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FLORAL EMBLEMS. 
TEARS. 
He l e n i u m .— Helenium. 
“ Sweet drop of pure and pearly light! 
In thee the rays of virtue shine ; 
More calmly clear, more mildly bright. 
Than any gem that gilds the mine. 
Benign restorer of the soul! 
Who ever fly’st to bring relief. 
When first she feels the rude control 
Of Love or Pity, Joy or Grief.” 
Rogers. 
This plant is named after the fair daughter 
of Leda, whose beauty caused the Trojan war, 
and from whose tears it is said to have sprung, 
which gave rise to the emblem. 
