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LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS. 
It is a common saying- with ns that the Truth 
conceals herself in the bottom of a well, and 
that she always mingles some bitterness with 
her blessings: and we have given for her 
emblem a useless plant that, like her, delights 
in shade and is always green. The bitter¬ 
sweet Nightshade is, I believe, the only plant 
in this country that loses and re-produces its 
leaves twice a year. 
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Uselessness, Meadow-Sweet. This plant is con¬ 
sidered as an emblem of uselessness, because 
doctors have not discovered any medicinal 
virtues in it, and animals refuse to eat it. 
Utility, Grass. Grasses are the most com¬ 
mon, but perhaps the most useful family of 
the vegetable kingdom. 
War, Achillea-millefolia. This plant heals all 
wounds made with iron. It is said to have 
been used by the hero whose name it bears to 
heal the wounds of Telephus. 
Warmth of Feeling, Peppermint. Minthes 
w T as surprised by Proserpine in the company 
of her gloomy spouse. The enraged goddess 
