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OBSTACLE. 
REST HARROW. 
Tas is called ononis, from onos, an ass, 
because asses only feed upon this prickly 
plant. “It was formerly very troublesome in 
corn fields, on account of its long ligneous 
roots obstructing the progress of the plough, 
and its thorny branches the harrow;” and on 
this account it has been made the emblem of 
obstacle ; “ but in all properly cultivated lands 
the plant has disappeared.” 
rennin 
ORNAMENT. 
HORNBEAM. 
Tue introduction of so many exotic shrubs 
and trees within the last century has banished 
some of our native plants from the grove, while 
fashion has entirely removed the hornbeam, of 
which the labyrinth, the maze, the alleys, the 
verdant galleries, arcades, porticoes, and arches 
of our forefathers were made. 
The French have made it the emblem of 
ornament, from the splendid effect produced by 

