SWEET 
BRIER (eglantine) 
(Rosa rubiginosa) 
I wound but to heal. 
Whom the Lord loveth He chas- 
teneth. Hebrews xii. 6. 
BROOM ( Genista tinctoria) 
Humility. 
Humble yourselves therefore 
under the mighty hand of God, 
that He may exalt you in due time. 
i Peter v. 6 . 
BROWALLIA 
(Browallia Jamisonii) 
Could you bear poverty ? 
Ye know the grace of our Lord 
Jesus Christ, that, though He was 
rich, yet for your sakes He became 
poor, that ye through His poverty 
might be rich. 
2 Corinthians viii. 9. 
BUCK-BEAN 
(Menyanthes tri/oliata) 
Calm repose. 
I am his . . until the day break 
and the shadows flee away. 
Canticles ii. 16, 17. 
He giveth His beloved sleep. 
Psalms cxxvii. 2. 
BUGLOSS ( Alkanna officinalis) 
Falsehood. 
The lip of truth shall be estab¬ 
lished for ever : but a lying tongr° 
is but for a moment. 
Proverbs xii. 19. 
BULL-RUSH ( Scirpus lacustris) 
Docility. 
Come, ye children, hearken unto 
me : I will teach you the fear of the 
Lord. Psalms xxxiv. 11. 
BURDOCK ( Arctium Lappa) 
Importunity. 
Shall not God avenge His own 
elect, which cry day and night unto 
Him ? St. Luke xviii. 7. 
BUTTER-CUP 
(Ranunculus repens) 
Ingratitude. 
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and 
forget not all His benefits : who 
forgiveth all thine iniquities; who 
healeth all thy diseases. 
Psalms ciii. 2, 3. 
BUTTERFLY-WEED 
(Asclepias tuberosa) 
Let me go. 
Let me go, for the day breaketh. 
And he said, I will not let thee go, 
except thou bless me. 
Genesis xxxii. 26. 
CABBAGE ( Brassica oleracea ) 
Profit. 
For what is a man profited, if 
he shall gain the whole world, and 
lose his own soul ? 
St. Matthew xvi. 26. 
CALCEOLARIA 
see Lady's Slipper 
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