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FLORAL EMBLEMS. 
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AMIABLENESS, 
Wh i t F. Jasmine . —Jasmin urn Officinale. 
“ The jessamine, with which the queen of flowers 
To charm her god, adorns his favourite bowers; 
Which brides by the plain hand of neatness drest, 
Unenvied rival! wear upon their breast; 
Sweet as the incense of the morn, and chaste 
As the pure zone which circles Dian’s waist.” 
Churchill. 
The beauty of this unassuming flower is even 
surpassed by its delightful odour ; may we thus 
always find loveliness accompanied by amia¬ 
bility, 
“ And brides, as delicate and fair 
As the white jasmine flowers they wear.” 
T. Moore. 
