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DICTIONARY OF THE 
Consolation, Snowdrop. Corn Poppy. 
Cowley says, — 
“ Indulgent Ceres knew my worth, 
And to adorn the teeming earth 
She bade the poppy blow.” 
Constancy, Canterbury Bell. 
Coolness, Lettuce. 
Coquetry, Morning Glory. See p. 62. 
Courage, Black Poplar. 
The tree is consecrated to Hercules. 
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Cruelty, Nettle. 
The sting of the nettle causes a pain like a burn, 
mechanism of the sting is similar to a bee’s, as may be 
by looking at a leaf under the microscope. 
Deceitful cliarms, Datura. See p. 58. 
Declaration of love, Tulip. See p. 20 
The 
seen 
