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LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS. 
if the hand of the skilful gardener does not 
remove a portion of this useless luxury, these 
trees will not have a crop oftener than once in 
three years. 
Life, Lucern. Page 106. 
Lightness, Larkspur. The flower of the Lark¬ 
spur is papilionaceous, and of many different 
colours. It owes its name to the singular 
form of its seed-vessel, on which may be dis¬ 
tinguished the joints and claws of a bird’s 
foot. 
Longevity, Fig. The Fig has been made the 
emblem of longevity, on account of its whole¬ 
someness, when ripe, and eaten in modera¬ 
tion. The Andalusians eat this fruit before 
breakfast, and they have this saying: En eso 
va la vida —“On this life depends.” 
Love, Myrtle. Page 104. 
-, Rose. Page 114. 
-, Conjugal, Linden-tree. Page 94. 
-, Declaration of. Tulip. Page 71. 
-, First Emotions of, Lilac. Page 79. 
-, Fraternal, Syringa. One of the Ptole¬ 
mies, kings of Egypt, acquired celebrity for 
