11G 
FLORAL EMBLEMS. 
DESIRE TO PLEASE. 
Mezereon . —Daphne Meter earn. 
“ Mezereon too, 
Though leafless, well attired, and thick beset 
With blushing wreaths, investing every spray.” 
Cowper. 
In floral language, this early flowering 
shrub is made to express a desire to please, 
whilst others make it one of the emblems of 
coquetry, comparing it to a nymph, who in 
the midst of winter seeks admiration in her 
summer robes. 
“ Leave such to trifle with more grace and ease, 
Whom folly pleases, and whose follies please.” 
Pope. 
