112 GA RDENING BY M YSELF. 



I left the root of my poor vine, to see if 

 perchance another shoot would spring up ; 

 but no, it had lost strength or courage. 

 Then I took it up, and planted Thunber- 

 gias, — and didn't much care whether they 

 grew or not ! 



But oh ! what rare Japanese pinks are 

 blooming out now, and what heartsease ! 

 And every night (EnotJiera Lamarckiana 

 opens its lovely blossoms, and my seedling 

 petunias are coming in all sorts of styles. 

 White lily buds are pushing on apace, and 

 Mr. Vick's L. Thimbergianum grandiflortim is 

 opening its rich dark beauty, and Mr. Hen- 

 derson's lobelia Miss Murphy wins general 

 and loving admiration. The new pyre- 

 thrums that I raised last year from seed 

 have been in bloom for weeks, in many 

 tints, — not double, but very showy. The 

 candytuft which I transplanted is in full 

 bloom, and so is the self-sown mignonnette. 

 And if you want a truly beautiful variegated 

 geranium of the zonale class, get Black 

 Hawk. 



