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YCLAMEN. . Class 5, Order:. As modest diffidence adds attractions to beauty, so does this graceful flower engage our notice by its unassuming carriage, for the cyclamen, although it expands its petals in an upright direction, never rears its head to the sun.

We present this emblem with a hope that the poets will not longer remain too diffident to let this pretty plant escape the harmony of their song, since we cannot find a line to form a motto, or grace the floral symbol of diffidence.

The church has dedicated this flower to.