POETICAL LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS. 
197 
DISSENSION —The Stalk from which the Flower is broken 
off. This is a better emblem than a broken straw, and 
more expressive. 
DOUBT —Blossom of the Apricot. Which requires gentle 
rains, and warm, bright, sunshiny weather, to bring the 
fruit to perfection. 
ELEGANCE— Acacia. There is something about the 
form of these beautiful flowers, as they droop and wave 
in the breeze, that conveys an idea of elegance and 
neatness, without being gaudy. They conjure up the 
image of a lady chastely and not garishly attired. The 
Yellow Acacia is also the emblem of Friendship. 
ENCHANTMENT— Vervain. Supposed to have been 
used by the wizards of old in their spells, omens, &c. ; 
but that power is now transferred to the bewitching 
face of woman. 
ENVY— Bramble. Tears and rends everything it can 
cling to, and is the dread of fair ladies who venture to 
ruralize in old forests thick with underwood. The 
Briar and Thorn are old emblems of Pain, Envy, and 
Suffering, and are frequently alluded to by our poets. 
ESTEEM— Sage. So called, no doubt, in floral language, 
because the sages and philosophers of old were held in 
high esteem for their gravity and wisdom. 
EVERLASTING PLEASURE —Sweet Pea. See Legend 
of “ Cupid and Psyche,” page 148. 
