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droop, but go at once into water. Lilies of the Valley 

 and Narcissus poetioiis. Narcissits poeticus and Stachys 

 lanata. 



June. — Iceland Poppies (three colours), Cornflowers, 

 and London Pride ; no green ; very pretty, like a French- 

 woman's bonnet. Herbaceous Peonies, white and pale 

 pink. Lilium thunbergianum and green. Gloire de 

 Dijon Eoses floating in water in flat vases, and green- 

 house Maidenhair Pern. Mrs. Sinkins Pink and Gypso- 

 phila elegans. GypsopMla and pink Shirley Poppies. 

 YeUow Snapdragons and GypsopMla; this was pretty 

 and uncommon. Mixed Eoses. White Madonna Lilies 

 with various white flowers, and pale green. 



July. — ^Yellow French Daisy and GypsopMla panicu- 

 lata. Small vases with blue Campanula turbinata. Calceo- 

 laria amplexicaule. GypsopMla paniculata, Nasturtiums, 

 and leaves of variegated ground Ivy. Clematis (Travellers' 

 Joy) trained up a Bamboo in the middle, wedged. 

 Mixed Carnations and GypsopMla paniculata. Carnation 

 (Lady Agnes) with own green, or from Mrs. Sinkins. 



August. — White Sweet Pea and GypsopMla paniculata. 

 Branches of the Everlasting Pea laid on the tablecloth. 

 Salpiglossis and GypsopMla paniculata. Sweet Geranium 

 leaves and pink Ivy-leaved Geranium (Souvenir of Charles 

 Turner). 



September. — Eed Virginia Creeper leaves and 

 Geranium (Henry Jacoby). Single Helianthemums and 

 Oarrot leaves of various shades. Eed Virginia Creeper 

 leaves, Nasturtiums, and a large tray in the middle piled 

 up with fruit — apples, pears, peaches, grapes, &c. 



October. — Single Dahlias and Venetian Sumach. 

 •Greenhouse Chrysanthemums. 



October ZOth. — It is an excellent plan, if you have a 

 very sunny window that you are glad to have shaded in 



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