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FLORAL EMBLEMS. 
DIGNITY. 
Laurel-leaved Magnolia.— Magnolia grandiflora. 
The grandeur of this flower is appropriate 
to the elevated station which it takes in the 
vegetable kingdom, for in its native soil it 
advances itself above the forest trees, display¬ 
ing its dignity, and dispensing its fragrance 
throughout the woods of Florida. 
It is remarked by an elegant writer that 
“ some men have a native dignity, which 
will procure- them more regard by a look, 
than others can obtain by the most imperious 
commands.” 
