WALL FL O WE R. 
(■Fidelity in Misfortune.) 
symbolical of fidelity in misfortune. It was a 
great favourite m the Middle Ages, when troubadours and 
minstrels wore it as an emblem of the unchangeableness of 
their affectKjn. Wallflowers belong to the Stock family; 
and by far the finest is the common one, which Thomson' 
m his “ Seasons,” describes as— 
“The yellow wallflower, stained with iron brown.” 
Lemaid Baiton says of the wallflower: 
“An emblem true thou art, 
Of love’s enduring lustre, given 
To cheer a lonely heart.” 
And elsewhere: 
“To me it speaks of loveliness, 
That passes not with youth, 
;) Of beauty which decay can bless, 
Of constancy and truth. 
“ But in adversity’s dark hour, 
When glory is gone by, 
It then exerts its gentle power, 
The scene to beautify.” 
COMMON garden blossom, that seldom receives 
all the attention it is worthy of, is the Wal/fhrwn- 
