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FLORAL EMBLEMS. 
GENTEEL, PRETTY. 
Rose .— P on, pone. 
This compact, pretty little offspring of the 
provins rose, comes about as near to its parent 
as the term genteel does to elegant, or pretty 
to beautiful. 
“ The pretty gentleman is the most complaisant creature 
in the world, and is always of my mind.” 
Spectator. 
GLORY. 
La u rel .—Prunus Laurocerasus. 
“ The laurel, meed of mighty conquerors.” 
Fairy Queen. 
To wear a crown of laurel has been the sol¬ 
dier’s ambition from the earliest ages to the 
present day ; and when placed on the brow of 
a hero who has defended his country, its rays 
are truly glorious. 
“ Think it no glory to swell in tyranny.” 
Sidney. 
