PERSONALITY OF PLANTS 
mysteries of Isis and Osiris. The sculptural rs- 
mains of the Nile abound with the sacred plant 
in every stage of its development, the flowers 
and fruit being represented with utmost ac- 
curacy. The Brahmans regarded it as divine and 
the Hindus used it to decorate their temples and 
lay on their religious altars. The Chinese also 
called it sacred. Brahma, at his birth, is said to 
have come forth from the Lotus. Buddha and 
other eastern deities, including the Chinese god 
Pazza, are reported to have first appeared float- 
ing on its leaves. 
Sir William Jones was one time dining on 
the banks of the Ganges. Desiring to examine 
the sacred Lotus-Flower, he despatched some 
of his people to procure a specimen. When it 
was brought, his Indian attendants immediately 
fell on their faces in adoration. 
The Yellow Narcissus is a famous fabled 
flower which originally came from Palestine. 
Mahomet once said: ‘“‘Whoever posseses two 
loaves of bread, let him trade one for a blossom 
of Narcissus, for bread is nourishment for the 
body, but the Narcissus for the soul.” The birth 
of the Narcissus is narrated thus: In Sussex- 
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