mutt. 
(Estonia milgaris. Natural Order: Rosacece—Rose Family. 
YDONIA receives its name from a town in the island ot 
Wl |[ Crete, called Cydonia, famous for this species of fruit; und 
its English name is supposed to be derived from the French 
The 
coin, a corner, alluding to its irregular appearance. 
Quince tree grows quite dwarfish and straggling, the flowers 
are larger than the apple blossoms, and the fruit is as large 
as an orange, irregular in shape, yellow when ripe, and of a delightful 
fragrance peculiar to itself. The Japan Quince, grown as an orna¬ 
mental shrub, is much smaller in size, with flowers conspicuous for 
their beauty and brilliancy, ranging through the shades from white to 
scarlet. They are all hardy, and require little attention. 
'T'EMPTATIONS and trials, without and within, 
A 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. 
"OEAUTIFUL apparition! go not hence! 
Surely thou art a goddess, for thy voice 
Is a celestial melody, and thy form 
Self-poised as if it floated on the air! 
HPEMPTATION hath a music for all ears, 
* And mad ambition trumpeteth to all; 
And the ungovernable thought within 
Will be in every bosom eloquent. 
— Longfellovj. 
r PHE wind is like a mellow tune 
1 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. 
—' James Maurice Thompson. 
— Willis. 
/"'OULD’ST thou boast, O child of weakness, 
^ O’er the sons of wrong and strife, 
Were there strong temptations planted 
In thy path of life? —Whittier. 
TF you’re idle, you’re destroy’d; 
A All his force on you he tries: 
Be but watchful and employ’d, 
Soon the baffled tempter flies. —Mottet 
