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and also the Dwarf Iris. The flowers design- 

 ed for the first part of this month, were the Gol- 

 den Alyssum, Early Tulip, Narcissus and Jon- 

 quille. The Scarlet Columbine, including the 

 numerous golden varieties, Honesty, Daisy leav- 

 ed Catchflv, and Solomon's Seal, with the noble 

 Late Tulip and White sweet scented Narcissus, 

 for the latter part of the month. They had 

 also a line root of Periwinkle in bloom. Marga- 

 ret was admiring the beauty of the flowers and 

 foliage, when she was startled by a toad, the 

 first she had seen. She said, O, Henry, here is 

 your old friend, the toad ; I don't know how it 

 is, but I never can be reconciled to his ugly 

 looks : and still you were so kind, as to make a 

 shelter for him from the sun last year, 



Henry. Although he is not a beauty, I 

 think he is not to be despised ; he does his 

 part in exterminating the enemies of the gar- 

 dener, and as he is fond of a cool place, sheltered 



