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many more, which, as I have learnt from that 

 delightful book, Miller's dictionary, are suited to 

 that soil and aspect, are to flourish there ; and 

 by Mary's advice, they are to be mixed with 

 some of the Scotch roses. These are rather 

 scarce here; but Mr. Biggs has been so generous 

 as to send me a small piece of the root of each of 

 his own rose bushes. There are a few fibres on 

 them, and he assures me they will sprout in 

 spring so it will be a good experiment at least. 

 I shall also have a little grass plat, with a few 

 small beds for choice flowers, which I expect 

 will blossom very early in this little snug spot. 



I have planted some of the lobelia fulgem, 

 and a hydranyea, which is a native of marshy 

 ground, near the edge of the pond and when 

 spring comes, I hope to execute many other 

 grand plans which I have formed, from hearing 

 Mr. Biggs. My cousins approve of them, and 

 all help me, and Mary wonders she never 

 thought of adorning the old quarry before. 



I am now very busy in making a bed for ixia, 

 gladiolis, lachenalia, and oxalis they are usu- 

 ally in a greenhouse, but I hear that, if planted 

 late in October, in a soil composed of peat earth, 

 and sharp sand, and over this, if a layer of peat, 

 eight inches thick, be laid, to prevent the frost 

 from reaching them, they will be in beautiful 

 blossom in spring. I will try this my uncle 



