INDEPENDENCE. 
WILD PLUM TREE. 
The wild plum is the least docile of our 
indigenous trees. It will not hear training, 
nor can we transplant it with success. We 
therefore engraft the domestic plum upon 
the stock of an apricot tree. For these 
reasons the wild plum has been considered 
the emblem of independence; and, also, be¬ 
cause it is said to love lofty situations. 
INDIFFERENCE. 
CANDY-TUFT. 
The iberis continues in blossom nearly 
the whole year, ever presenting to us its 
bright green foliage, and its scentless blos¬ 
soms white as snow. The first specimens of 
this plant were brought from Candia, whence 
its English name candy-tuft. This plant is 
well adapted to enliven the sombre appear¬ 
ance of our evergreen plantations during the 
winter months, if not placed near the Lau- 
rustinus, which requires no aid of this kind ; 
for that beautiful shrub, like the iberis, seems 
