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THE LANGUAGE OF FLO WE It S. 
CORNELIAN CHERRY (Cornus mascula). Continuance. 
This tree rises only to the height of eighteen or 
twenty feet, but is slow of growth, and lives for centu¬ 
ries. It blossoms in Spring, and in Autumn produces 
its brilliant red fruit. The Greeks consecrated it to 
Apollo, doubtless because this god presided over intel¬ 
lectual labors, which demand much time and reflection. 
This tree is the emblem of patience to all those who 
would win the laurel crown for poetry or eloquence. 
A HEAP OF FLOWERS. We will die together. 
A pile of flowers and fruit decomposes the air, and 
renders it unfit for respiration. This sad property in¬ 
spired the German poet Freiligrath to write a striking 
little piece called “The Vengeance of the Flowers.” 
