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Similar to those bestowed on the messenger 
of that goddess, by poets and mythological 
writers. 
The various Iris, Juno sends with haste. 
ovID. 
Iris is usually pourtrayed as descending from 
a rainbow; and the eye of heaven (Plutarch 
says that is the meaning of the word Iris) is 
not more variegated than the flower that has 
been honoured by her name. 
Tris, on saffron wings arrayed with dew 
Of various colours, through the sunbeams flew. 
VIRGIL. 
In England there are above fifty species of 
this plant, many having bulbous roots. The 
beautiful Iris has ever been considered to be 
the bearer of agreeable intelligence. 
wreennennna 
MILD, OR SWEET DISPOSITION. 
MALLOW. 
Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper 
roots for their meat. JOB XXX. 4. 
From the above passage we learn that the 
mallow was used for food by those nomadic 
