The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 1018, July 1, 1899Various
General
The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 1018, July 1, 1899
Various
Children's literature -- Periodicals
Almond (Eccles. xii. 5); apple (Cant. ii. 3); ash (Is. xliv. 14);
barley (Ruth i. 22); bay-tree (Ps. xxxvii. 35); box-tree (Is. xli. 19);
bramble (Jud. ix. 14); briar (Mic. vii. 4); chestnut (Gen. xxx. 37);
corn (Num. xviii. 27); elm (Hos. iv. 13); fig-tree (Hab. iii. 17); flax
(Ex. ix. 31); hazel (Gen. xxx. 37); heath (Jer. xvii. 6); mint (St.
Luke xi. 42); mulberry (2 Sam. v. 24); mustard (St. Luke xvii. 6);
myrtle (Is. lv. 13); nettle (Is. xxxiv. 13); oak (Gen. xxxv. 8); poplar
(Gen. xxx. 37); rose (Is. xxxv. 1); rue (St. Luke xi. 42); thistle
(Hos. x. 8); vine (Ps. lxxx. 8); wheat (Ex. ix. 32); willow (Lev.
xxiii. 40).
A perfect leaf or spray of each tree should be laid between sheets of
blotting-paper under a heavy weight, the paper being dried daily till
the specimen is fit for insertion in the book.
The album may be of any shape we please, but about twelve inches by ten
is a convenient size and shape for the purpose.
When the leaf is fixed upon the page the Latin and English name
should be written beneath it and the Bible texts in which the tree is
mentioned.
I find strips of gummed paper hold the leaves most securely, and
instead of using stamp paper, which is too thin for the purpose, I
cover a sheet of notepaper with thick gum and allow it to become quite
dry; it is then ready for use and affords a large supply of tiny strips.
Besides the texts I like to add all I can learn as to the history and
uses of the various trees and plants.
Here, for instance, is what I have said about the myrtle.
“A plant originally brought from Western Asia but found wild as far as
Afghanistan.
“Among the ancients the myrtle was sacred to Venus; wreaths of it were
worn by the victors in the Olympic Games and by Athenian magistrates.
It was used in medicine, in cookery, and by the Tuscans in the
preparation of myrtle wine, called Myrtidanum, for which purpose it
is still employed. It is, however, chiefly used in perfumery, and a
highly-scented astringent water called Eau d’Ange is distilled from its
flowers. The berries have a sweetish, powerfully aromatic taste, and
are eaten in a fresh state or dried as a condiment.
“The wood is very hard and beautifully veined.”
This account I compiled and wrote in my album about twenty-six years
ago; perhaps at the present time many interesting facts about the
myrtle might be added.
I have as yet only spoken of the trees and plants of easy attainment
for our Scripture album.
The more interesting specimens such as carob-tree, olive, pomegranate,
palm, oleander and others we may have to wait for, but with a little
thought and patience we may probably obtain even these.
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