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big flower bed would not do at all, because some 

 plants loved the sun and others the shade, and some 

 needed to be kept dry, while others loved the water. 

 While cutting down trees, Henry had taken spe- 

 cial pains to get Edna a good collection of orchids 

 and other air-plants, and these were now growing on 



Fig. 66. The patio, or court, ot a tropical house, with a tountain in the 

 center, and showy plants and cages of singing birds, 



the trees about the house and even on the walls of 

 the house itself. He also made her boxes and hang- 

 ing baskets for some of the prettiest kinds, which 



