FLORAL EMBLEMS. 
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MEMORY. 
Syringa, or Mock Orange.— Philadelphus. 
“ The sweet syringa yielding but in scent 
To the rich orange.” 
Mason . 
This fragrant flower is made the emblem 
of memory, because when once we inhale 
its penetrating odour, it continues to dwell on 
the sense for a considerable time. 
“ Hail, memory hail! in thy exhaustless mine. 
From age to age unnumbered treasures shine ! 
Thought and her shadowy brood thy call obey, 
And place and time are subjects to thy sway ! 
Thy pleasures most we feel when most alone, 
The only pleasure we can call our own.” 
Rogers. 
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