200 A. Little Maryland Garden 



veil's sentiment, "Two paradises 'twere in 

 one, To live in Paradise alone." 



In another little English book, a slender 

 volume very pleasantly written by Henry A. 

 Bright, the author wishes he 



could convey to others some little of the delight 

 which grows (more certainly than any bud or 

 flower) from the possession and management 

 of a garden — and thus share with others the 

 uncertainty, the risks and chances, which are in 

 reality the great charm of gardening. And 

 then again, gardening joins itself, in a thousand 

 ways, with a thousand associations, to books 

 and literature. 



Surely what adds so much to our pleasure, 

 and enriches our lives, both with the know- 

 ledge of plant life and the enjoyment of 

 beautiful things, is worth doing. And I 

 must emphasise, too, what for me has been 

 the chief charm and the greatest advantage 

 of my small garden — its privacy. Within its 

 high walls I can dig and hoe without fear of 

 criticism, and wear what is most convenient 

 for the work without concern. As the feeling 



