POETICAL LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS. 205 
REPOSE— Convolvulus. See Legend of the “ Queen of 
May,” page 141. 
RETURN OF HAPPINESS —Lily of the Valley. See 
Legend of “ How the Rose became Red,” page 86. 
RICHES— Corn. The most useful representation of 
wealth. 
RUDENESS— Bur. It is a favorite amusement among 
country girls to pelt their rustic swains with the bur¬ 
dock, and that coat must be very threadbare to which 
they will not adhere. It is a rude and rustic way of 
making love. 
SADNESS— Withered Leaves. An apt emblem in love as 
well as in nature, telling us that the beauty and bright¬ 
ness of summer is departed. 
SEPARATION —A Sprig of the Rose-tree from which the 
bud is plucked. 
SILENCE— White Rose. See Legend of the “ Daisy of 
the Dale,” page 97. 
SIMPLICITY —White Rosebud. A chaste and beautiful 
emblem of simple innocence. 
SINCERITY— Fern. See Legend of the i£ Daisy of the 
Dale,” page 117. 
SNARE or DECEIT— Catchfly. This white flower may 
be found in almost every sandy field in June ; and 
many a poor fly that is attracted to it by its odor, finds 
death amid its entangling leaves. 
SOLITUDE— Heath. See “ Flowers of Thought,” page 98. 
