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dignity of habit, its wonderfully decorative growth ; 

 but the succession of pure white spires, standing up 

 several feet high at the edge of a swampy field, or 

 in a garden, partake of that compelling charm which 

 comes from tall trees of slender growth, from repe- 

 tition and association, such as pine trees, rows of 



Dame's Rocket. 



bayonets, the gathered masts of a harbor, from 

 stalks of corn in a field, from rows of Foxglove — 

 from all " serried ranks." I must not conceal the 

 fact of its horrible odor, which might exile it from a 

 small garden. 



Among my beloved white flowers, a favorite 

 among those who are all favorites, is the white Col- 

 umbine. Some are double, but the common single 



