File:Floral emblems (1825) (14746320211).jpg

Identifier: floralemblems00phi (find matches)
Title: Floral emblems
Year: 1825 (1820s)
Authors: Phillips, Henry, 1775-1838
Subjects: Flower language Flowers in literature
Publisher: London : Printed for Saunders and Otley ...
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

View Book Page: Book Viewer
About This Book: Catalog Entry
View All Images: All Images From Book
Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.

Text Appearing Before Image:
presses two tens, andthe odd number is formed by the addition ofberries, as in the representation of 35, wherethree tens and five berries denote the number,and 71 is pictured in the same manner. A hundred is represented on the sameprincipal by ten tens, and which may be in-creased by a third leaflet and a branch ofberries as far as 999, as the example 508. Athousand is distinguished by a frond of fern 28 FLORAL EMBLEMS. or brake, to which a leaflet may be added toincrease the number of thousands, in thesame manner as the hundreds. Thus anygiven number may be explained, or the dateof the year formed by foliage, as is shewn inthe emblematical British Ewer, on which ispictured the date of his majestys birth. Thus plate may be embossed or engraved,and china painted or enamelled, so as to com-memorate any event by ornamental emblems. In representing sums of money, the poundsare to be expressed by round leaflets, theshillings by oval, and the pence by longpointed leaves. Ho-Tal J:! m hi ems
Text Appearing After Image:
> y

Note About Images