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MY GARDEN. 



The Poor Man's house contributed the flowers of the azalea, of 

 cyclamens, geraniums, camellias, and of the epacris and acacia. 



The Indoor Fernery was again glorious to look upon, and was 

 embellished by the Poinsettia, epiphyllum, passion-flower, and cypri- 

 pedium. 



The Fruit-room was again stored with abundance of apples. 



Out of doors, the Christmas rose and Jasmininm nudiflorum 

 gladdened our eyes with their welcome flowers. 



After all the changes of . the seasons of 1871 the vegetation of the 

 garden, substantially in the same state at the end of the year as it was 

 at the beginning, was ready to undergo another cycle of' changes for 

 the year 1872. 



" Times do change and move continually, 

 So nothing here long standeth in one stay : 

 Wherefore this lower world who can deny 

 But to be subject still to mutability." 



