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plant them and let them take care of them- 

 selves; they will do it, and surprise you with 

 the luxuriance they take on in their new quar- 

 ters. The fact is they never have half a 

 chance in roadside and pasture, and they are 

 quick to take advantage of an opportunity to 

 do themselves justice. You will find that a 

 corner given up to these two plants will prove 

 one of the most attractive places in the garden. 

 Thalictrum Meadow Rue is one of the 

 most beautiful border plants I know of. Its 

 abundant foliage has all the grace and delicacy 

 peculiar to certain varieties of the fern family, 

 and so close is its resemblance to some of the 

 ferns that most persons consider it one of them. 

 It is, however, in no wise related to them. 

 It grows in a compact mass, above which its 

 tall flower-stalks are lifted to a height of two 

 or three feet, bearing plumy tufts of greenish- 

 white flowers tinged with purple, with yellow- 

 ish anthers drooping from fine filaments in such 

 a manner as to give the plant an extremely airy 

 and graceful appearance. A more delightful 

 plant cannot be imagined. Nothing equals it 

 for cutting for use in vases containing flowers 

 of rich color. Its neutral tints harmonize with 

 them perfectly and afford all the contrast 



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