HAUGHTINESS. PRIDE. 
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HATRED. 
BASIL. 
Poverty is sometimes represented under 
the figure of an old woman covered with rags, 
seated near a plant of basil. It is commonly 
said that hate has the eyes of a basilisk, be¬ 
cause this name has been given to a fabulous 
animal, which is stated to produce death by a 
single glance. Basil, however, is a name de¬ 
rived from the Greek, which signifies royal, and 
indicates the excellence of this fragrant plant. 
HAUGHTINESS. PRIDE. 
AMARYLLIS. 
Gardeners say that the amaryllis, of 
which there are numerous varieties, is a proud 
plant, because it frequently refuses its flowers 
to their most earnest cares. The Guernsey 
lily is a charming flower, and closely resem¬ 
bles the tuberose in appearance and size; it is 
of a cherry red colour, and, when the sun 
shines upon it, it seems studded with gems of 
gold. The name of this plant is derived from 
a Greek word, which has been not inappro¬ 
priately translated, by Monsieur Pirolle, as 
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