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Gleadall, Eliza Eve / The beauties of flora : with botanic and poetic illustrations, being a selection of flowers drawn from nature arranged emblematically : with directions for colouring them
(1834)

A list of plates and corresponding emblems,   pp. [i]-ii


Page [i]

 
          A LIST OF PLATES AND CORRESPONDING EMBLEMSI 
PLATE                                                                   
                  PAGE 
1. The racemose Passionflower ................R. 
    raaftora rac emosa ... .... .. .. .. .. ....IRLGOSSPRTTO....1 
 2. The large blue Periwinkle............... 
                                           THE PLEASURES OF MEMORY .........................
    3 
    Vinca major ccetrulea... .. .... .... .. .. .....1 
 3. The myrtle-leaved Camellia or Japan Rose .....  B 
    Camellia japonica myrtifolia.. ..... . BEAUTY IS YOUR ONLY ATTRACTION..............
    The Persian Cyclamen....               DIFFIDENCE.i. 
    Cyclamen Persicum..                                                 
    ................. 
 4. The sweet-scented China Rose ............ 
          Roaodrt faeses..........          NFIDELITY .........................................
7 
    Rosa odorata flavescens .... ..      . 
    The blue Hepatica. .................... CONFIDENCE                  
                   ib 
    Hepatica ccerlea...........            CNIEC........................iJ
 5. The Cock's Comb Coral Tree............. 
    Erythrina cristagala...........................                     
            .... 
    The single white flowered Camellia or Japan Rose  B 
    Camellia japonica flore simplici alba .........  BEAUTY  YOUR ONLY ATTRACTION.................
 b. 
 6. The Helen Geranium .................. 
    Pelargonium Helena.......... ...........IPREFERENCE........................................
   11 
    The Garden Wallflower.............. 
    Cheiranthus cheiri... .............    FIDELITY IN MISFORTUNE............
              ib. 
 7. Smith's Geranium.................... 
    Pelargonium Smithii.* ..     ........I PREFERENCE.........................................13
    The sweet purple and white flowered Violets... 
    Viwlm odorata purpurea et alba.............*  PURITY OF SENTIMINT,CANDOUBjMODESTY&INNOCECl
, 
8. The snow flake-leaved Narcissus..............EGOTISM AND SELF. 
   Narcissu teretuli...................) 
9. The red-flowered tree Rhododendron ......... 
   Rhododendron arboreum rubrum ..........     DANGER........ 
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