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nary re-appears above the horizon. It con¬ 
stitutes one of the ornaments of the head of 
Osiris. The Indian gods are frequently re¬ 
presented floating on the water upon a Lotus 
flower: perhaps an emblem of the earth issuing 
from the bosom of the deep. 
Enchantment, Vervain. Page 142. 
Envy, Bramble. The Bramble, like envy, creeps 
and strives to stifle everything that comes near 
it. 
Error, Bee Orchis. The flowers of this plant so 
nearly resemble a small humble-bee in shape 
and colour that they might easily be mistaken 
for that insect. 
Esteem, Sage. The common garden Sage has 
ever been held in great esteem by all domestic 
practitioners for its medicinal virtues. By 
the ancients it was supposed to possess the 
virtue of prolonging life : hence a line in one 
of their poets, which signifies: “ How can a 
man die in whose garden there grows Sage ?” 
Faith, Passion Flower. In the Passion Flower 
you find a representation of the crown of 
thorns, the scourge, the cross, the sponge, 
