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(HuilOlUa wulciaris. Natural Order: Rosucclv — Rose Family. 



'DONIA receives its name from a town in the island of 



Ciete, called Cydonia, famous for this species of fruit: and 



Its English name is supposed to be derived from the French 



(oni. a corner, alluding to its irregular appearance. The 



Quince tree grows quite dwarfish and straggling, the flowers 



aie larger than the apple blossoms, and the fruit is as large 



s .111 oiange. irregular in shape, yellow when ripe, and of a delightful 



.igianee peculiar to itself. The Japan Quince, grown as an orna- 



ll mental shrub, is much smaller in size, with flowers conspicuous tor 



^ their beauty and brilliancy, ranging through the shades from white to 



%Mf^) scarlet. The\ are all hardy, and require little attention. 





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'T'EMPTATIONS and trials, without and within, 



From the pathway of virtue the spirit may lure; 

 But the soul shall grow strong in its triumphs o'er sin, 

 And the heart shall preserve its integrity pure. 



T)EAUTIFUL apparition I go 

 '-' Surely thou art a goddess, for th. 

 Is a celestial melody, and thy form 

 Self-poised as if it floated on the air! 



hen 



T 



EMPTATION hath a music for all ears, 



-Loilfffellcn'. 



And mad ambition trumpeteth to all ; 

 And the ungovernable thought within 

 Will be in every bosom eloquent. 



^PHE wind 



is like a mellow I 

 vs me round the 

 is the fragrant lull of June 

 Becalms me for a little whil 

 Midmost their tuneful lure .- 



pOULD'ST thou boas 

 ^ O'er the sons of wr< 



^^ L^s* 



Were there -tr 



In thy path of life 



O child of weakr 

 f wrong and strife, 

 temptations planted 



r, 



lou 're idle. 

 II his force 

 Be but watchful 



Mntlricf Thnmpson 



lOu 're destroy 

 m you he trie 

 ind employ'd, 



