GRAPE 
VINE ( Vitis vinifr.ro) 
Fruitfulness. 
I am the true vine, and My 
Father is the husbandman. Every 
branch in Me that beareth not fruit 
He taketh away : and every branch 
that beareth fruit, He purgeth it, 
that it may bring forth more fruit. 
St. John xv. i, 2. 
DOG OR WILD 
VIOLET ( Viola canina) 
Faithfulness. 
He is faithful that promised. 
Hebrews x. 23. 
Faithful is He that calleth you, 
who also will do it. 
1 Thessalonians v. 24. 
SWEET 
VIOLET ( Viola odorata) 
Modesty. 
I will therefore ... in like 
manner also, that women adorn 
themselves in modest apparel, with 
shamefacedness and sobriety. 
1 Timothy ii. 8, 9. 
VIRGINIA CREEPER 
(A mfelopsis hederacea) 
I cling to thee. 
Who . . . exhorted them all, 
that with purpose of heart they 
would cleave unto the Lord. 
Acts xi. 23. 
Thou shalt fear the Lord thy 
God ; Him shalt thou serve, and to 
Him shalt thou cleave. 
Deuteronomy x. 20. 
VIRGIN’S BOWER 
. see Wild Clematis 
WAKE-ROBIN see Wild Arum 
WALLFLOWER 
(i Cheiranthus cheiri) 
Fidelity in adversity. 
When thou passest through the 
waters, I will be with thee ; and 
through the rivers, they shall not 
overflow thee : when thou walkest 
through the lire, thou shalt not be 
burned; neither shall the flame 
kindle upon thee. Isaiah xliii. 2. 
WALNUT ( Juglans regia) 
Intellect. 
He that handleth a matter wisely 
shall And good. . . . Under¬ 
standing is a wellspring of life unto 
him that hath it. 
Proverbs xvi. 20, 22. 
WHEAT ( Triticum vulgare) 
Thoughts of home. 
When he came to himself, he 
said, How many hired servants of 
my father’s have bread enough and 
to spare, and I perish with hunger ! 
I will arise and go to my father, and 
will say unto him, Father, I have 
sinned against heaven, and before 
thee. St. Luke xv. 17, 18. 
WHIN see Furze 
WILLOW (Salix) 
Freedom. 
If the Son therefore shall make 
you free, ye shall be free indeed. 
St. John viii. 36. 
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