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@Onince, 
Cydonia vulgaris. Narurar Orver: Rosacee —Rose family. 
. PY DONIA receives its name from a town in the island of 
Crete, called Cydonia, famous for this species of fruit; and 
2 its English name is supposed to be derived from the French 
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com, a corner, alluding to its irregular appearance. The 
© Quince tree grows quite dwarfish and straggling, the flowers 
are larger than the apple blossoms, and the fruit is as large 
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‘@ fragrance peculiar to itself The Japan Quince, grown as an orna- 
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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. 
—Burleigh, 
EAUTIFUL apparition! go not hence! EMPTATION hath a music for all ears, 
Surely thou art a goddess, for thy voice And mad ambition trumpeteth to all; 
Is a celestial melody, and thy form And the ungovernable thought within 
Self-poised as if it floated on the air! Will be in every bosom eloquent. 
—Long fellow. —Willis. 
fens wind is like a mellow tune 
That blows me round the siren’s isle; 
It is the fragrant lull of June 
Becalms me for a little while, 
Midmost their tuneful lure and wile. 
—Fames Maurice Thompson. 
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OULD'ST thou boast, O child of weakness, F you’re idle, you’re destroy’d; 
O’er the sons of wrong and strife, All his force on you he tries: 
Were there strong temptations planted Be but watchful and employ’d, 
\ In thy path of life? ~— Whittier. Soon the baffled tempter flies. —afosse é 
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