FLORAL EMBLEMS. 
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INDEPENDENCE. 
Plum-tree . —Prunus domest ica . 
-“ The mealy plum 
Hangs purpling, or displays an amber hue.” 
Several kinds of plums grow without the aid 
of cultivation, and the tree has therefore been 
made the emblem of independence. 
“ Give me, I cry’d, enough for me. 
My bread and independency.” 
Pope. 
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There is a kind of plum in the city, oftener 
coveted than enjoyed. 
“ The miser must make up his plum, 
And dares not touch the hoarded sum.” 
Piior. 
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