XIV. THE LILY OF THE ANNUNCIATION 162 XV. THE LILY OF THE ANGEL GABRIEL 177 XVI. THE FLOWERS OF THE DIVINITY 191 XVII. THE FLOWERS OF THE VIRGIN 197 XVIII. THE LILY OF THE SAINTS 219 XIX. THE VINE 235 XX. THE FRUIT OF THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE 240 XXI. THE GOURD 257 XXII. THE POMEGRANATE 261 XXIII. THE STRAWBERRY 268 XXIV. FRUIT IN GARLANDS 272 PARADISE. GIOVANNI DI PAOLO 277 THE QUEEN OF HEAVEN. H. VAN EYCK 279 THE ADORATION OF THE SHEPHERDS. H. VAN DER GOES 281 LA PURISSIMA. MURILLO 283 THE GIRLHOOD OF MARY, VIRGIN. D. G. ROSSETTI 285 LIST OF AUTHORITIES 287 INDEX OF ARTISTS 289 INDEX OF FLOWERS 291 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PLATE PAGE I. THE VIRGIN IN A STRAWBERRY-DECORATED MANTLE (_Lorenzo da San Severino_) _Frontispiece_ II. THE BADGE OF THE ORDER OF THE LILY OF NAVARRE 41 III. THE FLOWERS OF HEAVEN (_Mosaic of the 13th Century_) 41 IV. THE ‘ENCLOSED GARDEN’ OF THE VIRGIN (_Stefano da Zevio_) 100 V. GABRIEL, CROWNED WITH OLIVE, BRINGS THE MESSAGE OF RECONCILIATION (_Martin Schöngauer_) 123 VI. THE CROWN OF THORNS (_Zurburan_) 128 VII. THE ACANTHUS OF PARADISE (_Mosaic of the 13th Century_) 146 VIII. THE ROSE OF DIVINE LOVE RISING FROM A PRECIOUS VESSEL (_Pinturicchio_) 169 IX. THE ROYAL LILY SPRINGING FROM A HUMBLE VASE (_Pesello_) 169 X. THE COLUMBINE OF THE SEVEN GIFTS (_Jörg Breu_) 188 XI. SAINT BARBARA WITH THE ROYAL LILY (_The Master of Flémalle_) 188 XII. THE FRUIT OF DAMNATION EXCHANGED FOR THE FRUIT OF REDEMPTION (_Hugo van der Goes_) 245 XIII. THE FRUIT OF HEAVEN RELINQUISHED FOR THE APPLE OF EDEN (_Memling_) 245 XIV. ADAM AND EVE DELIVERED FROM HELL (_Martin Schöngauer_) 248