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FRIVOLOUS AMUSEMENT. 
FRIVOLITY. 
LONDON PRIDE. 
This pretty and almost universal border 
plant, is a species of saxifrage. It has re¬ 
ceived the name also of none-so-pretty; 
and, if we view it with attention, we shall 
acknowledge that its prettily spotted petals, 
which are painted with so much delicacy, 
fully deserve this appellation. Notwith¬ 
standing its beauty, it has been made the 
emblem of a light and frivolous sentiment, 
for a lover would think it an insult to his 
mistress, to present her with a nosegay of 
its flowers. 
FRIVOLOUS AMUSEMENT. 
BLADDER NUT TREE. 
The fruit of the bladder nut tree deto¬ 
nates, when pressed between the fingers. 
Idle people sometimes partake with children 
of the frivolous amusement which this effect 
affords. 
