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The Edelweiss in New England. 

 Budleigh Hall, Dudley, Mass. 

 To the Editor: 



What do you think of my success 

 with edelweiss? I planted the seeds 

 last year and watched the little plants 

 all summer, saving' them from being 

 weeded out by an enthusiastic hired 



EDELWEISS GROWN BY MRS. CONANT. 



man. I have about eight plants all full 

 of these cottony looking flowers. 

 Isn't it interesting to find these for- 

 eigners among my sweet Williams, 

 larkspur and other old-fashioned flow- 

 ers? They are a long way from home ! 

 What would their Swiss ancesiors 

 think to see them blooming in a New 

 England hillside garden? But you see 

 how they have repaid me for my de- 

 votion and care last summer. They are 

 the right sort and I shall hope nothing 

 will prevent their establishing a foot- 

 hold in my garden. I wondered how 

 our summer would affect them. Do 

 you know? We are between seven 

 hundred and eight hundred feet above 

 sea level, which may be all right for 

 them. 



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I bought mv seeds of R. & J. Far- 

 quhar, Boston. In their catalogue it 

 speaks of the edelweiss as an easily 

 grown, hardy perennial. Wish you 

 could see my little plants growing — 



EDELWEISS FROM SCOTLAND. 

 Contributed by Miss Elizabeth II. Hale, Brooklyn, New York. 



