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LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS. 
accompany Venus and the Loves, they are 
crowned with myrtle; when they attend the 
Muses, they are represented as adorned with 
wreaths of the Hundred-leaved Rose. 
Grandeur , Ash-tree. In the Edda, the gods are 
said to hold their court under a miraculous 
Ash-tree, which covers the surface of the whole 
world with its branches. The top of this tree 
reaches the sky; its roots penetrate to hell. 
From the latter issue two springs; in one of 
which wisdom is hidden, and in the other is 
contained the knowledge of futurity. 
Grief, Marigold. Page 153. 
-, Aloe. Page 234. 
Happiness, Sweet Sultan. In the harems of the 
East, this lusciously sweet flower is an emblem 
of supreme happiness. 
-—, Return of, Lily of the Valley. 
Page 85. 
Hate, Basil. Poverty is sometimes represented 
by the figure of a female covered with rags, 
seated by a plant of Basil. It is common to 
say that Hate has the eye of a basilisk, a fabu¬ 
lous animal, which is supposed to kill with a 
