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began clumsily to fashion them, and he had climbed another 

 round of the ladder — he was a contributor to the wealth of the 

 world. 



Man has made great advancement in the scale of human 

 progress when his sesthetical nature has developed to a degree 

 that prompts him to surround himself with the beautiful and 

 to cultivate fruits and flowers. He has then advanced suflfi-" 

 ciently to dignify the labor that has developed and glorified him; 

 that has made him the fittest to survive. For, 



"Labor in life. 'Tis the still water faileth, 

 Idleness ever dispaireth — bewaileth." 



Although labor tends to energize and individualize, yet man 

 makes no intellectual advancement by labor mechanically per- 

 formed. He who merely plods along will never meet with 

 marked success, for to succeed in any profession one must have a 

 real love, a stirring enthusiasm, for his work; an enthusiasm 

 born of love of the work, an enthusiasm which lifts it above 

 drudgery. Especially is this essential to perfect success in the 

 profession of horticulture. An intelligent person revolts at the 

 idea of being nothing more than a machine. His thoughts keep 

 pace with his hands and he does not turn out inferior or second 

 rate work. 



The ethical culture of the horticulturist should be of the 

 broadest kind. Honesty of purpose and integrity in dealing 

 with his fellow man should be strongly defined in his code of 

 ethics. Benevolence, conscientiousness, punctuality and order 

 should be the cardinal points in his character, and tributary to 

 these, all other qualities that tend toward the advancement and 

 elevation of the individual. 



There is a peculiar beaaty to be found in horticultural pur- 

 suits — an ineffable charm and delicacy in watching the growth of 

 and caring for fruits and flowers — that constantly tends toward 

 the development of a higher moral and intellectual life, for no 

 one will deny that there is a moral development in beauty itself 

 for the individual who possesses a sense of appreciation, and he 

 will be uplifted by it; its influence on him will only be limited 

 by his ability, whether natural or cultivated, to aj)preciate the 

 beautiful in the world. The indifferent eye sees no beauty in his 

 lines of life, whilet he aesthetic eye sees beauty in every wayside 

 shrub and flower. While each expanding bud preaches a sermon 

 of love to the one, the other passes it by unheeded. The differ- 



