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SYMBOLICAL LANGUAGE OP FLOWERS. 



Tuberose. {Polyanthus ivierosa.) Bless- 

 ings brighteu as they take their flight! 



Thilip. Vanity. Thou hast metamor- 

 phosed me ! This love has been like 

 a blight upon my opening prospects. 



Tulip-tree. (Liriodendrum.) Rural 

 life favourable to health and virtue. 



Verbena. Sensibility. 



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The heart that is soonest awake to the flowers, 

 Is always the first to be touch'd by the thorns. 



Violet, blue. Faithfulness. I shall ne- 

 ver forget. ^'3< 

 Violet,wMt€. Modest virtue. // .y 



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Wall-fiower. (Cheiranthus.) Misfor- 

 tune is a blessing: when it proves the 

 truth of friendship. 



Water-lily. The American lotus. 

 (Nymp/iaa.) An emblem of silence 



Weeping-willow. (Salix.) Forsaken. 

 Ask not one to join in mirth whose 

 heart is desolate. 



Wood sorrel. (Oxalis.) ^Tendemess 

 and affection. /^ y 



Woodbine. {Lonicera.) Fraternal love. 



Yarrow. (Achillea.) To heal a wouiK. 

 ed heart. 



