194 MILD, OH SWEET DISPOSITION. 
are similar to those bestowed oh the mes¬ 
senger of that goddess, by poets and mytho¬ 
logical writers. 
The various Iris, Juno sends with haste. 
OVID. 
Iris is usually portrayed as descending 
from a rainbow; and the eye of heaven 
(Plutarch says that is the meaning of the 
word Iris) is not more variegated than the 
flower that has been honoured by her name. 
Iris, on saffron wings arrayed with dew 
Of various colours, through the sunbeams flew. 
VIRGIL. 
In England there are above fifty species 
of this plant, many having bulbous roots. 
The beautiful Iris has ever been considered 
to be the hearer of agreeable intelligence. 
MILD, OR SWEET DISPOSITION. 
MALLOW. 
Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper 
roots for their meat. job xxx. 4. 
From the above passage we learn that the 
mallow was used for food by those nomadic 
