THE FLORAL TELEGRAPH. 21 
The clear and transparent green 
stalks of these flowers were entwined 
around each other with two or three 
volutions, and the chalices or the cups 
of the flowers lay lovingly together, 
and there was a blush upon both, as 
when youth and maiden, for a mo¬ 
ment, place cheek to cheek. The 
shapes of these flowers were extremely 
classical and elegant; they were in 
size larger than a tulip, yet they had 
something of an urn -like and funereal 
appearance. One was a little less in 
size, and of a more delicate roseate 
colour than the other. 
Yet their beautiful urn-like forms 
saddened my sad heart still more; 
