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LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS. 
duced by the following circumstance :—Jupiter, 
being desirous to render Hercules immortal, 
prevailed on Juno to take a deep draught of 
nectar; which, having been prepared by Som- 
nus, threw the queen of the gods into a pro¬ 
found slumber. Jupiter took advantage of this 
to place the infant Hercules to her breast, that 
the divine milk might ensure his immortality. 
The infant, in his eagerness, drew the milk 
faster than he could swallow it, and some drops 
fell to the earth, from which immediately sprang 
the White Lily. 
The ladies on the continent have long held 
in the highest esteem a cosmetic prepared from 
the flowers of the White Lily by means of a 
vapour-bath. It is said to preserve and improve 
the freshness of the complexion, and to remove 
pimples and freckles. 
