102 FLORAL EMBLEMS. 



so artfully grouped by nature, as to attract 

 our admiration ; and it is as frequently made 

 the symbol of gallantry as of craftiness. Of 

 craftiness, Locke says, " Nobody was ever so 

 cunning as to conceal their being so ; and every 

 body is shy and distrustful of crafty men." 



CRIME. 



TAMARISK. Tamarix . 



" On yon rough craig, 



Where the wild tamarisk whistles to the sea blast." 



H. Davy. 



It was a custom with m the Romans, to put 

 wreaths of this flexible plant on the heads of 

 criminals ; and hence they mention it as the 

 accursed or unhappy tamarisk, from which 

 we have devised the emblem. 



Criminal love engenders deeds of wicked- 

 ness that too frequently deserve the wreath of 

 tamarisk. 



