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of the flowers, for this is the case in which " the more you give, 

 the more you will receive, and be doubly blessed for a single 

 flower." 



"In all places, then, and in all seasons, 



Flowers expand their light, and soul-like wings ; 

 Teaching us by most persuasive reasons, — 



How a-kin they are to human things, 

 And with child-like credulous affection 

 We behold their tender buds expand, 

 Emblems of our own great resurrection, 

 Emblems of the bright and better land. 



DISCUSSION. 



Mrs. Clapp — My experience in keeping flowers from freezing, 

 is to wrap them up, not closely, but with a light cover. I have 

 been very successful. 



Mrs. Gray — I have been very unsuccessful this year with my 

 flowers. They were all frosted this fall with the first frost, so 

 that I have nothing to say. 



Mrs. Lamonte — My flowers are not quite so fall of bloom as 

 usual this year, but they have done fairly well. Early in the 

 spring I put all my house-flowers out in the garden. I did not 

 care to keep them in the yard as the sheep and geese sometimes 

 get in the yard. My flowers were a success in the garden. I 

 gathered a great many blossoms during the season. 



President Dunlap — To what do you attribute the bloom ; was 

 it the extra cultivation, or the absence of sod? 



Mrs. Lamonte — The garden was rich, but I used only common 

 garden soil, no fertilizers. I worked them well and it was just 

 giving the roots plenty of room, and the season being moist 

 enough to make them grow nicely. 



President Dunlap — My wife has gone home, so I will venture 

 to say a word about flowers. I think they will do better if they 

 are in large beds than in small beds with blue grass sod around. 

 I think the sod absorbs the moisture and thus they can't do so 

 well. 



Mr. Thomas — Outside of roses, my experience with flowers is 

 very limited. I believe in very vigorous pruning to get fine 

 roses. In order to prune properly, you must be a judge of the 



