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so conspicuous among spring flowers, must not be 

 forgotten in a full collection, nor the varieties of 

 the wood hyacinth, and there are several of interest, 

 both white and pink. The Two-leaved Lily-of- 

 the-valley (Convallaria bifolia) is a diminutive and 

 sweet little herb, found in only a few localities. In 

 Lord Mansfield's woods, near Hampstead, I gathered 

 it a few months ago, and it is abundant there in a 

 well-shaded spot. It does well either on border, 

 or rockwork, or in the wilderness. It is common 

 on the Continent, and may be readily had from 

 some nurseries, and in all botanic gardens in this 

 country. 



The common Lily-of-the-valley is a true native 

 plant, abundant in some counties, though wanting 

 in others. It is surely needless to recommend it to 

 my readers as a garden ornament, but I may sug- 

 gest that it might be " naturalized" in many woods 

 and shrubberies with the best effect — it is so in- 

 teresting to meet with things like this in an appa- 

 rently wild state. The handsome, graceful Solo- 

 mon's-seal (Polygonatum multiflorum) and the 

 Lily-of-the-valley should be planted to establish 

 themselves in a wild or semi-wild state in every 

 place which possesses the smallest resemblance to 

 a shrubbery or wood ; nothing can be more grace- 



