



26 INTRODUCTION. 
JONQUIL. Have pity on my passion ! 
PEAR. Give me some hope! 
A ROSE, May you be pleased, and your sorrows 
mine ! 
A STRAW, Suffer me to be your slave ! 
CINNAMON. But my fortune is yours! 
PEPPER. Send me an answer ! 
Her Ladyship states that there is no flower 
without a verse belonging to it; and that it is 
possible to quarrel, reproach, or send letters of 
passion, friendship, or civility, or even of news, 
without ever inking the fingers. 
Happy the young and light-hearted maiden 
who, ignorant of the silly pleasures of the 
world, feels no occupation to be more agreeable 
than the study of plants. She seeks in the 
field her most touching ornaments; each 
spring brings to her new joys: and every 
morning a fresh harvest of flowers repays her 
diligent cultivation; a garden is to her an 


















