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FLORAL EMBLEMS. 
HONESTY. 
Honesty .— -Lunaria. 
mine honesty shall be my dower.” 
This pretty flower owes its valuable name 
to the nature of its singular seed vessel, that 
honestly shews its number of seeds. 
Lunaria was formerly used for the most 
dishonest purposes. 
“ Enchanting lunary here lies. 
In sorceries excelling.” 
Drayton, ’ 
