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Fidelity in Misfortune, Wallflower. Page 59. 
Finesse , Sweet-william. This plant, with its 
large brilliant bunches of blossoms, displays in 
all its parts exquisite beauty and delicacy. 
Fire, Fraxinella. When the day has been hot 
and dry, the Dittany emits an inflammable 
gas, which, being condensed by the cool even¬ 
ing air, forms around it an atmosphere that 
takes fire at the approach of a light, without 
injuring the plant. 
Flame, Flower-de-Luce. The Flower-de-Luce, 
or Iris Germanica, is a plant which the pea¬ 
sants of Germany are fond of cultivating on 
the roofs of their cottages. When the wind 
waves its beautiful flowers, and the sun gilds 
their petals, tinged with gold, purple, and 
azure, it looks as if light flames were playing 
on the top of those rustic dwellings. 
Flattery, Venus’s Looking-glass. As soon as 
the sun sheds his golden rays upon our corn¬ 
fields, we see the bright purple flowers of a 
pretty variety of campanula scattered over 
them: but, should clouds intercept his beams, 
the corollas of these flowers immediately close, 
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