MIMOSA GRANDIFLORA; 



OR, 



LARGE-FLOWERING SENSITIVE PLANT. 



^ m H» ** Norman, fat *- ^ £— -J by clo , ng , 5 



of the Ang,V« ga-g at, and admtnng ,ts flowe.s. It slee s a g P ^ 



them also the appearance of spontaneous mohon ?«*> ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 



of vegetables the high attributes of sensat.on, and ^ ^ ^ , fc fc 



rate tree, it is not armed with spines » -V £ « _. ^^ ^ ^^ so as 

 Mimosa Pudica. (the common Sensdtve-Plant), P ^ ^ .^ ^.^ 



t0 set the whole plant into general motion upon them^ PP^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 

 honey, it is the indulgent parent of the hunrmmg . ^ ^^ 



P— u - this tribe, that ^2232 — only i cl i tre of male, Hence it 

 or female, there are also several of Us flowe.s w P ^^ R fc ^ ^ 



arranges in the Class XXIII. Polygamy Order 1. 

 sonified by the late Dr. Darwin. 



Fffl'd with nice sense the chaste M»^»» «>■*•> 



From each rade touch withdraws her .mud hands. 



Oft, a, light clouds o'erpass the summer glade, 



Alarm'd she trembles at the moving shade; 



And feels, alive through all her tender form, 



The whisper d murmurs of the gathering storm; 



Shuts her sweet eyelids to approaching mght, 



And hails with freshened charms the rismg hgh«. 



Many a suitor woos the blushing ma,d. 



Eaeh swears by him she ne'er can be betmyd. 



At last, she melts, and sighs, in verdant bow rs. 



And yields to Cupids all triumphant pow rs.- 



So hapless Dadmam, &" and **">& 



Won by OthelU, captivating tongue 



Hung o'er each strange and piteous .ale, MM* 



Then sunb enamourd on his sooty breast. ^^ 



* Desdemon 



a is represented by Shakspeare, as one so chaste, 



as to 



tremble even at the sight of her own shadow. 1 







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