. The language of flowers: or, Floral emblems of thoughts, feelings, and sentiments ... Flower language. MYRTLE. MYRTLE {Myrtus communis).—LoVE. " The Myrtle bough bids lovers live."—Walter Scott. The oak has ever been dedicated to Jupiter; the laurel to Apollo; the olive to Minerva; and the Myrtle to Venus. Perpetual verdure, supple branches laden with fragrant flowers, which seem destined to adorn the brow of Love, has procured for the Myrtle the honour of being the tree of Venus. The chief temple of that goddess at Rome was surrounded by a myrtle grove. In Greece she was wor- ship
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. The language of flowers: or, Floral emblems of thoughts, feelings, and sentiments ... Flower language. MYRTLE. MYRTLE {Myrtus communis).—LoVE. " The Myrtle bough bids lovers live."—Walter Scott. The oak has ever been dedicated to Jupiter; the laurel to Apollo; the olive to Minerva; and the Myrtle to Venus. Perpetual verdure, supple branches laden with fragrant flowers, which seem destined to adorn the brow of Love, has procured for the Myrtle the honour of being the tree of Venus. The chief temple of that goddess at Rome was surrounded by a myrtle grove. In Greece she was wor- shipped under the name of Myrtea. When she rose from the foam of the sea she was presented with a wreath of Myrtle. She was crowned with Myrtle by the Cupids. Being sur- prised by a band of Satyrs on coming out of her bath, she took refuge behind a Myrtle bush. It was with a branch of this tree that she chastised the audacious Psyche, who com- pared her own fleeting beauty to the immortal loveliness of the goddess. Subsequently the garland of Love has some- times decorated the warrior's brow. After the rape of the Sabines, the Romans crowned themselves with Myrtle in honour of Venus victrix. The Myrtle crown then shared the privilege of the Laurel, and shone upon the head of the suc- cessful warrior in his triumph. Though the Triumphs of ancient Rome have passed away, Roman ladies retain a taste for this pretty shrub. It is said that they prefer its fragrance to the most precious essences, and that they mix with their baths water distilled with its leaves, under the idea that the tree of Venus bestows I4S L. 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 work.. Tyas, Robert, 1811-1879. London, New York, G. Routledge and sons