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droop, but go at once into water. Lilies of the Valley 

 and Narcissus poeticus. Narcissm poeticus and Stachys 

 lanata. 



June. Iceland Poppies (three colours), Cornflowers, 

 and London Pride ; no green ; very pretty, like a French- 

 woman's bonnet. Herbaceous Peonies, white and pale 

 pink. Lilium thuribergianum and green. Gloire de 

 Dijon Eoses floating in water in flat vases, and green- 

 house Maidenhair Fern. Mrs. Simpkin Pink and Gypso- 

 phila elegans. Gypsophila and pink Shirley Poppies. 

 Yellow Snapdragons and Gypsophila; this was pretty 

 and uncommon. Mixed Roses. White Madonna Lilies 

 with various white flowers, and pale green. 



July. Yellow French Daisy and Gypsophila panicu- 

 lata. Small vases with blue Campanula turbinata. Calceo- 

 laria amplexicaule. Gypsophila paniculata, Nasturtiums, 

 and leaves of variegated ground Ivy. Clematis (Travellers' 

 Joy) trained up a Bamboo in the middle, wedged. 

 Mixed Carnations and Gypsophila paniculata. Carnation 

 (Lady Agnes) with own green, or from Mrs. Simpkin. 



August. White Sweet Pea and Gypsophila paniculata. 

 Branches of the Everlasting Pea laid on the tablecloth. 

 Salpiglossis and Gypsophila paniculata. Sweet Geranium 

 leaves and pink Ivy-leaved Geranium (Souvenir of Charles 

 Turner). 



September. Red Virginia Creeper leaves and 

 Geranium (Henry Jacoby). Single Helianthemums and 

 Carrot leaves of various shades. Red Virginia Creeper 

 leaves, Nasturtiums, and a large tray in the middle piled 

 up with fruit apples, pears, peaches, grapes, &c. 



October. Single Dahlias and Venetian Sumach. 

 Greenhouse Chrysanthemums. 



October 30th. It is an excellent plan, if you have a 

 very sunny window that you are glad to have shaded in 



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