48 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



In the garden we grow only one plant or a bunch of one thing, which 

 is labelled and in this way much less confusing than to view scattered about 

 ten to fifty plants of one species or variety. 



This season, I chanced to meet, as strangers to me, two men, one from 

 Lansing, one from Mason, who told me they visited the garden at least 

 once a month because it was a pleasure to them and because they wished 

 to make the acquaintance of desirable plants that they might grow them 

 about their homes. 



Below are enumerated a few expressions that were gathered by three 

 persons, Avho overheard remarks made by visitors while in the garden: 

 "Oh, the lovely pink water-lihes ! " "Isn't this old log cabin cunning?" 

 "I think this is just the loveliest place." "No use talking, this is a very 

 interesting place." "Just beautiful." "Isn't this pretty?" "This is the 

 prettiest place I ever saw." "Here is another plant I don't know." "This 

 garden is the dearest little spot!" "It is certainly lovely." "What a 

 beautiful place!" "These grass \Valks are so nice to walk on!" "Oh, 

 here are some pink water-lilies, the first I ever saw. How sweet!" "How 

 fine and large these white water. lilies are!" [referring to the large white 

 lilies from Europe.] "One can find everything in this garden." "See the 

 grass walks!" "My, but this is a swell place!" "Oh, what a pretty poppy 

 bed!" "Aren't these grass-walks fine!" "How clean and trim everything 

 is kept here!" "The little log cabin in the garden!" "I would like to 

 live here." "Ain't them nice!" "How lovely these ferns are!" "If you 

 want to see a pretty place just go down into the botanic garden." "They 

 ought to be prosecuted for letting these thistles go to seed," [supposing they 

 were Canada thistles, which they were not.] "1 wonder if there is anything 

 they haven't got here." "Look at the pond lilies! Here are some pink 

 ones!" "The pretty poppies!" "Them labels are jaw-breakers, ain't 

 they? " "The little log cabin ! " "What a delightful place this is ! " "Just 

 see these old-fashioned daisies!" "Them pink lilies are just like wax." 

 "I wish I could spend a week here." Visitor to gardener: "What are you 

 making?" Gardener: "A rustic bridge." Visitor: "I guess it will be 

 rusty, all right." "Oh, Dr. Beal; I have found you at last! I want to 

 thank you for planting this beautiful garden." "I have never seen any- 

 thing like it, either in the United States or Europe." "I can truly say that 

 I have been struck speechless at the sight of plants so foreign to this coun- 

 try." "Isn't this a lovely view? I believe these benches were placed 

 right where we could get the best views of the garden." "I didn't know 

 that there were so many kinds of timothy and orchard grass." "Is that 

 the way you start these grass walks? I never thought of that before." 

 [Referring to small bits of sod scattered over the place and then rammed 

 down.] "This little garden looks as if it would keep one man busy most 

 of the time." "Come around this way and see the ferns; they are lovely." 

 "Look here, they are raising mulleins! I wonder if that is educational?" 

 "My, those morning-glories are fine. I wish I could pick some seeds." 

 "Say, Mister, is this bridge safe?" 



B. T. Galloway, Chief of the Bureau of Plant Industry at Washington, 

 after spending a half-day in the garden, said: "I want something as nearly 

 like this as I can make it, only larger." 



During four months or more of the year, this plot of two acres attracts 

 more visitors than any other one thing or department of the college. 



