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get some new creations \ou ?re fascinated with them. You look at theni 

 one day, and the next day, and then yon raise some more and you want 

 to visit these, and then you are in the edge of the unknown and out 

 of the invisible, and there comes to you forms of loveliness which youi- 

 eye has never seen, and you can originate new ones. You don't have 

 to pay a high price for them. Perhaps 25 or 50 cents apiece will give 

 you a good start. Don't rest with one or two specimens. A lady once 

 said she only wanted three. I said you want more. 



Plant an abundance. Surround yourself with plenty of these things. 

 You can so arrange it so as to have a procession of beauty from early 

 spring until late fall. First of all, the tulips; then comes the columbines 

 which use up all the colors of the rainbow; then those oriental poppies, 

 mixed with some single flowers, nine inches across with their bloom 

 of scarlet; then a little further on the peonies come in bloom, vieing with 

 each other as if on dress parade. Go out and see them drill; they are 

 like so many maidens each trying to see which can put on the most 

 beautiful garment as if preparing for their nuptials. These annuals are 

 very beautiful. When you plant them they stay planted. Y^ou can depend 

 upon them year after year. Next in this beauty procession comes the 

 phloxes. They commence blooming in July and continue blooming until 

 frost. So all along your pathway you can follow up this procession of 

 beautiful blooming flowers by a tasteful arrangement of the lawn. 

 Thirty-five dollars will fix up that yard and make it a fit accompaniment 

 to the flowers to make that home beautiful, and in that way will have 

 the appearance of a two or three thousand dollar mansion. A house will 

 begin to depreciate, and if you put in fine furniture it will soon begin to 

 depreciate and afterwards will be second-band. But if you plant trees 

 and adorn your lot and lawn it will ever be on the increase in value. I 

 have known many instances where the owner would not accept $100 

 apiece for his trees, and some trees that $500 would not buy. A lot 

 and a home under these conditions grows in value. Surrounded by such* 

 an ideal home you will not want any vacation — the only vacation you will 

 want will be time to go out and enjoy them. 



The President: I notice by the program we have a number entitled 

 ■'Question Box." What is your pleasure concerning it? 



Mr. Green: As far as the question box is concerned we had that for 

 the benefit or anyone in the audience who might have some questions 

 he or she might like to have settled or discussed. In such case they 

 could write whatever they wish to have answered and hand it in and 

 have it discussed at the next meeting. If anyone of you think of any- 

 thing you would like to know about, just write it on a slip of poper and 

 bring it in at the next session and it will then be taken up before the 

 meeting closes. 



Mr. Yager: I would not think that the party would need to go to the 

 formality of writing out his question. If anybody present would like 

 any information on any point, he might ask it now. 



