. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. 52 FAMILIAR GARL-EN FLOWERS. thorn shows the faintest glimmer of greenness. Therefore if there is a sheltered nook near the house in which a thorn may be planted with propriety, then the Glastonbury thorn is the very tree for that nook, because it will make a cheerful object in the view from the windows in those early spring- days when new leaves and flowers are eagerly looked for as spiritual food to revive us from the depressions 01 the winter. The true story of the Glastonbury thorn, as told in the Gardener's Magazine fo
. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. 52 FAMILIAR GARL-EN FLOWERS. thorn shows the faintest glimmer of greenness. Therefore if there is a sheltered nook near the house in which a thorn may be planted with propriety, then the Glastonbury thorn is the very tree for that nook, because it will make a cheerful object in the view from the windows in those early spring- days when new leaves and flowers are eagerly looked for as spiritual food to revive us from the depressions 01 the winter. The true story of the Glastonbury thorn, as told in the Gardener's Magazine for Dec. 21st, 1878, is much more wonderful than the legendary nonsense that is retailed in guide-books, and makes it appear that the tree came originally from the East, and established itself at Glastonbury in a natural way and without the help of any miracle. " Gives not the hawthorn bush a sweeter shade To shepherds looking on their silly sheep, Than doth a rich emhroider'd canopy To kings, that fear their subjects' treachery P". Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hibberd, Shirley, 1825-1890; Hulme, F. Edward (Frederick Edward), 1841-1909. London : Cassell
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