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LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS. 
Horror, Virginia Cactus. This plant throws 
out in every direction its trailing shoots, 
which resemble clusters of snakes. 
Hospitality, Oak-tree. Page 216. 
Humility, Broom , Page 101. 
I attach MYSELF TO YOU, Ipomtza, Indian Jas¬ 
mine. The scarlet Ipomsea requires a sup¬ 
porter for its slender branches, and, without 
fatiguing that supporter, it wreathes it with 
foliage and flowers. 
I DECLARE AVAR against you, Wild Tansey. 
This plant resembles the pyramidal cypress. 
In some parts of Italy, people present stalks 
of it to those whom they mean to insult. 
I DIE IF NEGLECTED, Laurustinus. Page 238. 
I feel your kindness, Flax. We are under 
so many obligations to Flax, that we cannot 
open our eyes without being deeply sensible 
of them. We are indebted to it for lin en, 
cloth, paper, and lace. 
I love you, Peruvian Heliotrope. Page 186. 
I SHALL NOT survive you, Black Mulberry-tree. 
Everybody knows the affecting story of Pyra- 
mus and Tliisbe. Pyramus, in the belief that 
