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that the whole circle of plants made a most 

 gorgeous show, which could only be apprecia- 

 ted by those who saw it. Very little was to 

 be done but the saving of seeds, cutting down 

 decayed plants, and tying up and trimming ; 

 so that now, all their toils seemed to be 

 more than repaid in all the beauty and variety 

 before them. With seats in the arbor, it 

 was a delightful retreat during the hours al- 

 lowed for recreation. 



The Thunbergia Alata, or 

 Winged Thunbergia, was now to 

 be seen every morning with its 

 yellow and purple flow T ers ; this 

 plant was first cultivated in Eng- 

 land, in 1825, and has proved a 

 great acquisition to our flower 

 gardens. It is a climbing perennial, easily- 

 raised from seeds, and comes into flower the 

 first season, when quite young, and continues 



