316 MY FRIEND THE ANDROMEDA. 



Several years hence, perhaps, I may be looking at ray 

 andromeda, in its new position, as I am looking at it now, 

 and, I am sure, in that case, it will comport itself with 

 greater dignity and grace than it has ever done aforetime. 

 Its crimson tints will seem richer when relieved against the 

 shining green of the mahonias and rhododendrons; and its 

 naturally taller form will rise with more striking and 

 harmonious effect from amid the broad-spreading masses of 

 adjacent greenery. And why should I not give fitting 

 companions to my fair andromeda ? It is to me of greater 

 value than my pictures, and yet I re-hang and re-group my 

 pictures with the greatest care. Certainly, sympathy of 

 this sort is not wasted on plants, which should be treated as 

 sensitive children that need to be deeply influenced in the 

 best way by sympathetic personal comprehension and care. 



