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fruit the best autumnal gift that English Nature has ap- 

 pointed for her village children. 



n. URANIDES. Not merely because they are all of the 

 color of the sky, but also sacred to Urania in their di- 

 vine purity. ' Convoluta ' instead of ' convolvulus, ' 

 chiefly for the sake of euphony ; but also because per- 

 vinca is to be included in this group. 



in. CYLLENIDES. Named from Mount Cyllene in 

 Arcadia, because the three races included in the order 

 alike delight in rocky ground, and in the cold or moist 

 air of mountain-clouds. 



iv. OREIADES. Described in next chapter. 



v. PLEIADES. From the habit of the flowers belong- 

 ing to this order to get into bright local clusters. Sil- 

 via, for the wood-sorrel, will I hope be an acceptable 

 change to my girl-readers. 



vi. ARTEMIDES. Dedicate to Artemis for their ex- 

 pression of energy, no less than purity. This character 

 was rightly felt in them by whoever gave the name 

 ' Dianthus ' to their leading race ; a name which I should 

 have retained if it had not been bad Greek. I wish 

 them, by their name ' Clarissa ' to recall the memory of 

 St. Clare, as < Francesca ' that of St. Francis.* The 



* The four races of this order are more naturally distinct than bot- 

 anists have recognized. In Clarissa, the petal is cloven into a fringe 

 at the outer edge ; in Lychnis, the petal is terminated in two round- 

 ed lobes and the fringe withdrawn to the top of the limb ; in 

 Scintilla, the petal is divided into two sharp lobes, without any fringe 



