NARCISSUS ( Narcissus poeticus) 
Self-sufficient. 
When thou doest thine alms, do 
not sound a trumpet before thee. 
St. Matthew vi. 2. 
NASTURTIUM 
( Tropceolym majus) 
Love of country. 
If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let 
my right hand forget her cunning. 
Psai.ms cxxxvii. 5. 
DWARF 
NASTURTIUM 
( Tropceolum minus) 
Warlike. 
Thou hast ascended on high, 
thou hast led captivity captive. 
Psalms lxviii. 18. 
NEMOPHILA 
(Nemophila insignis) 
Success. 
He shall have dominion also from 
sea to sea. and from the river unto 
the ends of the earth. 
Psai.ms Ixxii. 8. 
DEAD 
NETTLE ( Lamium album) 
Slander. 
Whoso keepeth his mouth and 
his tongue keepeth his soul from 
troubles. Proverbs xxi. 23. 
STINGING 
NETTLE , llrtica dioica) 
Spitefulness. 
Thou beholdest mischief and 
spite, to requite it with Thy hand: 
the poor committeth himself unto 
Thee. Psalms x. 14. 
DEADLY 
NIGHTSHADE 
(A tropa belladonna) 
It is untrue. 
All liars shall have their part in 
the lake which burneth with fire. 
Revelation xxi. 8. 
WOODY 
NIGHTSHADE 
see Bitter-Sweet. 
OAK (Quercus) 
Bravery. 
The wicked flee when no man 
pursueth: but the righteous are bold 
as a lion. Proverbs xxviii. 1. 
LIVE 
OAK ( Quercus virens) 
Liberty. 
Stand fast therefore in the liberty 
wherewith Christ hath made us free. 
Galatians v. i. 
OAT (A vena sativa) 
Music. 
And they sung a new song. 
Revelation v. 9. 
Oh that men would praise the 
Lord for His goodness, and for His 
wonderful works to the children of 
men ! Psalms cvii. 21. 
OLD MAN see Southernwood 
OLD MAN’S BEARD 
see Wild Clematis 
OLEANDER ( Nerium oleander) 
Beware. 
Beware that thou forget not the 
Lord thy God, in not keeping His 
commandments. 
Deuteronomy viii. 11. 
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