FINAL ACROSTIC.
Each of the words described contains the same number of letters. The primals will all be of the same letter; the finals will spell a name famous in history.
1. A small shell-fish. 2. An emblem. 3. A common plant having a scarlet blossom. 4. To weaken. 5. A specter. 6. An afternoon nap. 7. A leap. 8. Unassuming. 9. A violent effort. 10. Irony. 11. A channel.
"JUVENTUS."