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troublesome come from seeds of plants in cultivation. We have a dry 

 sand bank sloping to the south which grows species of Sedum, cacti, 

 Tanacetnm, Huroncnse, Solidugo rigida, and a few other things, to per- 

 fection. 



In the older portion of the garden the paths consist of a little gravel 

 and loam with borders of small field stones; in the newer portion the paths 

 consist of well-mown grass. 



Like every other gardener, we are still not quite satisfied with any label 

 we ever saw and are continually experimenting. 



We are doing pretty well in species of gooseberry and currant, sedge, 

 viburnum, hawthorn, willow, honeysuckle, compositae, grass and weed. 

 We grow the last two lots in a formal way, each occupying about five or 

 six feet with a narrow grass path between. 



By doing much of the spring work the fall previous, such as transplant- 

 ing, weeding, etc., one man with a little help tends the whole three acres 

 alone, and this without any opportunity to use a horse cultivator. 



