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mon with the nasturtium and many other flowers 
of the same colour. 
The mournful signification of the marygold 
can be modified in various ways. United with 
roses it is the emblem of the sweeter pains of 
love; alone it expresses inquietude or ennui. 
Woven with other flowers it represents the 
inconstant chain of life, ever good and evil in- 
terwoven. In the east a bouquet of marygolds 
and poppies expresses this thought, “I will 
allay your pains.” It is especially by these 
modifications that the Sentiment of Flowers 
renders the interpretation of our thoughts 
understood, 
Margaret of Orleans, maternal ancestor of 
Henry IV., had for her device a marygold 
turning towards the sun, with these words, 
“Je ne veux suivre que lui seul’? That 
virtuous princess wished to express by this device 
that all her thoughts and all her affections 
turned towards heaven, as the marygold does 
to the sun. 

manera 
INSPIRATION. 
ANGELICA. 
Tuis plant is named angelica in allusion to 
its agreeable smell and medicinal qualities. It 
has winged leaves divided into large segments ; 
its stalks are hollow and jointed, the flowers 


