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Show OO EVERY FLOWER I HAS A STORY ! ALL ITS OWN ' In tho language of flowers, the lrU j signifies a message. IH I Since Iris was the messenger of tho i gods and conducted the souls of dead IH . women to their final resting place. IH the Greeks decorated the graves of their women with purple iris. This flower was widely used in old j Egyptian archltf .ure. It slglnficd power po-wer and eloquence to the Egyptians and Ha.. therefore, carved on the I I brow of the Sphinx and upon the I scepters their king-" NATIONAL FLOWER OF PRAX0B. ! Tho Iris, or tho fleur-de-lis, is tho 1 national flower of Prance. It was orig- I I lnally called fleur-de-Louls. The ancients valued It highly for j I medical purposes. A powder made from the root, mixed with honey, was used for broken bones, and It was al-so al-so considered beneficial for snake bites. W hen gathering it, tho name of the patient and tho disease which j It was to euro had to bo mentioned. A valuable perfume and oil was also obtained from the Iris. OLD GREEK LEGEND. The Legend as to how the flower re- j celved its name goes back to the Greeks. Iris was the messenger of ths H gods and ths rainbow was dedicated to II her On her birthday. Juno Invited I all the flowers to celebrate tho oc- j caaloa They ail came in their prettiest pret-tiest frocks. Among them were three sisters. -"'"; OUSl dressed In gowns of purple yellow and red. and who were unknown. Since they had no name, they w-re called Iris, because their gi wi I v. ere the color of the rainbow. , OO |