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Marvel of Peru ....Timidity. 
The Marvel is a native of Peru, and receives its name 
from the wonderful diversity of colours in flowers of 
the same root; 
Changing from the splendid rose 
To the pale violet’s dejected hue. 
AJcenside. 
This plant retains its beauty for a great length of time, 
being frequently covered with blossoms from the be¬ 
ginning of July to the end of October. It is chosen 
as the emblem of timidity, because the flowers are too 
timid to expand during the day, and open and give out 
their fragrance at night. 
Sure, ’twas his modesty. He might have thriven 
Much better possibly, had his ambition 
Been greater much. They ofttimes take more pains 
Who look for pins, than those who find out stars. 
John Fountain. 
I pity bashful men, who feel the pain 
Of fancied scorn and undeserved disdain, 
And bear the marks upon a blushing face 
Of needless shame and self-imposed disgrace. 
Cowper. 
