GARDING IN AURORA. 105 



the heavens and the earth, and man himself, after the creation 

 was finished, that he planted a garden over towards Eden, 

 That in that garden he planted not only those things which 

 were good for food, but also things that were pleasant to the 

 eye. In this garden he placed Adam as gardener to keep it. 

 Now that was quite a compliment to the gardener to be placed 

 as the first man to be keeper of the garden as long as he re- 

 mained upright, obedient and trustworthy to the mandates of 

 his Creator. He remained, but when he fell from his high estate 

 he was no longer worthy of the position which he had occupied, 

 and he was driven forth from the garden and the gates were 

 closed, and we are told he became a tiller of the soil. Now we 

 see how rapidly when a man once gets on the toboggan slide and 

 begins to go down how rapidly it becomes. But we are not 

 gardening in the garden of Eden. My subject is gardening in 

 Aurora. I did think at one time to take up my lot of culture of 

 some of the things of the garden. The subject is a kind of a hack- 

 neyed one. I apprehend that my name was put upon the pro- 

 gram to fill in between times, and in thinking the matter over 

 I came to the conclusion that nearly everybody has an idea 

 that they know how to growa garden, and knowing that to be the 

 case, perhaps my particular method of culture would not be inter- 

 esting. If it is to any body it can be brought out by questioning. 



The one thing of importance in making a garden is to select 

 its proper site where it will be convenient, and where the soil is 

 of a proper consistency, where it is not bothered by standing 

 of rain water that cannot be controlled. Now having made the 

 selection, the next important thing to be taken into considera- 

 tion is the securing of proper seed. I care not what you may 

 plant, what it may be, you must realize and understand one 

 thing "that whatsoever a man soweth, that he shaU also reap." 

 For instance you take the potato crop. If you select your seed 

 and plant potatoes that are diseased from scab without giving 

 them the proper treatment before they are planted; or, if by 

 careless work your ground has been contaminated by the dis- 

 ease, as it will be, your potato crop will be a failure. But by 

 keeping this disease in check by proper methods, your ground 

 is kept clean, and you produce an article that is attractive in 

 appearance and a ready seUer. So it is with the cabbage, and all 



