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FLORAL EMBLEMS. 
FORSAKEN. 
Lilac .— Syringa. 
-“ The lilac hangs to view 
Its bursting gems in clusters blue.” 
The eastern nations, from whence this beau¬ 
tiful shrub was originally brought, use the lilac 
as the emblem of the forsaken, because it is 
the flower lovers offer their mistresses when 
they abandon them. 
It may generally be observed, that those 
who forsake their family and friends, soon 
become anxious to run away from them¬ 
selves. 
