84 ( ALKXDAK OF FLOWKKIXC; 



South, and South-west winds. It is the home of the 

 copper-coloured chaffinch. and figures in many of the 

 ancient mythologies as possessing various powers for 

 good. With the Scandinavians, it was the goddess 

 Iduna who had the care of the apples which would 

 confer immortality upon all who ate them ; and she 

 used to keep them for the gods to eat when they found 

 themselves growing old. 



Pyrus Maulei 



Is one of the most beautiful flowering shrubs we 

 possess, and somewhat resembles the P. japonica, 

 though its branches are more slender, and its leaves 

 and flowers smaller. The latter are of a vivid orange- 

 scarlet colour, and appear in masses on every brand i 

 in April. Then again, the effect in Autumn of the 

 golden fruit, which remains on the shrub until the 

 leaves drop off. is truly delightful. It would make a 

 capital hedge where one wanted a low one, for it does 

 not grow more than 3 ft. high. For soil and propaga- 

 tion. v. P. ba 



Pyrus spectabilis flore pleno 



Should either be planted by itself, or grouped with 

 the P. Jioribundd on the grass; and no more beautiful 

 effect can be imagined than that of a clear blue 



