THE 
CARDINAL FLOWER. 
Botanical Name, Lobelia cardinalis. —Class, Pentan- 
dria. —Order, Monogynia. — Flowers, bright scarlet. 
—Native place, North America. 
■Sentiment. 
DISTINCTION. 
ORIGIN OF THE SENTIMENT. 
This flower derives its name from its stately 
beauty, and its scarlet colour; the poets have 
alluded to it as “ Lobelia, attired like a queen 
in her prideit is, therefore, a striking illus¬ 
tration of the sentiment attached to its name. 
