INDEPENDENCE. 
WILD PLUM TREE. 
Tue wild plum is the least docile of our 
indigenous trees. It will not bear training, nor 
can we transplant it with success. We there- 
fore engraft the domestic plum upon the stock 
of an apricot tree. For these reasons the wild 
plum has been considered the emblem of inde- 
pendence ; and, also, because it is said to love 
lofty situations. 
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INDIFFERENCE. 
CANDY TUFT. 
Tue iberis continues in blossom nearly the 
whole year, ever presenting to us its bright 
green foliage, and its scentless blossoms white 
as snow. The first specimens of this plant was 
brought from Candia, whence its English name 
candy-tuft. This plant is well adapted to 
enliven the sombre appearance of our ever- 
green plantations during the winter months, if 
not placed near the Laurustinus, which requires 
no aid of this kind; for that beautiful shrub, 

