MY SUMMER IN A GARDEN. 27 



the most intimate relations with the 

 bug. It is a pleasure to see such unity 

 among the lower animals. The diffi 

 culty is to make the toad stay, and 

 watch the hill. If you know your toad, 

 it is all right. If you do not, you must 

 build a tight fence round the plants, 

 which the toad cannot jump over. This, 

 however, introduces a new element. I 

 find that I have a zoological garden on 

 my hands. It is an unexpected result 

 of my little enterprise, which never 

 aspired to the completeness of the Paris 

 &quot; Jardin des Plantes.&quot; 



