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Show Names of Flowers. It is interesting to know how certain cer-tain flowers cot their names. Many wore named after Individuals. For Instnnce, Fuchsias were bo called because be-cause they were discovered by Leonard Leon-ard Fuchs. Dahlias were named for Andro Dahl, who brought them from l'eru. The Camclln was so called for a missionary named Knmel, who brought some miignlflcent specimens of tho flower to Franco from Japan. He called it the Itoho of Japan, but his friends chunged It to Ciimeliu. Magnolias were nnmed In luinor of I'rof. Mngnol do Montpelier, who Hrst brought tho boautlful trees to Franco from America and Asia. Uccauso they tremblo with tho wind is Uiu niennlug of Anemones. Tho Latin word to wash is lnvnre, nnd Lavender received ltn namo becauso tho Romans put the flowers into the water when they washed, to perfume their hands. |