. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. THE PONTIC AZALEA. NE of tlie many strikinj^' incidents uE the retreat of the ten thousand, as told Ijy XeUdjilion in liis "Ana- basis/' is that of the poisoning of many of tl)e soldiers who liad eaten of honey in the neiyhlxiur- hood of Treliizonde. The event (;)ccnrred soon after that wondrous cry, " Thalatta! Thalatta ! " which arose from the weary hiist at the first sight of the Euxine under the guidance of the servant of the Governor of Gymnias, and it heightens the dramatic effect of the situatiun. The
. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. THE PONTIC AZALEA. NE of tlie many strikinj^' incidents uE the retreat of the ten thousand, as told Ijy XeUdjilion in liis "Ana- basis/' is that of the poisoning of many of tl)e soldiers who liad eaten of honey in the neiyhlxiur- hood of Treliizonde. The event (;)ccnrred soon after that wondrous cry, " Thalatta! Thalatta ! " which arose from the weary hiist at the first sight of the Euxine under the guidance of the servant of the Governor of Gymnias, and it heightens the dramatic effect of the situatiun. The Colchiaus had refused them permission to 2)ass through their country, and Xenophon liad said, "These alone stand between us and oui- native land ; let us eat them ; Then the Colchiaus learned somewhat of the Greek manner of fighting, and they fled iu dismay, leaving the soldiers masters of theii- deserted villages. Then occurred the last of their adventures, which is thus. 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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