THE C H A 8 T E' TREE 
Botanical Name, Vitex agnus ccistus. —Class, Didy- 
namia. —Order, Angiospermia. — Flowers, white and 
blue .—Native place, South of Europe. 
.Sentiment. 
APATHY. TO LIVE WITHOUT LOVE. 
ORIGIN OF THE SENTIMENT., 
The priestesses of Ceres composed their 
couches of the foliage of this tree, to dissipate 
the sensual affections; and the Christian 
nuns used to drink a decoction of the leaves 
of the plant, to disperse unhallowed desires: 
hence, this shrub has ever been an emblem 
of coldness. 
