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The fragrance exhaled by the sweet briar, 
especially after a gentle shower, is so agreeable 
and refreshing, that we do not think it can be 
too thickly planted amidst our plantations and 
thickets. Dryden, from Chaucer, thus cele- 
brates its delightful fragrance : 
A sweeter spot on earth was never found: 
I looked, and looked, and still with new delight ; 
Such joy my soul, such pleasures filled my sight 5 
And the fresh eglantine exhaled a breath, 
Whose odours were of power to raise from death. 
hanna 
PREFERENCE. 
APPLE BLOSSOM. 
What virgin’s cheek 
Can match this apple bloom ? 
ELLIOTT. 
Wuart is more enchanting to the lover of 
nature than the apple tree when clad with its 
beautiful bloom in the early spring? and the 
more, that they hold forth the promise of an 
abundance of delicious fruit. The apple bloom 
is indeed a charming flower, and by some is 
preferred before the rose. 


