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Also, in the “ Siege of Caerlaverock ” (1300), 
we find it used as an emblem in describing 
the arms of Henry, Lord Tyas: 
i3an(ere ot Ijtmi H ®tds, 
f ltis blanche be un poll Itots 
tm cljtebron bermeil en mi. 
“ Henry le Tyes had a banner whiter than a smooth 
lily, with a red chevron in the middle.” 
The star of Bethlehem, than the appear¬ 
ance of which nothing is more sweet, more 
pure, or more agreeable, has also been made 
the emblem of purity. In the month of 
June it puts forth its long tuft of star-like 
flowers, white as the drifted snow. 
RARITY. 
MANDRAKE. 
The ancients attributed great virtues to 
this plant; but as they have not left any ac¬ 
curate description of it, we are ignorant what 
species they gave that name to. Our char¬ 
latans and mountebanks, profiting by the ig¬ 
norance of the people, frequently made diffe¬ 
rent roots into the form of a little man, which 
