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delicate straw color, with rich purple centre, 

 adorned with a cone of numerous golden sta- 

 mens. To make amends for its frailty, it is 

 very hardy, and continues to send forth a long 

 succession of flowers. 



M. The fragrant balsams are to be seen at 

 all times of the day. It seems to me I have 

 never seen so handsome ones as ours ; the 

 flowers are as full as Roses ; some are variega- 

 ted, others crimson, scarlet, purple, white and 

 pink — not a single flower among the whole. 



H. I have been careful to pull up every 

 single and semi-double one, as not worthy of a 

 place in the garden. The double varieties 

 produce seed sparingly. I shall save every 

 seed, as it improves by age, and will be good 

 ten years hence. 



M. A multitude of other plants show their 

 flowers from morning to night, as the Chrys- 

 anthemums, Zinnias, Marigolds, Amaranthus 



