128 LANGUAGE AND 
JONQUIL. 
Narcissus, Jonquilla . . Class 16 ; Order 1 
Flowers golden, emitting a pleasant but powerful per¬ 
fume ; narrow, naked leaves. 
AFFECTION RETURNED. 
That tbou art loved, this flower my witness be! 
In tbe bright morning, noon, or starry night, 
One thought my bosom fills—it is of thee ! 
And thou dost make all hours and seasons bright. 
To see thee, hear thee, know that thou art nigh, 
Oh, this is joy unknown to me before; 
All other thoughts are gone when thou art by— 
Thou fill’st my heart—it can contain no more 1 
JUDAS FLOWER. 
UNBELIEF. 
The botanical name of the Judas-tree is from 
the Greek, and signifies a little sheath ; but the 
more ominous title, by which it is known to the 
English, Germans, and French, is derived from 
the supposition that Judas hanged himself upon 
it, although Gerarde and other ancient writers 
