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a little moisture of the air, winch loads the leaves, and 
swells them at the bottom, whereas the dry air ex- 
pands them. The plants that bow and incline the head 
are the great Sun-flower, Mallow-flowers, &c. The 
cause of this is somewhat more obscure than the for¬ 
mer, but I take it to be no other than that the part 
against which the sun beats grows weaker and more 
flaccid in the stalk, and then becomes less able to 
support the flower.” 
The Musk Mallow is, in floral language, regarded 
as the emblem of a sweet, mild disposition; and we 
hâve read that it was customary with the ancients to 
plant Mallows around the graves of their departed 
relatives, for which appropriation we can assign no 
reason. 
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