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dignity of habit, its wonderfully decorative growth ; 
but the succession of pure white spires, standing up 
several feet high at the edge of a swampy field, or 
in a garden, partake of that compelling charm which 
comes from tall trees of slender growth, from repe- 
tition and association, such as pine trees, rows of 
Dame’s Rocket. 
bayonets, the gathered masts of a harbor, from 
stalks of corn in a field, from rows of Foxglove — 
from all “ serried ranks/’ I must not conceal the 
fact of its horrible odor, which might exile it from a 
small garden. 
Among my beloved white flowers, a favorite 
among those who are all favorites, is the white Col- 
umbine. Some are double, but the common single 
