188 FALL OF ONE OF THE SPRUCES 
They began to bloom In June, and now in late July 
they still hang abundantly with their drooped bells. 
It was Joseph’s intention to have no biennials in 
the garden, since the greater number of them must 
be taken care of for two years before blooming, 
dying directly afterwards. Foxgloves, however, 
are hardy biennials, and although they do not bloom 
until the second year of their growth, they then 
are considerate enough to sow their seeds for an- 
other year. 
We should have had no foxgloves this year had 
it not been for Miss Wiseman. She gave us a 
number of plants that were raised from seed last 
year, which therefore were ready to send out their 
first summer blooms for us at the Six Spruces. They 
were a trifle slow in getting started, perhaps on ac- 
count of their spring transplanting ; but when once 
under way, they grew well, and since then have 
delighted us with their blossoms. 
Our flowers are mostly pale lavender, although 
a few of them are white. The plants stand about 
three feet high. We have them placed not far 
from the larkspurs, where there is an abundance of 
green. Every time I look at them I think them 
prettier than before. 
“We must always have them in the garden,” Jo- 
seph says, “now that we have become acquainted 
with them.” 
To keep them with us he will first let them seed 
themselves in their own way. This means that we 
