26 THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS. 
Bay (Rose) Rhododendron ... Danger. Beware. 
Out of this nettle Danger, we 
Pluck the flower Safety.— Shakespeare. 
Bay Tree. Glory. 
Till war, their coming joys to blight, 
Called him away from love to glory.— C. Dibdin. 
Bay Wreath . Reward of merit. 
Bearded Crepis. Protection. 
Hear this truth sublime, 
He who allows oppression shares the crime.— Darwin. 
Beech Tree. Prosperity. 
By vain Prosperity received. 
To herthey vow their truth, and are again believed.— Gray. 
Bee Orchis . Industry. 
Toil’s the citizen’s vocation. 
Honour, toil’s reward should be.— Schiller. 
Bee Ophrys . Error. 
Plis wit invites you, by his looks to come. 
But when you knock it never is at home.— Cowper. 
Belladonna . Silence. 
Silence, in love, betrays more woe, 
Than words, though ne’er so witty.— Raleigh. 
Bell Flower, Pyramidal . Constancy- 
’Tis often constancy to change the mind.— Tasso. 
Bell Flower (small white). Gratitude, 
How fresh, O Lord ! how sweet and clean 
Are Thy returns ! ev’n as the flowers in Spring.— Herbert, j 
