Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-02-08

laTn the sweet scented flowers, Heavenly AIu
win which thou paintest natures "ioe-
v,., Sp,s = pdeIigbtfnl lesson thou lmpartcst
vi 'o'e ~ HORACE SMITH.
The Cherry. HerrIck's "Cherry
Ripe" is Que of the daintiest little oon,
ceits in the English language anu
Barry Cornwall has addressed some
beautiful lines to the Wild Cherry.
"Notbipr so prave-nothing so free,
AZ tbou. NV wild, wild Cherry tree!
The Chestnut. The green chestnut
hnrr covered over with prickles mas
ronoh and unatiractive appearance Dut
II has a sweet nut undt rneath wnehce
II is supposed to exclalm, "Do me JUS
tIce." .,
The China Aster coming to us IRON
China. was given its name from tne
starry flowers. A missionary Is salu 10
have introduced the seed into Europe
The sEiIful hand of the florist by care
fnI cultivation has surrounded I's
Golden disc with all the colors OF tne
Rainbow whence it has been sslu W
symbolize variety.
Cinauefoll POtentIlls- The latter
and more common name expresses
the potency of the plant for medicinal
nses and it has been called the be-
loved Daughter" from the habit of the
leaves in rainy weather, which ara"
together aud incline over the iower
as a tender mother shields her daugh-
ter from the storms OF life. ~
Clematis, Virgins Bower. ms
ranid climber is a gre t favorite for
training over lattices and windows.
The Juices of the plant are very
acrid and are sometimes used
nv beegars to produce alterations
nnon their flesh whereby to ex-
cite the pity OF charitable people and
thus procure money. From THIS the
clematis is supposed to Represents
''artitice."
The Glove tree is a native OF the
Molucce Islands where the natives u.s.
the cloves as marks of distinction
They describe their notabilltles as De-
ing possessed of one, two, or three
cloves as a European would speak OF
the titles of the nobility. For THIS
reason it is said to represent Dignity:
The Columbine has been suggested
as our National flower on account OF
certain fanciful resemblances OF the
names to facts in our history. Colum-
bine suggests Columbus and Aquilegis,
the botanical name signifying an eagle.
might represent the bird of freedom,
Bat the flower on the whole reminding
one OF cap and bells. has been consid-
cred the emblem of Folly, which sug-
gestion we as Americans would OBJ
lect to in an emblem OF nationality.
The Coriander, having somewhat
offensive odor to its leaves, lncllnes q
person to dislike the plant but the
pleasant aromatic flavor of the seeds
redeem its reputation, whence its lam
guage is said to express Hidden Mer-
1T.
Corn Poppy. 1t is as the inducer OF
sleep that this flower Is made the en-
blem of Consolation.
The Cowslip. Pr!mula veris. This
pretty English flower blossoming SO
easily In the spring appropriately SYM
bolizes early joys" The flower
known in this country is the Marsh
Marlgold, which Tenryson mentions
in his "Queen of the May"
"And the wild Marsh -Marigold
shines like fire in swamps and hollows
gray"
Crocus also in allusion to its early
habit of blooming Is the pleasing type
of the pleasures of Hope" promise
of the future beauties of the blossom
ing spring,