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the nails, and the five wounds of Christ; 
whence its name. 
Falsehood, Bugloss. Page 82. 
-, Man chin eel-tree. The fruit of the 
Manchineel-tree resembles an apple. This 
deceitful appearance, together with an agreea¬ 
ble smell, invites you to eat it: but its soft 
and spongy substance contains a milky and 
perfidious juice, which at first appears insipid, 
but soon becomes so caustic as to burn at once 
the lips, the palate, and the tongue. All tra¬ 
vellers agree in stating that the best remedy 
for so violent a poison is sea-water. Luckily 
it is always at hand, as the tree grows invari¬ 
ably on the sea-shore. 
False Riches, Sun Flower. Page 195. 
Festivity, Parsley. Page 229. 
Fidelity, Speedwell, or Veronica, formed from 
vera-icon, a compound of Latin and Greek, 
signifying true image. This derivation, illi¬ 
terate and barbarous as it is, has the sanction 
of the superstitious legend of St. Veronica, 
whose handkerchief is recorded to have re¬ 
ceived the impression of our Saviour’s face, 
as he used it in bearing his cross to the place 
of crucifixion. 
