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LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS. 
scarce. It is like an after-thought of Flora’s, 
who smiles at leaving us. 
Agitation, Shaking Sainfoin. It has been re¬ 
marked that the terminating leaflet of this 
plant is motionless, while the two others, 
which are much smaller, shake incessantly 
during the day. This motion is one of the 
most singular phenomena of botany. It was 
first observed in Bengal by Lady Monson. 
Ambition , Hollyhock. Page 200. 
Amiableness, Jasmine. Page 133. 
Ardour, Broom. It is said that the spadix of 
the plants of this family, of which there are 
more than fifty species, acquires so strong a 
heat as to be painful to the hand when touched 
by it. This surprising fact is attested by 
several naturalists, and among others by 
Bory de Saint Vincent, and Hubert. 
Artifice, Clematis. Beggars, in order to ex¬ 
cite pity, make false ulcers on their flesh by 
means of the Clematis. This infamous arti¬ 
fice often produces in the end a real sore. 
Arts, The, Acanthus. Page 102. 
Attachment, • Devoted. Peruvian Heliotrope. 
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