallow. Mild as a mooribeam. Nam- 

 ed in allusion to the soft mucilagin- 

 ous qualities which the plant is pos- 

 sessed of. 



Mandrake. Emblem of a guilty con- 



science. This plant seeks the shade, , 

 and is said to be noxious to the earth \ 

 where it grows. 



Marygold. Inquietude. This gilded . 

 flower has ever been made the em- V 

 blem of distress of mind. 



Meadow Sweet. Healing. This plant 

 possesses valuable properties for heal- . 

 ing wounds and sores. 



Mezereon (Common). Love in a 

 snoiv-wreath. This is a highly or- 

 namental plant, but is very acrid and 

 poisonous. 



Mignonette. Your qualities omicli 

 surpass your appearance. This little 

 favorite, with unpretending modesty, 

 is frequently sought for rooms and 

 balconies on account of its fragrance. 



MiMORA, or Sensitive Plant. Sen- 

 sitiveness. This plant possesses small 

 fibres, which contract under the least 

 irritation, droop and die. 



Mint. Virtue. 'Sam.ed from, mintha, 

 in allusion to a nymph of that name, 

 fabled to have been changed into 

 mint by Proserpineinafitof jealousy. . 



Misletoe. Your existence is de- 

 pendent upon others. This is a par- 

 asite plant that lives, and derives 

 its nourishment from the truidvs of 

 trees. 



Mock-Orange. Memory. When 

 once we inhale the penetrating odor 

 of this flower, it dwells on the sense 

 for a long time. 



Monk's-hood. You commit many 

 black and horrid deeds. Almost 

 numberless are the accounts of the 

 fatal effects of this poisonous plant. 



Moss. Maternal love. The first spe- 

 cies of vegetation that clothes the soil 

 in spring, and the last that disap- 

 pears when it ceases to nourish. 



Motherwort. Concealed love. 



Mulberry. Wisdom. 



Myrtle. Unchanging love. Anti- 

 quity has consecrated the myrtle to 

 Venus. Its leaves are unchangingly 



