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THE LANGUAGE OF FLO WEES. 
CORNELIAN CHERRY ( Cornus mascula ). Continuance. 
This tree rises only to the height of eighteen or 
twenty feet, but is slow of growth, and lives for centu¬ 
ries. It blossoms in Spring, and in Autumn produces 
its brilliant red fruit. The Greeks consecrated it to 
Apollo, doubtless because this god presided over intel¬ 
lectual labors, which demand much time and reflection. 
This tree is the emblem of patience to all those who 
would win the laurel crown for poetry or eloquence. 
A HEAP OF FLOWERS. We will die together. 
A pile of flowers and fruit decomposes the air, and 
renders it unfit for respiration. This sad property in¬ 
spired the German poet Freiligrath to write a striking 
little piece called “ The Vengeance of the Flowers.” 
