SPRING IN 



tunia, Phlox Drummondii, Calliopsis, Nastur- 

 tium, Sweet Pea, Morning-glory, Verbena, 

 Scabiosa, Balsam, Ten-week Stock, and Mari- 

 gold. For the benefit of those who may like 

 more variety, or have a large garden to fill, I 

 will add a supplementary list of another dozen 

 of very desirable kinds: Candytuft, Sweet 

 Alyssum, Salpiglossis, Celosia, Portulaca, 

 Snapdragon, Eschscholtzia, Zinnia, Dian- 

 thus, Nicotiana, Salvia, and Centaurea. These 

 two dozens do not exhaust the list of really 

 good plants by any means, but they include the 

 best of the kinds which the average amateur 

 will find it advisable to undertake the cultiva- 

 tion of. 



Right here let me offer this advice : Do not 

 let the enthusiasm of the spring season get the 

 control of your good judgment and tempt you 

 into undertaking more than you feel sure of 

 your ability to carry out satisfactorily. Bear 

 in mind the fact that a good garden represents 

 a considerable amount of hard work, also that 

 a neglected garden is one of the sorriest sights 

 imaginable, and do not make the mistake of be- 

 ginning what you will not be likely to com- 

 plete. A few flowers, well grown, will afford 

 a hundred-fold more satisfaction than a large 



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