FLORAL EMBLEMS. 
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HATRED. 
B a s i l .— Ocimum Basilicum. 
- “ The basil-tuft that waves 
Its fragrant blossom over graves.” 
This emblem is derived from superstitious 
prejudice which condemned the fragrant Basil 
as one of the most hurtful of all herbs. 
Locke observes, that “ hatreds are often 
begotten from slight and almost innocent oc¬ 
casions and Sherlock says, 
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Hatred has in it the guilt of murder.” 
