NEW CREATIONS IN PLANT LIFE 



than adopting the most promising individual 

 from among a race of vile, neglected or- 

 phan weeds with settled, hoodlum tenden- 

 cies, down-trodden and despised by all, and 

 gradually lifting it by breeding and educa- 

 tion to a higher sphere; to see it gradually 

 change its sprawling habits, its coarse, ill- 

 smelling foliage, its insignificant blossoms of 

 dull color, to an upright plant with hand- 

 some, glossy, fragrant leaves, blossoms of 

 every hue, and with a fragrance as pure and 

 lasting as could be desired? 



"In the more profound study of the life 

 of plants, both domestic and wild, we are 

 surprised to see how much they are like 

 children. Study their wants, help them to 

 what they need, be endlessly patient, be 

 honest with them, carefully correcting each 

 fault as it appears, and in due time they will 

 reward you bountifully for every care and 

 attention, and make your heart glad in ob- 

 serving the results of your work. Weeds are 

 weeds because they are jostled, crowded, 

 cropped and trampled upon, scorched by 

 fierce heat, starved or perhaps suffering with 

 cold, wet feet, tormented by insect pests or 



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