26 THE GLORY OF THE GARDEN 



Then there is much work still to be done in the 

 eradication of fungoid and insect pests that attack 

 our crops — perfection is very far distant in that 

 direction. 



Let us get away from that antiquated idea 

 that to take up gardening means to give up all 

 brain work. We want to get beyond the famous 

 " Punch " caricature of a gardener — a dreary- 

 looking creature, clay pipe in his mouth, corduroy 

 trousers tied below the knee with a bit of string, 

 and a face devoid of any intelligence, because, it 

 was said: " Any fool can work on the land." 



Let us rather take as our motto Maartens' famous 

 saying : 



" Gardeners have rare opportunities of thinking, 

 Watching how queer things grow." 



