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INTRODUCTION. 
“ your pride is checked,” by holding it 
downwards either to the left or the right, as 
the sense requires. 
In the same manner the wallflower, which 
is made the emblem of fidelity in misfortune, 
if presented with the stalk upwards, would 
insinuate that the person was considered no 
friend to the unfortunate. Thus various sen¬ 
timents may be expressed by all the flowers 
noticed in these emblems, but which are 
principally intended as floral mottos. 
