sary. The absence of sunlight and warmth has 

 kept back the Canterbury bells and their second 

 crop of flowers has not come out till nearly the 

 end of the month, when it has been profuse, 

 though the individual flowers have been small. 

 The roses are just commencing to awake into 

 bloom again, after their summer sleep. 



My hollyhocks from seed, sown this year, have 

 for the most part done well. They have grown 

 to a full height and flowered, with the exception 

 of some planted in a bed near a walnut-tree. 

 These at first throve wonderfully well and looked 

 strong and healthy till they were about two feet 

 high, when they began to dwindle and finally al- 

 most died away altogether, whilst their fellows 

 continued to flourish in a more congenial locality. 



One of my Lilium Giganteum blossomed its first 

 year, sending up a strong stalk about five feet 

 high, crowned with light, beautiful white trum- 

 pets lined inside with delicate pale purple. I hope 

 they will all do better next year. 



One of the Tropceolums which I was waiting 

 for has flowered already. It is one of the large 

 tubers previously referred to, and turns out to be, 

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