FLORAL EMBLEMS. 297 



TALENT. 



WHITE PINK. Dianthus. 



" Sweet flower, beneath thy natal sky 



No fav'ring smiles thy scents invite ; 

 To Britain's worthier regions fly, 



And paint her meadows with delight." 



Shaw. 



This flower, so richly gifted with odour, is 

 emblematical of those persons who benefit 

 society by their talents. 



" Each pink sends forth its choicest sweet 

 Aurora's warm embrace to meet." 



Mrs. M. Robinson. 



