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PRIVATION. 225 
PRESUMPTION. 
SNAP-DRAGON. 
The flowers of the snap-dragon are some¬ 
times of so vivid a scarlet colour that we 
cannot look upon them with a fixed eye. 
We have introduced them into our gardens 
on account of their beauty ; but frequently, 
like the presumptuous, it is so importunate 
in spreading itself that we are obliged to 
banish it for ever. 
PRIVATION. 
MYROBALAN. 
The myrobalan is a species of plum tree, 
and produces a fruit which has the appear¬ 
ance of a very beautiful cherry. This fruit 
contains a faint juice, so disagreeable, that 
even the birds refuse to eat them. 
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