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twines its roots amongst those of Roses or other 

 shrubs, so as to make it exceedingly difficult to 

 prevent its overpowering the plants which sup- 

 port it, and next to impossible to destroy it alto- 

 gether. We are told that swine are excessively 

 fond of this root, and we have frequently observed 

 them grubbing for and devouring it with great 

 eagerness ; but, as these animals are bad gar- 

 deners, we cannot avail ourselves of their assist- 

 ance in the extirpation of the Convolvulus Sepium 

 without incurring a greater evil. 



Our readers probably recollect La Fontaine's 

 fable, " Le Jardinier et son Seigneur." We 

 might, in such a case, quote the following lines : 



on mit en piteiix equipag-e 



Le pauvre potager : adieu planches, carreaux : 

 A(Jieu chicoree et poireaux: 

 Adieu de quoi mettre au potage.'' 



We add this flower and its entwining branch to 

 the hieroglyphical language of flowers as the 

 emblem of a dangerous insinuator. 



The small BINDWEED. Convolvulus 

 Arvemls. 



This plant, although more humble in its growth, 

 is more formidable to the husbandman than the 



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