THE LAVENDER. 
Botanical Name, Lavandula spilca. —Class, Lidynamia. 
—Order, Gymnospermia. — Flowers, lilac, approaching 
to purple, and very fragrant .—Native place, Europe, 
Africa. 
Sentiment. 
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OE LOVE. 
ORIGIN OF THE SENTIMENT. 
Siiakspeare hath said, it, and who would wish 
to alter an emblem that has become im¬ 
mortal from his adoption? — 
“ She sent him Lavender, owning her love.” 
We have, therefore, adopted the sentiment, 
although somewhat inclined to have wedded 
