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LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS. 
the nails, and the five wounds of Christ; 
whence its name. 
Falsehood, Bugloss. Page 74. 
•-, Manchineel-tree. The fruit of the 
Manchineel-tree resembles an apple. This de¬ 
ceitful appearance, together with an agreeable 
smell, invites you to eat it: but its soft and 
spongy substance contains a milky and per¬ 
fidious juice, which at first appears insipid, 
but soon becomes so caustic as to burn at 
once the lips, the palate, and the tongue. All 
travellers agree in stating that the best re¬ 
medy for so violent a poison is sea-water. 
Luckily it is always at hand, as the tree 
grows invariably on the sea-shore. 
False Riches, Sunflower. Page 189. 
Festivity, Parsley. Page 223. 
Fidelity, Speedwell, or Veronica, formed from 
vera-icon, a compound of Latin and Greek, 
signifying true image. This derivation, illi¬ 
terate and barbarous as it is, has the sanction 
of the superstitious legend of St. Veronica, 
whose handkerchief is recorded to have re¬ 
ceived the impression of our Saviour’s face, 
as he used it in bearing his cross to the place 
of crucifixion. 
