THE 
LOVE LIES BLEEDING. 
Botanical Name, Amaranthus caudatus, —Class, Monce- 
cia. —Order, Pentandria. — Flowers, purple ; seeds, pink. 
—Native 'place, East Indies. 
Sentiment. 
DESERTION. 
- O - 
OBIGIN OP THE SENTIMENT. 
The very name of the flower indicates the 
idea to which it is attached : the broken 
heart is depicted in the words; no further 
comment is therefore needed, to prove the 
aptness of the sentiment which is united to 
this flower. 
