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LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS. 
Horror, Virginia Cactus. This plant throws out 
in every direction its trailing shoots, which re- 
semble clusters of snakes. 
Hospitality, Oak-tree. Page 222. 
Humility, Broom. Page 109. 
I attach myself to you, Ipomaea, Indian Jas¬ 
mine. The scarlet Ipomaea requires a sup¬ 
porter for its slender branches, and, without 
fatiguing that supporter, it wreaths it with fo¬ 
liage and flowers. 
/ declare war against you, Wild Tansey. This 
plant resembles the pyramidal cypress. In 
some parts of Italy, people present stalks of it 
to those whom they mean to insult. 
/ die if neglected, Laurustinus. Page 244. 
/ feel your kindness, Flax. We are under so 
many obligations to Flax, that we cannot open 
our eyes without being deeply sensible of them. 
W e are indebted to it for linen cloth, paper, 
and lace. 
I love you, Peruvian Heliotrope. Page 192. 
I shall not survive you, Black Mulberry-tree. 
Every body knows the affecting story of Pyra- 
mus and Thisbe. Pyramus, in the belief that 
