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thrive luxuriantly, and are thus probably seen to 

 the best advantage. 



Mr. Peter Henderson has justly remarked 

 that the lily has no poor relations, and that in a 

 general collection of the species all that can be 

 imagined desirable and perfect in floral forms 

 will be realized. Indeed, it is beautiful in all its 

 very numerous forms ; and when we consider that 

 except one or two species it is a flower with no in- 

 sect pests, the lily may well be regarded as one of 

 the greatest treasures of the hardy flower-garden. 



The roses seem more beautiful than ever 

 this year, a characteristic of this favorite flower 

 it is always more beautiful. Said a blush rose 

 to me : I am the type of youth and voluptuous- 

 ness ; I am red with the flush of health ; with 

 my odor, with my loveliness, all are intoxicated ; 

 I nestle in the bosom of beauty and I am the 

 symbol of love ; my beauty speaks for me. Do I 

 need to trace my lineage ? "I came of nectar 

 spilled from heaven. Love, who bore the celes- 

 tial vintage, tripped a wing and overset the vase ; 

 and the nectar, spilling on the valleys of the earth, 

 bubbled up in roses." 



There is so much to say about the rose that 

 it were more satisfactory to recommend the 

 reader to peruse the hundreds of monographs it 

 has inspired than to attempt to allude to it within 



