164 LETTERS TO MARCO xxiv 



it opens in bloom first, but is always over- 

 topped by its side shoots. The bloom comes 

 out in a ring round the centre at first, and 

 then parts into an upper and lower ring in a 

 picturesque way. When in bloom, the bees 

 are never away from it. I send you a little 

 sketch of the teasel. 



G. D. L. 



