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not pretend that every thing you do will be 

 always crowned with success ; you will often go 

 wrong, and then your attempts will necessarily 

 fall through ; this is inevitable. But this much I 

 can promise, and answer for that with a little 

 reflection you will always be able to discern the 

 cause of your failure ; and this being seen, you 

 can then begin again, and obtain from a second 

 attempt what you could not from the first. 



My dear ladies, I shall enjoy the pleasure in 

 imagination, at least of seeing you engaged 

 in adorning with these beautiful children of 

 Flora, first your mantel-piece, next your itag&re, 

 then your flower- stand, your balcony, and your 

 terrace, all in due succession. I can picture to 

 myself the liveliness of the satisfaction with 

 which you will watch the growth and the 

 opening of the first bud of the first camellia, 

 grafted with your own hand, and that also with 

 which you will gather the first fruit of the first 

 cherry tree that you will have forced under my 

 directions. No doubt the ladies of your ac- 

 quaintance will take pleasure in following your 

 example this inoffensive taste for gardening is 



