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THE YOUNG FLORIST. 



upright, as the seed ripens- Here we have 

 the yellow and red, — but there are many 

 more varieties cultivated ; among the hand- 

 somest, is the gold and silver striped leaved. 



M. The Crocuses are beginning already 

 to fade, I think they are a great ornament to 

 the garden, as they come into flower as 

 soon as the snow is off. 



H. It is said to be a native of Swit- 

 zerland, and the flow er in a wild state is white 

 with a purple base, — and by cultivation all 

 the numerous varieties have been obtained. 

 The Hyacinths are beginning to show their 

 colors. — Here is a Persian Iris. 



M. How sweet it smells — and what a 

 delicate blue, with violet spots. The flower 

 has no leaves* 



H. The flowers first make their appearance 

 and afterwards the leaves. The Narcissus, as 

 well as everything else, is in rapid progress* 



