ANOTHER HARDY GARDEN BOOK 



us a soft zephyr on nights that without its 

 cooling breath would be unbearable. At 

 times, it deserts us for days, coquettishly 

 allowing us to realize how much we rely 

 upon it in its milder moods, and again, when 

 vexed, it comes almost like a tornado, shriek- 

 ing aloud in its wrath. The great trees 

 sway and bend in its blasts, tall plants are 

 laid low, and much damage is done by its 

 rage; and because of this south wind, tall 

 plants and young trees must be well staked. 

 But much judgment is required in tying up 

 the flowers; while due support must be 

 given them, the strings should never cut the 

 tender stalks, and a clump of tall-growing 

 things must not be tightly tied around the 

 middle to produce the effect of a slender- 

 waisted young woman. 



There can be no doubt upon the question 



of the gain in health and strength to those 



who live much in their gardens and do active 



work among growing things. A couple of 



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