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May until August by a mass of pink flowers, 
which form a charming contrast with the blue 
of the ocean. 
Tears, Helenium. The flowers of the Helenium 
resemble small suns of a beautiful yellow. 
They blow in autumn with the asters. They 
are said to have been produced by the tears 
of Helen. 
Temptation, Quince. It has been asserted that 
the golden fruit in the garden of the Hes- 
perides were Quinces, and that these tempted 
Hercules to attack the dragon which guarded 
them: in confirmation of this conjecture, a 
statue of the demi-god, holding a Quince in 
his hand, as a trophy, is referred to. It is 
also alleged that it was by means of Quinces 
given to him by Venus that Hippomenes 
amused Atalanta during the race with her, 
and won it. It is further supposed that the 
fruit of the forbidden tree, which Eve was 
tempted to pluck, was the Quince and not the 
apple, as it is generally believed. 
Thankfulness, Agrimony. This is a pretty 
campanula, whose flowers, of the most deli- 
