Alder was dedicated to Neptune. Apple „ „ „ Venus. Ash „ „ „ Mars. Bay „ „ „ Apollo. Beech „ „ „ Jupiter Ammon. Cornel Cherry „ „ „ Apollo. Cypress „ „ „ Pluto. Dittany „ „ „ Juno, Diana, and Luna. Dog-grass „ „ „ Mars. Fir „ „ „ Cybele and Neptune. Heliotrope „ „ „ Phœbus Apollo. Horsetail „ „ „ Saturn. Iris „ „ „ Juno. Ivy „ „ „ Bacchus. Laurel „ „ „ Apollo. Lily „ „ „ Juno. Maidenhair „ „ „ Pluto and Proserpine. Myrtle „ „ „ Venus and Mars. Narcissus „ „ „ Ceres, Pluto, and Proserpine. Oak „ „ „ Jupiter. Olive „ „ „ Minerva. Palm „ „ „ Mercury. Pine „ „ „ Neptune and Pan. Pink „ „ „ Jupiter. Pomegranate „ „ „ Juno. Poplar „ „ „ Hercules. Poppy „ „ „ Ceres, Diana, and Somnus. Rhamnus „ „ „ Janus. Rocket „ „ „ Priapus. Rose „ „ „ Venus. Vine „ „ „ Bacchus. Willow „ „ „ Ceres. To the Furies was consecrated the Juniper; the Fates wore wreaths of the Narcissus, and the Muses Bay-leaves. The Grecian Centaurs, half men, half horses, like their Indian brethren the Gandharvas, understood the properties of herbs, and cultivated them; but, as a rule, they never willingly divulged to mankind their knowledge of the secrets of the vegetable world. Nevertheless, the Centaur Chiron instructed Æsculapius, Achilles, Æneas, and other heroes in the polite arts. Chiron had a panacea of his own, which is named after him _Chironia Centaurium_, or _Gentiana Centaurium_; and, as a vulnerary, the _Ampelos Chironia_ of Pliny, or _Tamus communis_. In India, on account of the shape of its leaves, the _Ricinus communis_ is called _Gandharvahasta_ (having the hands of a Gandharva). [Tailpiece] [Headpiece] CHAPTER IV. Floral Ceremonies, Wreaths, and Garlands. The application of flowers and plants to ceremonial purposes is of the highest antiquity. From the earliest periods, man, after he had discovered “What drops the Myrrh and what the balmy Reed,”