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up for the smallness of the individual flower. 
In the one plant, the ragged growth is 
crowned with large blossoms; in the other, on 
graceful sprays a thousand flowers lean out to 
greet you. A walk through the woods in the 
fall gives a series of lovely pictures, that 
no garden can surpass. Under dark forest 
trees and scarlet gum-trees, out of the under- 
growth and fern beds, the violet and white 
asters sway on tall stems, making such 
beautiful colour effects that you can hardly 
pass them by. Clumps of sumach in sombre 
green and red, and bright goldenrod relieve 
their dainty sprays, and there are exquisite 
pictures on every side. 
In the peach-tree bed the tigridia flowers 
wither, poppies are uprooted, and for a time 
it seems deserted. But after a few days 
the tall wands of the tuberoses swell with 
white buds and blossoms over the foliage of 
the spent plants, diffusing a rich perfume. 
One looks at such flowers, beautifully shaped, 
of the most perfect texture and the slightly 
mellowed whiteness of wax, and wonders 
