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LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS. 
flower, which promises fine and useful fruit, 
may he preferred to the rose itself. 
Preference, Rose-scented Geranium. There 
are more than a hundred species of the 
Geranium: some are sad, others brilliant, 
some scented, and others without smell. 
This, which is rose-scented, is distinguished 
by the softness of its leaves, and the beauty 
of its flowers, as well as by its fragrant 
smell. 
Presumption, Snapdragon. On pressing the 
sides of this flower, it opens like a gaping 
mouth, the stigma representing the tongue. 
On removing the pressure, the lips of the 
corolla snap together, and hence its name. 
The monopetalous corolla forms a mask, 
which resembles the face of an animal. The 
French call it Calf’s Snout, from a supposed 
resemblance in the form of its seed-vessel or 
fruit. This beautiful plant has been judi¬ 
ciously introduced into our gardens, but, like 
presumptuous people, it is sometimes trou¬ 
blesome by spreading too far, and is conse¬ 
quently eradicated. 
Pride, Ayiaryllis. Gardeners account the Ama- 
