into a wreath and placed on her head 

 The robbers, conscience stricken at the 

 vision, renounced their evil ways, and 

 were converted to a better life. 



Achilles Tatius, writing " The Loves 

 of Clitophon and Leucippe" in the 

 fifth century, compares his love to all 

 kinds of charming flowers. 



" Leucippe's countenance faire sur- 

 passed the rare and exquisite splendour 

 of the peacocke, nay the whole garden, 

 for in her forehead were dalTodillies, 

 in her cheekes roses, in her eyes violets, 

 her locks were more curled than the 

 twining Ivie, and every part held such 

 correspondence with the Garden, that 

 I may truly say the best flowers were 

 in her face." 



William Lawson, gardener and 

 writer, gives too his partial favours 

 for " The Rose red, damaske, velvet 

 and double, double province Rose, the 

 sweet muske Rose double and single, 

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