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together, give the inner circle a gay appear- 

 ance. (See page 19 J 



H. Among the many beautiful morning 

 flowers, I think the Commelina is not exceed- 

 ed by many. 



M. Nothing can surpass the brilliancy of 

 the fine blue of its three-leaved flower, with 

 the same number of rich yellow stamens ; but 

 they are soon destroyed by the hot sun ; the 

 stems and leaves look a little like grass. 



H. I shall take up the roots in October, 

 and keep them in the cellar with our Dahlias, 

 as the roots, like them, are tuberous. 



M. The African Hibiscus, and 

 Bladder Ketmia are also beautiful 

 morning flow T ers, but soon perish. 



H. The African Hibiscus ( Hi- 

 biscus vesicarius) is much supe- 

 rior to the other varieties, being 

 much larger, and is the size of. a 

 common teacup ; the petals are a H * 



