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defiance of all the grammars of gardening, no one 

 need be afraid of planting anything at any time, 

 if only sufficient care is taken. I have done the 

 rashest things myself with perfect success. For 

 instance, you see some plant you covet very much 

 in a neighbour's garden. ' I will send you a root of 

 that in the autumn — no use moving it now.' This 

 is what is said to you as a small sprig of it is 

 handed over just to look at. * Take care of that 

 httle bit and plant it,' is our advice. Ten to one a 

 morsel of root is clinging to it ; anyway, most likely 

 it will grow. In this way we have secured many 

 treasures. This is how I got my precious plant of 

 pure white Thyme, that survived a week of hotel 

 life in London, and was given me (the tiniest scrap 

 of it) at Midsummer, while the plant was in full 

 bloom. 



