Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-06-29

World Wide Admiration OF the Roso-An-
cmene. Amaranth and Asphodel- But-
tprcups and Daisies--The Torget-sEo-Not.
Tradition of the Liiy-arodest Violet.
The Syrians regarded the rose as an
emblem Of Immortality. Chinese plant it
over graves, and In the Tyrol it Is said to
produce sleep. Germans call the rose Of
Jericho the Christmas rose, and It Is sup
posed to divine the events Of the year. II
stepped in water, on Christmas eve Il Is
said in Persia that there is a certain
charmed day in which tho rose has a
heart Of gold. Another tradition relates
that there is o silver table on a certain
Mount Calassy in India, and on this table
lies silver rose that contains two beauti.
full women who praise God without ceas-
ing. In tho center of the rose is the
triangle-the residence OF God.
It Is said that if white rose blooms IN
autumn an early death is prognosticated,
while an autumn blooming red rose signi.
fics marriage. The red rose. it Is also
said, will not bloom over grave Rose
leaves are sometimes thrown on the fire
for good luck and o rose bush may be
made to bloom in autumn by pruning it
on st. Johns day. Here, as we'll as in
France and Italy, it is believed that rosy
cheeks will come to the lass who buries
drop Of her blood under q rose bush.
In Posen, young women assure the tidel-
ity of their lovers by carrying a rosebud
In the breast. Rose leaves are chosen for
divinatlon in Thuringia. the maiden hav.
ing several lovers scattering a leaf named
after each one on the water; the leaf that
sinks last is the true lover.
ANENoNE, AAfARANTH. AsPHoDEL
The anemohe was regarded as the SYM
Dol Of sickness in ancient Egypt. It was
fabled to have sprung from the tears wcpt
by Venus over Adonis. The amaranth
would, says Pliny. recover its color If
sprinkled with water. It was symbol
Of Immortality, the word meaning ''ever
lasting" The asphodel was its opposite
meaning regret" The spirits OF the
dead were thought to subsist ON this
flower The bachelors button is so named
because youths carried one in the pocket
to divine their success in love. If the
flower died, 1t was an i'll omen The
flower basil is test of purity. If it is
put under the plate of an impure maiden
In Voigtland, she will not touch it.
Our familiar buttercup was so named
from an idea that its consumption in
creased the butter producing quality of
the cows milk. Cows never eat them
but they grow only in dry, rich pastures
The columbine was anciently called O
'thankless flower" and was the emblem
of forsaken lovers. The meek little daisy,
opening its eye with the light of the
planet Venus. has always been favorite
with the poets. It's star form caused ii
to be an object of superstition and Ger.
man maidens prognosticated their fortunes
with it.
The forget-me-not is one of the flowers
that in German lore guard treasures en-
tombed in caveras. The Swiss regard
with superstitious feeling the little edel
weiss (our cats foot or everlasting) It's
Swiss name signifies noble purity.
LEGEND AND TRADITION.
The common nlarigold is named in
French Soucis (care) In Breton legend
If touched by the bare foot of a pure
hearted person on certain morning, it
gives power to understand the language
Of birds. The crocus signifies unre.
Quilted love. The poppy is a well known
symbol Of death. The snowdrop IS sacred
to the Virgin Mary. The primrose IS OH
important flower in folk fore. The Ger
mans name it ssSchlussel blume,' or key
flower. It is tabled to open the way to
treasures.
The lily IS traditicnally the emblem Of
Dlana ana 1AllEns Adams second wife.
To the people of India and Egypt it typi-
fed fertility, to ths prophets it had
mysterious signifcstion. It Is potent
against withcraft in Germany, If gath
cred with prayer Spanish superstition
credits it with the rower of restoring to
the human shape any one who has been
transformed to an animal It is remedy
for venomous bites IN England, and It
was formerly thought that the number of
flowers on the finest stem indicated the
price Of grain for the season.
The thistle, gathered in silence, was
formerly valued charm. It was sacred
to Thor, and was one Of the many plants
that protected dwellings from lightning.
In England, the milk thistle is Our
Lady's thistle, and the plant is well
known as the national emblem Of Scot
land Lastly, there Is the modest violet,
type Of humility. Mohammedans are fond
of it, as their founder reyered 1t as q type
of bis religion II was the badge of me-
diRval minstrels, and golden violet was
the prize In the poetical contests az Tou-
louise. Z. Q. Dassett in Globe Democrat