INSPIRATION. 
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“ Je ne veux suivre que lui seul .” That 
virtuous princess wished to express by this 
device that all her thoughts and all her affec¬ 
tions turned towards heaven, as the marigold 
does to the sun. 
INSPIRATION. 
ANGELICA. 
This plant is named angelica in allusion 
to its agreeable smell and medicinal qualities. 
It has winged leaves divided into large seg¬ 
ments ; its stalks are hollow and jointed, the 
flowers grow in an umbel upon the tops of 
the stalks, and consist of five leaves, suc¬ 
ceeded by two large channelled seeds. Ar¬ 
changelica is sometimes cultivated in gar¬ 
dens for its leaf-stalks, 1 * to be blanched and 
eaten as celery, or candied with sugar. In 
Lapland, where it is also found, it is used to 
crown poets, who fancy themselves inspired 
by its agreeable odour. 
