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FLORAL EMBLEMS. 
TARDINESS. 
Flax-leaved Goldy-locks.— Chrysocoma Linosyris. 
“ Cry mercy, lords, and watchful gentlemen. 
That you have ta’en a tardy sluggard here.” 
Shakspeare. 
This British plant, whose blossoms sleep 
until other flowers have sported their day, is 
more conspicuous through its tardiness than 
its beauty, like those who reserve their revels 
until the time of rest, as if aware that their 
attractions would be overlooked if associated 
with the multitude. 
