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136 _ I DIE IF NEGLECTED. 
I ATTACH MYSELF TO YOU. 
SCARLET IPOMG@A, OR INDIAN JASMINE. 
Tuis beautiful twining plant is a species 
of bindweed, or something analogous; like 
the convolvulus, it requires something to sup- 
port its light tendrils; and, without fatiguing 
that support, wreaths it with verdure and 
flowers. 
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I DIE IF NEGLECTED. 
LAURUSTINUS. 
Tuis 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 
assiduous care. The symbol of a constant 
and delicate friendship, it ever seeks to please, 
yet dies if neglected. 
