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LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS. 
touch, all the stamina fold round the pistil. 
Thus this tree exhibits all the different cha¬ 
racters of ill-tempered persons. 
Spei.l, Circceu, or Enchanters’ Nightshade. This 
plant, as its name intimates, is famous in 
magical incantations. Its flower is rose- 
coloured, streaked with purple. It is found 
in damp shady situations, and is fond of 
growing upon the ruins of buildings and 
tombs. 
Stoicism, Box-tree. The Box Is fond of the 
shade; it is an evergreen, enduring cold and 
heat, requiring little care, and flourishing for 
many years. 
Stratagem, Walnut. The city of Amiens was 
taken by the Spaniards, in 1599, by a singu¬ 
lar stratagem. Some soldiers, disguised as 
countrymen, came up to the gate with a 
cart-load of Walnuts. Here they untied one 
of the sacks containing the nuts; the latter 
fell out, as soon as the gate was opened and 
the cart began to move, and, while the guards 
were busy picking them up, a body of Spani¬ 
ards, who were in ambush, fell upon them, 
and made themselves masters of the city. 
