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Title: Flowers and heraldry; or, Floral emblems and heraldic figures, combined to express pure sentiments, kind feelings, and excellent principles ..
Year: 1851 (1850s)
Authors: Tyas, Robert, 1811-1879
Subjects: Heraldry Flowers in art
Publisher: London, Houlston & Stoneman (etc., etc.)
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s were at oneagain. This union brought together thetwo extremes of two fiercely contending PER BEND. £07 parties, and thus the red and white roseswere united in the persons of the Princessof York and Henry the Seventh. Since then the ancient kingdom ofScotland has been united with England,constituting the kingdom of Great Britain,and later still that of Ireland has joinedthe friendly union, its national badgebeing the symbol of that compact bywhich the once independent three areblended in one United Kingdom, and wellmay we say of these, Tria juncta inuno, and ask ^ Quis separabit ? Thus expressive of that union whichis the result of enlightened policy, actedupon by Christian principles, is the com-bination here presented to our view,which will lead us to hope, nay willconfidently assure us, that the time willcome when there shall be unity and peaceamong all nations;—when those powersnow most opposed to each other shallillustrate the truth of the motto,—Extremesmeet. Plate, X)fll.
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III.PER FESS. Per Fess dancettee, gules and vert, A white Chrysantliemum beliold,WTiicli learned botanists assert Will well sustain our Autumns cold;Full true it is that oft we findThis flower lingering long behind, When others blooming sooner fail;Apt emblem thus of cheerful minds.Which bear in hope those adverse winds That meet them in this tearful vale. AnojS. Eoll of Aems. The chrysanthemum is indeed a valuableacquisition to our gardens and conserva-tories. Of late years many very beautifulvarieties have been added by our ingeniousfloriculturists, and hence their flowers ofmany hues, all bright and cheerful, imparta charm to the cold months of Novemberand December, which were once unen-livened by the presence of any of Floraslively train. How well suited is it thusrendered to be an emblem of that cheer-p 210 FLOWERS AND HERALDRY. fulness which some persons are able tomaintain amid the storms and tempests ofadversity. It is a power much to bedesired and worthy of being sought after

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