FLORAL EMBLEMS. 301 



TEMPERANCE. 



AZALEA. Azalea. 



" Make temp'rance thy companion ; so shall health 

 Sit on thy brow." 



This beautiful family of American plants 

 were named Azalea, in allusion to their grow- 

 ing naturally in a dry soil only. 



They flourish in this country only when 

 planted in poor heathy ground ; for when fed 

 by the richly manured earth of English gardens 

 they sicken and decay, disappointing the hopes 

 of the planter. We have therefore made the 

 Azalea emblematical of " Temperance, that 

 virtue without pride, and fortune without 

 envy, which gives indolence of body and tran- 

 quillity of mind ; the best guardian of youth, 

 and support of old age." Temple. 



