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mark the pink, veins that meander in every direc¬ 
tion over its leaves, sometimes so delicate as to be 
scarcely visible : study it well, and the more you 
do so the more beautiful it will appear: and 
learn thence to admire the skill and ingenuity 
displayed in the works of the Creator. 
Ingratitude, Buttercup. This plant is the rriost 
mischievous of any in our meadows: cultivation 
makes its bad qualities worse. It flowers from 
May to August. 
Injustice, Hop. The Hop is made the emblem of 
injustice, because its climbing tendrils stifle the 
trees and plants which they entwine in their 
embrace; and the prodigious vegetation of the 
whole plant speedily exhausts the soil upon 
which it grows. 
Innocence, Daisy. Page 51. 
Inspiration, Angelica. This beautiful plant, which 
grows in the northernmost countries, is employed 
to crown the Lapland poets, who fancy them¬ 
selves inspired by its odour. 
Intoxication, Vine. Anacharsis said that the Vine 
produces three kinds of fruit, intoxication, de¬ 
bauchery, and repentance ; and that he who is 
