ever. 
  Fox-glove—­Insincerity.  You are false. 
  Geranium—­Gentility and elegance. 
  Gilly-Flower—­Thou art fair. 
  Golden Rod—­Encouragement.  You will succeed. 
  Grass—­Submission. 
  Heart’s Ease—­Love in idleness. 
  Heliotrope—­Devotion.  Let us pray for each other. 
  Hellebore—­Calumny.  You have listened. 
  Hollyhock—­Ambition.  I seek glory. 
  Honeysuckle—­Dost thou love me? 
  Houstonia—­Content ever with thee. 
  Hyacinth, Purple—­Sorrow.  I am sad. 
  Hydrangea—­Heartlessness. 
  Ivy—­Wedded Love.  We are happy. 
  Jasmine, White—­I desire a return of my affection. 
  Larkspur—­Haughtiness. 
  Laurel—­Ambition.  I will win. 
  Laurustinus—­A token.  Pray remember. 
  Lavender—­Acknowledgment. 
  Lilac—­Fastidiousness. 
  Lily, White—­Purity and beauty. 
  Magnolia—­You are beautiful. 
  Marigold—­Jealousy—­I have cause. 
  Mignionette—­I live for thee. 
  Moss—­Patience, or pray wait. 
  Oak-Leaf—­Courage.  I will endure. 
  Passion-Flower—­Piety.  Trust in God. 
  Periwinkle—­Memory.  Never forget. 
  Pink—­Household love.  I am at home. 
  Poppy—­Forgetfulness. 
  Primrose—­Neglected merit. 
  Rose—­Love, or I love you. 
  Rue—­Disdain.  Go:  never return. 
  Saffron—­Marriage—­when? 
  Snow-drop—­Faithful in adversity. 
  Thyme—­Thriftiness.  I am diligent. 
  Tulip—­Beautiful eyes.  Look on me. 
  Violet—­I dream of thee. 
  Willow—­Forsaken—­never more. 
  Wheat—­Prosperity—­I wish thee. 
  Yew—­Penitence.  I am sorry.

567.  French polish for boots, &c.

Logwood chips, half a pound; glue, quarter of an ounce; soft soap, quarter of an ounce; isinglass, quarter of an ounce; boil these ingredients in two pints of vinegar and one of water, during ten minutes after ebulition, then strain the liquid.  When cold it is fit for use.  To apply the French polish, the dirt must be washed from the boots, &c.; when these are quite dry, the liquid polish is put on with a bit of sponge.

568.  An ILLUMINOUS bottle

By putting a piece of phosphorus, the size of a pea, into a phial, and adding boiling oil until the bottle is a third full, a luminous bottle is formed; for, on taking out the cork, to admit atmospheric air, the empty space in the bottle will become luminous.  Whenever the stopper is taken out in the night, sufficient light will be evolved to show the hour upon a watch; and if care be taken to keep it in general well closed, it will preserve its illuminative power for several months.

569.  Chinese method of mending china

Take a piece of flint-glass, beat it to a fine powder, and grind it well with the white of an egg, and it joins china without riveting, so that no art can break it in the same place.  You are to observe, that the composition is to be ground extremely fine.