THE CARNATION 87 



frid Strabo ' and Saint Mectilda/ are the symbols 

 of martyrdom, the carnation may foreshadow 

 the approaching death of the preacher, but they 

 are more probably simply a detail to give 

 verisimilitude to the composition, as is the dog 

 that worries a bone in the ' Dance of Salome ' 

 by the same master. 



' ' Hortulus,' Walafrid Strabo. 



^ ' Spiritual Grace,' Saint Mectilda. 



