FLORAL EMBLEMS. 101 



COURAGE. 



BLACK POPLAR. Populus nigra. 



" A double wreath Evander twined, 

 And poplars black and white his temples bind." 



Virgil. 



The poplar was dedicated to Hercules, in 

 consequence of his destroying Cacus, in a 

 situation where these trees abounded. 



" When Teucer from his sire and country fled, 

 With poplar wreaths the hero crown'd his head." 



Horace, Ode 7. 



CRAFTINESS. 



SWEET-WILLIAM. Dianthus Barbatus. 



" Sweet-william small has form and aspect bright, 

 Like that sweet flower that yields great Jove delight." 



Cowley. 



This species of pink, possessing none of the 

 fragrance of its relatives, has had its flowers 



