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therefore, well deserving of the appellation of 
Lasting Beauty. 
LOVE — Myrtle. See Legend of the “ Forget-me-Not, ’ 
page 22. 
LOVE’S CAPTIVE_ Peach-blossom. Every one who has 
beheld the rich bloom of the Peach must have been 
captivated by its beauty, whether seen on the velvet 
cheek of the fruit, or the delicate hue of its blossoms. 
MATEENAL LOVE — Moss. The soft, green velvet 
covering of many a spot which would otherwise be 
brown and barren; it grows around and shelters the 
stem of many a delicate flower, which would other¬ 
wise perish, and gives warmth to many a chilly 
nook; and so may fancy stretch, link by link, until 
it traces in it a resemblance to Maternal Love. 
MESSAGE_ Iris. So called from the messenger of 
Juno, one of the Oceanides ; also after the rainbow. 
Her business seems to have been to cut matters 
short, and no doubt amongst the young deities of 
Olympus she often carried the important message 
of love, and “popped the question.” There are 
about fifty varieties of the Iris. 
MODESTY —Blue Violet. See “Violet of the Valley,” 
page 33, and “ Flowers of Love,” page 36. 
MUSIC — Reeds. Pan, the god of Shepherds, is said to 
have first formed the Arcadian pipes from Eeeds, 
which he called Syrinx, in honour of a beautiful 
nymph who was changed into a Eeed. 
NEGLECTED BEAUTY — Meadow-sweet. My pre¬ 
decessors have been pleased to make this beautiful 
and fragrant flower, which is called the Queen of 
the Meadow, and whose perfume is sweet as that of 
the Hawthorn, the emblem of Uselessness. In con¬ 
tradistinction to the meaning they have assigned to 
