FLORAL EMBLEMS. 
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TEMPERANCE 
Azalea.— Azalea. 
Make temp’rance thy companion ; so shall health 
Sit on thy brow.” 
This beautiful family of American plants 
were named Azalea, in allusion to their grow¬ 
ing- naturally in a dry soil only. 
They flourish in this country only when 
planted in poor heathy ground ; for when fed 
by the richly manured earth of English gardens 
they sicken and decay, disappointing the hopes 
of the planter. We have therefore made the 
Azalea emblematical of cc Temperance, that 
virtue without pride, and fortune without 
envy, which gives indolence of body and tran¬ 
quillity of mind ; the best guardian of youth, 
and support of old age.”— Temple. 
