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DICTIONARY OF THE 
We call thee Innocence, sweet one; 
And well it thee beseems, 
For thou art cherished in the heart, 
With childhood’s sinless dreams.” 
Mrs. Seba Smith. 
Inspiration, Angelica. 
This beautiful plant, which grows in the remotest countries 
of the north, forms a crown for the Lapland poets, who be¬ 
lieve that its sweet odor gives inspiration. 
The Flora Medica says, “ The leaf and seeds, when recent, 
and the root, both fresh and dried, are tonic and carminative, 
and may be considered the most elegant aromatic of our 
northern climes. By the Laplanders and Icelanders angelica 
is much in request, both as an article of food and for medi¬ 
cinal purposes. The former use it for many catarrhal and 
pectoral affections; the stalks, roasted, are used by them as 
an article of food; and we are told, by Sir George Mackenzie, 
that the Icelanders eat the stems and roots raw with butter. 
In this country [England,] the tender stems are cut in May, 
and made into an agreeable sweetmeat. By Gerarde angelica 
is extolled as a panacea for all the ills of life.” 
Intemperance, Grape. 
Pliny mentions a vine six hundred years old. 
The vine at Hampton Court, in the year 1816, produced 
a ton of grapes. 
Intrinsic worth, Gentian. 
The name is said to be derived from Gentianus, a king 
of Illyria. Some varieties of the gentian are used in medi¬ 
cine, the root being an excellent bitter. Bryant has sung 
the praises of the beautiful fringed gentian, and we quote 
