PRIVET. 



PRIVET {Ligiistrmn vulgare). — PROHIBITION. 



The hawthorn hedge is a real protection, when well kept, 

 against horses, cattle, and sheep, and against man generally. 

 The Privet is prohibitory, and is a sufficient guard against 

 injury, to that which it surrounds, from the well-meaning, 

 and those who act on the golden rule of doing unto others 

 what they would that others should do to them. It forms 

 a pretty fence, being evergreen for nine months of the year, 

 bearing a pretty white flower in season, and a small black 

 berry ; but it requires care, for there is nothing which sooner 

 becomes denuded of its foliage by the absence of air and 

 light. 



THE PUMPKIN {Cucurbita P^/^).— BuLKlNESS. 



The Pumpkin is usually very large, and of considerable 

 weight. It is sometimes said of a very stout person, that he 

 resembles a Pumpkin. The comparison is vulgar, and cannot 

 fail to be taken as an affront. 



THE PYRAMIDAL BELL FLOWER {Campanula 

 pyramidalis). — CONSTANCY. 



The stems of this very ornamental plant sometimes 

 exceed six feet in height. These stems are studded from 

 bottom to top with large and beautiful flowers, which begin 

 to bloom in July, and continue to display their beauty until 

 October. The splendid colour of these pyramidal clusters is 



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