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THE YOUNG FLORIST, 



America, and in point of beauty may well 

 compare with any exotic. 



M. The Cardinal Flower, I think, cannot 

 be surpassed in the richness of its scarlet* 



H. Our brook has an abundance on its 

 banks, and although fond of w r ater, it seems to 

 flourish here with greater luxuriance. These 

 plants I raised from seed, but they succeed 

 very well if taken up before or after flowering ; 

 if part of the garden is wet, that is the best 

 place for them. In point of richness of color, 

 the Dwarf Solidago and Orange Swallow- 

 wort, both abundant in our dry pastures, may 

 be classed with the Cardinal Flower. The 

 Swallow- wort has long thick roots like a pars- 

 nip, which may be dug even when in bloom, 

 as ours was, and set out in the garden, and will 

 flower well the next year. 



M. I have not seen the Hibiscus wild, nor 

 the Phlox. 



