146 FUNEKAt FLOWEBS. 



And DIODORUS tells how she goes (( crowned 

 by the women of her house," meaning, no 

 doubt, crowned with flowers. 



When a woman in Tripoli dies, a large bou- 

 quet of fresh flowers, if they can be procured, 

 if not, of artificial, is fastened at the head of her 

 coffin. Upon the death of a Moorish lady of 

 quality, every place is filled with fresh flowers 

 and burning perfumes : at the head of the corpse 

 is placed a large bouquet, partly artificial, and 

 partly natural, and richly ornamented with silver. 

 TULLY, who describes these customs, mentions 

 a lady of high rank, who regularly visited the 

 tomb of her daughter, who had been three 

 years dead ; she always kept it in repair, and 

 with the exception of the great mosque, it was 

 one of the grandest buildings in Tripoli. From 

 the time of the young lady's death, the tomb 

 had always been supplied with the most expen- 

 sive flowers, placed in beautiful vases; and, in 

 addition to these, a great quantity of fresh 

 Arabian jessamine blossoms, threaded on thin 

 slips of the palm leaf, were hung in festoons 

 and tassels about this revered sepulchre. The 



