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I DIE IF NEGLECTED. 
I ATTACH MYSELF TO YOU. 
SCARLET IPOMCEA, OR INDIAN JASMINE. 
This beautiful twining plant is a species 
of bindweed, or something analogous; like 
the convolvulus, it requires something to 
support its light tendrils; and, without fati¬ 
guing that support, wreaths it with verdure 
and flowers. 
I DIE IF NEGLECTED. 
LAURUSTINUS. 
This is one of the prettiest of evergreen 
shrubs, and is the gift of Spain to our highly 
favoured land. In winter it is the ornament 
of our groves, displaying its shining leaves 
and snowy white flowers when other trees 
have ceased to bloom. 
Neither the hot breath of summer nor the 
cold kiss of winter can rob it of its charms ; 
but to preserve it we must tend it with assi¬ 
duous care. The symbol of a constant and 
delicate friendship, it ever seeks to please, 
yet dies if neglected. 
