LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS. 
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Sorcery, Enchanted Nightshade. 
Sourness, Barberry. 
Stoicism, Box. 
Strength, Fennel. 
The gladiators mixed it with their food to give them 
strength; and after the games of the arena, the victor was 
crowned with fennel. 
Milton speaks of the “ smell of sweetest fennel; ” and Long¬ 
fellow says, in the “ Goblet of Life,” — 
“ Above the lowly plants it towers, 
The fennel, with its yellow flowers; 
And in an earlier age than ours 
Was gifted with the wondrous powers 
Lost vision to restore.” 
Superior merit, Moss Rose. See p. 44. 
Surety, Cistus. 
Aristotle assures us that this plant preserves those who 
hold it in their hands from spirits and phantoms. 
Suspicion, Mushroom. 
Some kinds of mushrooms are edible, and others, resembling 
them closely, are very poisonous. 
Sweet disposition, Lavatera. 
The lavatera is an extremely delicate and lovely garden 
mallow. It is called after the celebrated physiognomist 
Lavater. 
Sweet memories, Periwinkle. See p. 20. 
Sympathy, Thrift. 
