AND THE WILDERNESS BLOSSOMED 



both species will go "up the spout" when op- 

 portunity offers, and that was where the money 

 went. 



As, above all things else, I like profusion in 

 the flower world, I confess to a fondness for 

 Malva moschata, the Musk Mallow. It is 

 such a happy, contented plant, and not at all 

 particular whether it grows in sunshine or shade, 

 but quite satisfied if you will only let it alone. 

 Root it from the garden bed, and it will spring 

 up in the path. Cut it down with the hoe, and 

 it will creep in amongst the gooseberry bushes, 

 and, defended by their prickly stems, it will 

 bloom there abundantly. It grows about two 

 feet high, and is crowded with white or rose- 

 colored blossoms, two inches in diameter, bloom- 

 ing from June 26th to August 20th. It is 

 generous in the production of seeds, which are 

 prevented from falling too early by the stickiness 

 of the hull. You can leave the collection of the 

 seeds until the plant is well dried, when they are 

 easily shaken out. 



Dicentra spectabilis, the well-known Bleeding 

 Heart, needs no description. It is perfectly 

 hardy, blooming from the 8 th till the 20th of 

 June. The rootlets should be planted in the 



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