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FLORAL EMBLEMS, 
HORROR, 
Creeping Cereus. — CactusJlagelliformis. 
“ O sight 
Of terror, foul and ugly to behold. 
Horrid to think, how horrible to feel!” 
Milton. 
This plant, so dangerous to the touch, is fre¬ 
quently called the serpent, and from hence 
the emblem. 
Yet Flora has bestowed upon it one of the 
most beautiful flowers in nature. 
HOSPITALITY. 
Oak.— Quercus. 
- “ the sturdy oak, 
A prince’s refuge once.” 
This noble British tree that feeds our herds, 
