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LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS. 
accompany Venus and the Loves, they are 
crowned with myrtle ; when they attend the 
Muses, they are represented as adorned with 
wreaths of the Hundred-leaved Rose. 
Grandeur, Ash-tree. In the Edda, the gods 
are said to hold their court under a miraculous 
Ash-tree, which covers the surface of the 
whole world with its branches. The top of 
this tree reaches the sky; its roots penetrate 
to hell. From the latter issue two springs; 
in one of which wisdom is hidden, and in the 
other is contained the knowledge of futurity. 
Grief, Marigold. Page 147. 
-, Aloe. Page 228. 
Happiness, Sweet Sultan. In the harems of 
the East, this lusciously sweet flower is an 
emblem of supreme happiness. 
-—, Return of, Lily of the Valley. 
Page 77. 
Hate, Basil. Poverty is sometimes represented 
by the figure of a female covered with rags, 
seated by a plant of Basil. It is common to 
say that Hate has the eye of a basilisk, a fabu¬ 
lous animal, which is supposed to kill with a 
