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his beloved Thisbe had been devoured by a 
furious lioness, killed himself in despair. 
Thisbe, who had fled affrighted from their 
place of meeting, returned just in time to see 
her lover expire. She could not survive him, 
and the same dagger united the lovers in 
death. 
I share your sentiments, The Garden Daisy. 
It appears that it is very long since cultivation 
doubled the pretty field Daisy. When the 
mistress of a knight permitted him to have 
this flower engraven on his arms, it was a 
public avowal that she returned his love. 
1 surmount all difficulties , Misletoe. Page 
238. 
I will think of it, Wild Daisy. In the times 
of chivalry, when a lady would neither reject 
nor accept the suit of her lover, she adorned 
her brow with a wreath of Wild Daisies, which 
intimated: I will think of it. 
Immortality, Amaranth. Page 226. The name 
of this flower is composed of two Greek words, 
which signify never-fading. 
Impatience, Balsam. The seed-vessel of this 
plant contains five cells. When maturity 
