FLORAL EMBLEMS. 123 



DISTINCTION. 



CARDINAL'S FLOWER. Lobelia Cardinalis. 



" You hold a fair assembly; 

 You are a church-man." 



Shakspeare. 



This beautiful Mexican plant obtained the 

 name of cardinal's flower from the bright 

 red colour of its corollas, on which account 

 we place it as the symbol of distinction. 



" In the wind and tempest of fortune's frown, 

 Distinction, with a broad and powerful fan, 

 Puffing at all, winnows the light away." 



Shakspeare. 



