WILD 
HYACINTH (Blue-bell) 
(Hyacinthus non scriptus) 
Activity ; Play. 
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to 
do, do it with thy might; . . . 
the race is not to the swift, nor the 
battle to the strong, . . . but 
time and chance happeneth to them 
all. , Ecclesiastes ix. 10, n. 
HYDRANGEA 
(.Hydrangea hortensis) 
Boasting. 
Let not him that girdeth on his 
harness boast himself as he that 
putteth it off. i Kings xx. ii. 
COMMON 
HYSSOP ( Hyssopus officinalis) 
Cleansing. 
Cleanse Thou me from secret 
faults. Psalms xix. 12. 
The blood of Jesus Christ His Son 
cleanseth us from all sin. 
x John i. 7. 
HYSSOP OF THE BIBLE 
(caper) ( Capparis spinosa) 
Purification. 
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall 
be clean. . . . Create in me a 
clean heart, O God; and renew a 
right spirit within me. 
Psalms Ii. 7, 10. 
IMMORTELLE [Xeranthemum) 
see Everlasting 
WILD 
HYACINTH 
