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plants. Xo one should put any kind of plant 

 into his mouth without knowing its properties. 

 Little childre n should not he suffered to run in 

 a garden without attendance ; for I have heard 

 of one who lost his life, by eating the flowers 

 of the Columbine. 



M. Is it possible ! how careful, then, should 

 we be. Here is the Phlox ; it is one of the 

 most showy plants we have, and I like it much, 

 because some of the species are in flower the 

 whole season. 



H. The Sweet William, however common, 

 is a beautiful llower : and one of the most con- 

 spicuous ornaments, of this month and the 

 beginning of next. 



M. The variety with bright purple flowers 

 with white border, I think as pretty as any. 



H. I found that upon a heap of rubbish, I 

 had thrown out of the garden, and suppose 

 there were among it some stalks of the Sweet 

 William, in which was seed. It is curious to 



