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lips, and holding a White Rose in the other. 
Love was said to have given him this Rose, in 
order to propitiate his favour. The ancients 
placed a carved Rose over the doors of their ban¬ 
queting rooms, to caution their guests not to 
repeat anything that might he said there. 
Simplicity, Single Rose. Simplicity embellishes 
beauty itself, and throws a veil over deformity, 
Clemence Isaure, who instituted the Floral Games, 
allotted a Single Rose as the prize of eloquence. 
Skill, Spider Ophrys. Arachne was a very clever 
embroideress, who ventured to challenge Minerva 
to a trial of skill in the practice of the art. The 
offended goddess changed her imprudent rival 
into a spider. The Spider 0[»hrys resembles the 
insect, which, under its repulsive form, has lost 
none of the skill of its predecessor. 
Sleep, Poppy. From the Poppy is obtained lauda¬ 
num, which soothes the senses and induces sleep. 
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Snare, Catchfly. The Catchfly is an appropriate 
emblem of the gross snares spread for imprudent 
youth. Flies, attracted by its smell, are caught 
by the viscous matter which covers its flower- 
