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hold their own, Mignonnette, always lovely 

 and always sure, now outdoes itself; and 

 sw^eet alyssum makes a small white wilder- 

 ness that is very sweet indeed. And pinks 

 show w^hite stars, and crimson stars, and 

 stars of all shades ; and verbenas bloom 

 steadily on. Pansies take breath after the 

 summer heats, and look out upon the cool- 

 ing world with wide open eyes and expan- 

 sive faces. 



There is a sort of sadness in the late 

 bloom of the less hardy things, — the tube- 

 roses, dahlias, and zinnias, which are so gay 

 to-day and may be cut down to-night. One 

 turns from them to the chrysanthemums, just 

 coming out, defying the frost. Ah, Grub ! — 

 if you had only not eaten up my one Japan- 

 ese specimen last spring ! However, Mr. 

 Vick's wise counsel to rejoice over the flow- 

 ers that live, rather than to mourn over those 

 that die, is strictly in place here. Have I 

 not Gloria Mundi, already answering to its 

 name ; and Eve, softly opening out its paler 

 tints ; with Dr. Brook's gay orange, and Ful* 



