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they say plenty to me.'" The squire stopped me when I'd got 

 so far, and said, "I'll look to it ; you meet me at their rooms to- 

 morrow at ten o'clock." 



Next morning I was there, and shewed him how damp and w^et 

 the rooms w^ere, — too near the ground, and never a bit of sun ever 

 to shine in front of them. " Now, sir," said I, " if I may be so 

 bold as to say so much, I think if you'd be so good as to put up 

 some rooms just over against the poor men's gardens, with the backs 

 of them looking into the grounds, and the fronts to the south, that 

 I could manage to make the men more respectable, or get some that 

 would be ; and if you'll make them a bit ornamental, I'll see that 

 they shall be kept clean and tidy, and no dissight to the place. Bad 

 rooms drive men to pubHc-houses ; for you'll see the difference in 

 comfort, sir, if you look any evening into the tap-room of the King's 

 Head, and then in here. 'Tis a wonderful temptation to a poor man, 

 that a rich one knows nothing about ; and a good m.any that blame 

 him the most ought to say the least." He heard me very kindly, 

 and then went to the place I wanted him to build on, and said 

 he'd see to it, for he'd got many things to think of that he'd never 

 thought of before ; " And who knows," said he, " but David may 

 be mended ? and so do not discharge him, but tell him he's on his 

 good behaviour." 



NEW FLORIST FLOWERS. 



In a previous page we have touched upon the importance which 

 attaches to the National Floricultural Society. Since that article 

 was written, the first part of its proceedings — well arranged and care- 

 fully compiled — has made its appearance, from which we glean the 

 following useful information respecting the best flowers which have 

 come under its notice since its commencement up to September 4th. 



Antir7'hinmn : Primrose Perfection, received a first-class certificate. 



Auricula: Beauty of Bath, ditto. 



Azalea indica : Pictura, label of commendation ; Vittata, ditto. 



Calceolaria (shrubby) : Wellington Hero, ditto. 



Carnation : General Monk, ditto. 



Cineraria: Marguerite d'Anjou, first-class certificate ; Alba Magna, 

 certificate of merit ; Marianne, ditto ; Orpheus, ditto ; Queen of 

 Beauties, ditto ; Ro^ahnd, ditto ; Beauty, label of commendation ; 

 Christabel, ditto; Field Marshal, ditto; Formosa, ditto ; Lady of the 

 Lake, ditto ; Loveliness, ditto ; Model of Perfection, ditto ; Nonsuch, 

 ditto ; Prince Arthur, ditto. 



Dahlia : Dr. Frampton, first-class certificate ; Laura Lavington, 

 ditto ; Triumphant, ditto ; Douglas Jerrold, certificate of merit ; 

 Nancy, ditto ; Phantom, ditto ; Globe, label of commendation ; Morn- 

 ing Star, ditto. 



Delphinium : Hendersonii, certificate of merit. 



Erica: Marnockiana, ditto. 



Fuchsia: Diamond, ditto ; Nil Desperandum, ditto ; Nonsuch, do. 



