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berries : this, I think, you will consider a very 

 pretty shrub, and it helps well to make out a 

 winter nosegay. Besides these, you will find 

 in the basket, many common herbaceous plants 

 for the other border; but as the names are 

 marked on all, I must refer you to the gar- 

 dener, if you require any particulars as to plant- 

 ing. In my next, I will give the necessary 

 directions for sowing the seeds of annuals, and 

 answer any inquiries you may make ; as I shall 

 expect to hear of the safe arrival of the basket. 



Ever your sincere friend, 



G 



