THE HYDRANGEA. 
Botanical Name, Hydrangea Tiortensis. —Class, Decan- 
dria. —Order, Dygynia. — Flowers, rose-coloured, tinged 
with purple .—Native place, China and Japan. 
Sentiment. 
HEAKTLESSNESS. 
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ORIGIN OP THE SENTIMENT. 
The origin of this idea is not so easily ascer¬ 
tained as many of those which we shall have 
to notice; it seems, however, to arise from 
the fact that it gives very much larger ex¬ 
pectation of, and therefore hope for, perfect 
flowers, than it ever realizes, as the plant is 
distinguished above all others for its number 
