MARCH. 



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H. Yes, but we shall have much boisterous 

 weather yet, as this is only the 4th of March, 

 and winter and spring will have many a hard 

 encounter, before the latter comes off con- 

 queror. 



31. We were so delighted with the appear- 

 ance of the blue bird this morning that I have a 

 mind to note it down in our floral calendar. 



When evening came, Henry produced the 

 plan, which you see on the preceding page. It 

 was altogether unintelligible to Margaret until 

 he explained it in the following manner. 



H. You see here a square, within which . 

 are three circular beds, or concentric circles, 

 having two rows of figures in each. Now 

 these circles are to be filled with annual flow- 

 ers, and each number represents a different 

 sort, and you see they are numbered as high as 

 100, so that I have designed it for one hundred 

 different kinds, 



