THE VIOLET. 
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the care with which the Turks adorn their burial-places. 
He says, “ They are handsome and agreeable, which is 
chiefly owing to the many fine plants growing in them, 
and which they carefully place over their dead. Cy¬ 
presses (esteemed by them mourning trees) of remark¬ 
able height, and an innumerable quantity of rosemary, 
are mostly found here. The latter was in blossom, and 
afforded an aromatic and delicious odour.” 
THE VIOLET. 
VIOLA ODOKATA. 
“ Bring violet buds to shed 
Around my dying bed 
A breath of May, and of the woods’ repose.” 
This universal favourite, in poetry the rival of the 
rose, is a common indigenous plant, growing not only 
in most parts of England, but in every country 
throughout Europe. It is said, also, by some travellers, 
to be common in the palm groves of Barbary, where 
the blue and white grow together, and blossom in the 
winter. It is found wild in Palestine, and has been 
seen to blend its simple beauty with the gorgeous 
flowers of China, near Canton. 
