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DICTIONARY OF THE 
Of the same family are Shakspeare’s daffodils,— 
“ That come before the swallow dares, and take 
The winds of March with beauty.” 
Desire to please, Mezereon. 
Devotion, Passion Flower. 
Difficulties, Black Thorn. 
Discretion, Maiden Hair. 
Disdain, Rue. 
“ There’s rue for you; and here’s some for me : — we may call it herb 
of grace o’ Sundays: — you may wear your rue with a difference.” 
“ Here did she drop a tear; here, in this place, 
I’ll set a bank of rue, sour herb of grace; 
Eue, even for ruth, here shortly shall be seen 
In the remembrance of a weeping queen.” 
Shakspeare. 
Before the Reformation, priests used to sprinkle the people 
in church with bunches of rue dipped in the holy water; 
hence the name of Herb of Grace o’ Sundays. 
Disguise, Thorn Apple. 
Distinction, Cardinal Flower. 
The cardinal flower, or scarlet lobelia, is one of the most 
splendid American flowers. It was introduced into Great 
Britain in 1629, and Justice says of it, “A flower of most 
handsome appearance, which should not be wanting in curious 
gardens, as it excels all other flowers I ever knew in the rich¬ 
ness of its scarlet color.” 
Docility, Rush. 
Do me justice, Chestnut. 
Do not abuse me, Saffron Crocus. 
Duration, Continuance, Cornelian Cherry. See p. 76. 
