WHAT I KNOW ABOUT GARDENING. // 



the pen. He presumed that General B tl r 

 had never taken into consideration the garden- 

 question, or he would not assume the position 

 he does with regard to the Chinese emigration. 

 He would let the Chinese come, even if B tl r 

 had to leave, I thought he was going to say, but 

 I changed the subject. 



During our entire garden interview (operati- 

 cally speaking, the garden-scene), the President 

 was not smoking. I do not know how the im 

 pression arose that he &quot; uses tobacco in any 

 form &quot; ; for I have seen him several times, and 

 he was not smoking. Indeed, I offered him a 

 Connecticut six ; but he wittily said that he did 

 not like a weed in a garden, a remark which 

 I took to have a personal political bearing, and 

 changed the subject. 



The President was a good deal surprised at 

 the method and fine appearance of my garden, 

 and to learn that I had the sole care of it. He 



