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Games, allotted a Single Rose as the prize of 
eloquence. 
Skill, Spider Ophrys. Arachne was a very 
clever embroideress, who ventured to chal¬ 
lenge Minerva to a trial of skill in the 
practice of the art. The offended goddess 
changed her imprudent rival into a spider. 
The Spider Ophrys resembles the insect, which, 
under its repulsive form, has lost none of the 
skill of its predecessor. 
Sleep, Poppy. From the Poppy is obtained 
laudanum, which soothes the senses and in¬ 
duces sleep. Page 167. 
Snare, Catchfly. The Catchfly is an appropriate 
emblem of the gross snares spread for impru. 
dent youth. Flies, attracted by its smell, are 
caught by the viscous matter which covers its 
flower-stalks, and holds them so fast that they 
cannot escape. 
Solitude, Heath. Page 91. 
Sorroiv, Yew-tree. Page 252. 
Sourness of Temper, Barberry. The fruit of the 
Barberry is extremely sour: the shrub that 
bears it is armed with thorns, and the flowers 
possess such irritability, that, at the slightest 
