KEEP YOUR PROMISES. 175 
appears at a season when all others have dis- 
appeared. As the great artist eulogised the 
poor painter, so did M. Villau the humble 
flower; he gave it a distinguished rank in 
his works; and, since then, the tussilage has 
been cultivated with care, and perfumes our 
brilliant saloons, 
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KEEP YOUR PROMISES, 
PLUM TREE. 
Every year the plum tree is covered with an 
immense quantity of flowers, but unless trained 
and pruned by the hand of an able gardener of 
all its superfluous wood, it will only yield fruit 
once in three years. 




