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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 Helena. 
Me TEMPTATION, Quince. It has been asserted that 
nt the golden fruit in the garden of the Hes- 
an perides were Quinces, and that these tempted 
um Hercules to attack the dragon which guarded 
ay them: in confirmation of this conjecture, a 
fruhes statue of the demi-god, holding a Quince in 
meiaitr his hand, as a trophy, is referred to. It is 
er tae also alleged that it was by means of Quinces 
tal ite given to him by Venus that Hippomenes 
a 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- 



