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the use of the fragrant “Dew of the Sea.” 
At her bridal it silently bade the bride bear 
away to her new home the remembrance of 
the dear old roof-tree which had sheltered 
her youth, and of the loving hearts which 
had cherished her. At the funeral it was 
a pledge that the beloved, laid to their last 
sleep, would be long and fondly remembered 
by the survivors. 
There was also a wide-spread belief in 
the efficacy of the herb as a counter-charm 
against witchcraft ; another reason, probably, 
for its use at weddings and burials, and for 
its presence in the dock of the accused in 
courts of justice. 
The Portuguese called it Avcrum, or Elfin- 
plant, and in Spain it is still worn as an anti- 
dote to the evil eye. 
“* Daffodils, 
That come before the swallow dares, 
And take the winds of March with beauty,” 
next merit our notice. 
Very beautiful are the “Lent Lilies,” as 



