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appearance; but Meteloides was peculiarly elegant 

 and graceful. The first leaves were not two coarse 

 lobes, but long, slender, delicate, and refined spears 

 of a pale green color, supported by a tall, spare stalk. 

 They gathered strength slowly, and, under assiduous 

 care, frequent watering, and careful shading from 

 the sun, became robust, and finally put forth the per 

 manent foliage. There were a good many of them ; 

 in fact, they took up a considerable share of my hot 

 bed, and they soon began to grow large and strong, 

 till I could hardly wait for the warm weather to 

 transplant them into the garden. This change was 

 also effected with the utmost precaution, dull or 

 rainy days being selected; and so determined was I 

 to oversee every step myself, that a slight rheumatism 

 remains to remind me of the circumstance. 



However, my labors were rewarded, and, once es 

 tablished in the garden, the Daturas began to grow 

 vigorously. If they occupied considerable room in 

 the hot-bed, they demanded still more in the open 

 air, and the assurance of a wonderful abundance was 

 no longer questionable, the only doubt remaining as 

 to whether there would be place for the other inhab 

 itants. Still, it was apparent that flowers &quot; eight 

 inches long, of white bordered with lilac, and sweet 

 scented,&quot; could hardly be surpassed, and that it was 



