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THE YOUNG FLORIST. 



M. How curiously the Snapdragon springs 

 open, when the thumb and finger presses the 

 sides of the flower. 



H. It has the appearance of some crea- 

 ture's mouth, which, I conclude, gives it the 

 name. 



M. What is the reason the Perennial Lupin 

 has succeeded no better in our garden ? 



H. It is almost impossible to transplant it 

 with any success. The only sure way to have 

 it in perfection, is to sow the seed where it is 

 to remain. I have some growing from seed, 

 and shall have this beautiful indigenous flower 

 in abundance next year. 



M. We saw large beds of it the other day, 

 along the edge of the sandy shrub oak wood, 

 which were very showy. 



H. There is a singular circumstance in the 

 manner in which the seed is scattered for pro- 

 pagation. When the pods become perfectly 



