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cate lilac colour, hang from the stalk like 
bells. The French call it Religieuse des 
Champs, “ Nun of the Fields,” a name pro¬ 
bably given out of gratitude to this pretty, 
salutary, and useful campanula, in memory 
of some kind, tender, and compassionate 
nurse. 
Think of me, Heart's-ease. Page 48. 
Ties, Tendrils of climbing plants, which en¬ 
twine and bind fast everything they come 
near. 
Time, White Poplar. The White Poplar raises 
its lofty head on a straight trunk, covered 
with silvery bark, to the height of ninety 
feet or more. The ancients consecrated it 
to Time, because the leaves of this hand¬ 
some tree are in constant motion, and, being 
dark on one side and white on the other, they 
indicate the alternation of day and night. 
Timidity, Marvel of Peru. Page 213. 
Tranquillity, Stonecrop. The ancients re¬ 
garded Stonecrop as a cure for hydrophobia ; 
it is still sometimes resorted to in that dread¬ 
ful malady. 
Treachery, Bilberry, or Whortleberry. CEno- 
