










284 LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS. 
Nieur, Night Convolvulus. There are several 
species of beautiful bindweed that open only 
at night. They are natives of hot coun- 
tries. 
Oracte, Rustic, Dandelion. Page 158. 
ORNAMENT, Hornbeam. This tree formerly con- 
stituted a principal ornament of large gardens. 
It was employed to form long screens of ver- 
dure, arches, obelisks, pyramids, and colon- 
nades. Le Notre has shewn at Versailles 
with what skill and taste he could introduce 
it into his noble compositions. 
PATIENCE, Patience Dock. The root of this 
plant is frequently used in medicine: it is 
extremely bitter. 
Peace, Olive. Peace, Wisdom, Concord, Cle- 
mency, Joy, and the Graces, are crowned with 
Olive. The dove sent out by Noah brought 
back tothe ark an Olive branch, as an emblem 
of that peace which Heaven had granted to 
the earth. 
———, Hazel. Page 249. 
PERFECTION, Strawberry. Page 119. 
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