FLORAL EMBLEMS. 
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DISTINCTION. 
Cardinal’s Flower. —Lobelia Cardinalis. 
“ You hold a fair assembly; 
You are a church-man.” 
Shakspeare. 
This beautiful Mexican plant obtained the 
name of cardinal’s flower from the bright 
red colour of its corollas, on which account 
we place it as the symbol of distinction. 
“ In the wind and tempest of fortune’s frown. 
Distinction, with a broad and powerful fan. 
Puffing at all, winnows the light away.” 
