Most discouraging.
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"Florists by the thousand for cutting. They are also nice for borders
round grass-plots, along hedges, round shrubs, etc."--_Dutch Bulb
Catalogue_.
We should not dare to treat a British florist like this.
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[Illustration: _Bright Beginner_ (_as opponent is serving_). "DOES THE BALL
COME TO ME NOW?"]
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