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 CHAPTER XIV. 



NATIONAL EMBLEMS. 



BADGES OF THE SCOTCH CLANS. SHAMROCK. IRISH HARP. ROYAL 



SUPPORTERS. HERALDIC VISITATIONS. DISTINCTION BETWEEN 



NOBILITY AND GELTILITY. COMMONER. HORSE, SAXON, KENTISH, 

 HANOVERIAN, CARTHAGINIAN, AND AGRIGENTINE. HORSE AMONG 



THE ANCIENT GERMANS. RAVEN. SAGITTARIUS. PLANTAGENETS. 



FI.EUR DE LYS. LILY AND THE ROSE. PAPAL PRESENT. 



" UNDER THE ROSE." ROSE OF ENGLAND. HAWTHORN. SALA- 

 MANDER, NATURAL HISTORY OF. 



Hail to the chief who in triumph advances! 



Honored and blessed be the ever-green Pine ! 

 Long may the Tree in his banner that glances, 



Flourish, the shelter and grace of our line!" 



SCOTT. 



HENRIETTA. 



AUNT, will you have the kindness to tell me what gale is, 

 which Mr. Campbell said yesterday was the badge of his 

 clan? 



MRS. F. 



The sweet gale, or bog myrtle (Myraca gale], is a shrub 

 which grows abundantly in bogs and marshes, and the leaves 

 and berries, which are covered with resinous dots, exhale a 

 delightful fragrance when rubbed between the fingers. The 

 gale is abundant in Scotland, where it is the favorite retreat 

 of the black game. Linnaeus says that the berries boiled in 

 water, yield wax like those of the candleberry myrtle (Myrica 

 cerifera). But if you would like to know some of the em- 



