536 Sckell's Landscape-Gardening. 



Art. III. The Landscape-Gardening of F. L. von ScJcell of Munich. 

 Translated from the German for the " Gardener's Magazine." 



(Continued from p. 305.) 



V. On the different Kinds of Trees, Shrubs, and Flowers, ivhich were particu- 

 larly dedicated to the different Gods and Goddesses, and which should surround 

 their respective Temples, as Part of their Attributes — continued. 



The ivy (jE/edera Helix) was the emblem of power, and of 

 unvarying youthful vigour, and it was sacred to Bacchus and 

 Hebe. The Bacchantes and their thyrsus, and the Fauns and 

 Satyrs during their orgies, were decorated with ivy. At the 

 marriage ceremony of the Greeks, a branch of ivy was presented 

 to the wedded pair, as an emblem of the marriage contract. 

 The ivy should be planted round the temple of friendship. Its 

 self- security in climbing, and its unalterable green, form an 

 excellent emblem of the constancy and duration of virtue. 



The tamarisk (Tamarix gallica) was sacred to Apollo. 



The chaste tree (Fitex ^'gnus castas) and the periwinkle 

 (Finca minor) were dedicated to Bacchus; and the savin 

 (Juniperus Sabina) was dedicated to Saturn. 



The box {Bnxus sempervirens) belonged to Pluto and Cy- 

 bele. 



The sweet marjoram (Origanum Majordjia) was sacred to 

 Hymen, the god of marriage. 



The rose was dedicated to Venus and love. It is called the 

 queen of flowers. With it the sacred altars were ornamented, 

 and with it were woven garlands dedicatedato the Graces, love, 

 and friendship, which were presented to the innocent bride; 

 and it is only to youth and to unsullied wedded innocence that 

 it can be considered a suitable decoration. It is an attribute, 

 also, of death, because it ornaments the graves, and it drops its 

 leaves like a symbol of perishableness and pain; and the more 

 particularly so when situated at the side of an urn which contains 

 the remains of virtue. 



The lily (Lilium candidum) was sacred to Juno. It is the 

 symbol of purity, innocence, modesty, and hope. In the mytho- 

 logical work entitled Les Siecles Pajens^ by M. I'Abbe S. de 

 Castres, in the 4th volume, p. 266., will be found a list of the 

 plants that were sacred to Juno ; and it is added that " among 

 the plants that were the most agreeable to this goddess, were 

 the dictamnus and the lily. The lily was also called Juno's rose 

 i?osa Juno?i/fl!. {Gj/rald. Hist. Deo?:, syntagm. 2.)" 



This beautiful flower is also of great consideration in the 

 Christian religion, as Madame de Genlis has so interestingly 

 explained in her work on plants. 



The violet (Fiola odorata) was dedicated to Cybele, and used 



