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FLORAL RECORDS. II 
In Peru, where the worship of the Sun 
lingered till the Spaniards reached its shores, 
the consecrated Virgins of his temple wore 
crowns of sunflowers made of pure gold, and 
carried the same precious flowers in their 
hands during their worship. 
The Sunflower seeds are found useful for 
fattening poultry. 
The ALMOND TREE—the emblem of hope 
—has a very touching and tender legend 
attached to it. DrEmMopHooNn, the son of 
Theseus, returning from the siege of Troy, 
was wrecked upon the shores of Thrace, 
then governed by a youthful queen, named 
Phyllis. She received the unfortunate stranger 
kindly, pitied him, listened to his tale of the 
wonderful Trojan war, and finally married 
him. But Demophoon longed to see his 
native land again, and yearned to return to 
Athens. The tidings of his father’s death 
gave him at last a just excuse to leave his 
bride ; and he promised her that he would 
return to Thrace in a month, and told her 
on what day to expect him. But he did not 
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