170 FLORAL EMBLEMS. 



HORROR. 



CREEPING CEREUS . Cactus Jlagelliformis. 



" O sight 



Of terror, foul and ugly to behold, 

 Horrid to think, how horrible to feel !" 



Milton. 



This plant, so dangerous to the touch, is fre- 

 quently called the serpent, and from hence 

 the emblem. 



Yet Flora has bestowed upon it one of the 

 most beautiful flowers in nature. 



HOSPITALITY. 



OAK. Quercus. 



" the sturdy oak, 



A prince's refuge once." 



This noble British tree that feeds our herds, 



