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was slightly overdue. He crept out of sight into a 

 secluded cutting ; laid his head upon the cold metals ; 

 waited with the patience of despair ; and ultimately 

 starved to death there. 



This, however, is a flagrant digression. To return 

 to alpines, when a gardener has immensely added to 

 your pleasure and is still not weary of well-doing, 

 one must name him to the world, and refer other 

 people to him, that they too may win some of the 

 delight that he dispenses. In this case, two famous 

 gardeners command my admiration, and I advise 

 all who want strong, well-grown, and exceedingly 

 low-priced alpine plants to go to Messrs. Stansfield 

 Brothers of Southport for them. They supply an 

 immense variety of rare and beautiful things ; their 

 quality is of the best, and in the matter of saxifrages 

 and wonderful treasures from the Pyrenees and Rocky 

 Mountains, they stand alone ; as they do in the 

 remarkable moderation of their prices. 



