AND FLOWERS OF POETRY. 135 
INSPIRATION. 
ANGELICA. 
This plant is named angelica in allusion to its agreeable 
smell and medicinal qualities. It has winged leaves divided 
into large segments; its stalks are hollow and jointed; the 
flowers grow in an umbel upon the tops of the stalks, and con¬ 
sist of five leaves, succeeded by two large channelled seeds. 
Archangelica is sometimes cultivated in gardens for its leaf¬ 
stalks, to be blanched and eaten as celery, or candied with su¬ 
gar. In Lapland, where it is also found, it is used to crown 
poets, who fancy themselves inspired by its agreeable odour. 
The muse of Inspiration plays 
O’er every scene; she walks the forest-maze, 
And climbs the mountain; every blooming spot 
Burns with her step, yet man regards it not! 
Moore. 
IRONY. 
SARDONY. 
Sardony has some resemblance to parsley; it contains a 
poison which is said to contract the mouth in so peculiar a 
manner, that the individual affected seems to laugh in expiring. 
This horrible laugh has been named, Risis Sardonicus, or Sar¬ 
donic laughter. It is that which we see playing on the lips of 
Satire, and on those of cold Irony. 
