THE WILD VINE. 
Eotanical Name, Vitis vinifercc .—Class, Pentandria .— 
Order, Monogynia. — Flowers, green, fragrant .—Native 
place, Europe. 
Sentiment. 
MIET H. 
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ORIGIN OF THE SENTIMENT. 
From time immemorial the statue of Bac¬ 
chus has been crowned by wreaths of Vine 
leaves ; not as a symbol of intoxication, but 
of the mirth and jollity that his reign im- 
