NOTES FOR JUNIOR NATURALISTS. 



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A BULB GARDEN. 



" It's rather dark in the earth to-day." 



Said one little bulb to his brother; 

 " But I thought that I felt a sunbeam ray — 



We must strive and grow till we find the way I" 



And they nestled close to each other. 



Then they struggled and toiled by day and by 

 night, 



Till two little snowdrops in green and white, 



Rose out of the darkness and into the light. 



And softly kissed one another. 



— Boston Journal. 



PART I. A TALK BY UNCLE JOHN. 



BY JOHN W. SPENCEK. 



To succeed with tlie cultivation of flowers, the first thing to have 

 in mind is to make tlie plant comfortable. This condition should 

 be not only the first thought, but also the last thought. If you can 

 do this successfully, the plant will do the rest of the work and your 

 results will be abundant. 



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