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pleasant smel." So many of the composite flowers have a 

 strong- and somewhat disagreeable odour, that the fact of 

 our present plant being " reasonable pleasant " is dis- 

 tinctly worth record. Another old writer says of it " Smelling 

 a little sweete ; " he again, it will be noticed, being careful 

 not to commit himself too deeply to an expression of 

 approval of its fragrance. Those plants that grow in 

 rich soil assume a soft luxuriance compared to those that 

 by stress of circumstances have had to make a harder fight 

 for existence ; the pampered children of fortune having 

 less of the richness of outline that is so pleasant a feature 

 in the foliage of this plant. "We have heard of the plant 

 being used as a pot-herb, but have never experimented on 

 it ourselves ; it has a soft and succulent look that rather 

 suggests such an application, but, probably, we shall 

 remain content with the suggestion. 



