LONDON PETDE. 



""UNDON PRIDE is looked down 

 iipdii liy the grand yavdeners and 

 Mililiine Ijotani^ts^ Init it is one 

 of the hjveliest 2)lants in the 

 worklj and one of the most 

 ) tlirifty. The youni;- microscdpist 

 may be advised to yrow a j'ateh 

 ot" it in order to ol)tain stamens, 

 aid pollen grains, and sliees of 

 leaf-tissue for ])leasant work in 

 the e<iol of the moi'ning-. 



'' In till' sumiiK'i-timr, \\-]ii;n 

 The liright May-lnuls art' a-winkiiii;', 

 Vnd the cuckoo's t^\\X'ct InccuinDy clown 



in tlie gicn 

 IclLs of the dew ho 's Ijccn clrhikiny." 



Let the plant have a plaee in the 

 garden — that is the point we are 

 an\.ions aljout^ heea'ise it is so eommon and eheap, and 

 (inwilling- to give trouble^ that your olig-arelis of orehids, 

 and fautastie I'aneiers of tine foliage plants, and affected 

 florists who are still in their ajiiirenticeship in the world of 

 taste, will fling it incontinently to the rubbish-heap, unless 

 it is fenced round with a cJiecanx de frivc. The latest 



