THE FLOWER GARDEN. Ill 



CHAPTER VII. 



THE FLOWER GARDEN. 



results of the effort to produce a kitchen 

 garden out of the raw material of virgin sod 

 was discussed in the last chapter. When it was well 

 under way, and after Weeville had, in his authorita 

 tive manner, taken it off my hands, I turned my at 

 tention to the flower garden. Of this I determined 

 to take entire charge. I had not studied Bridgeman 

 for weeks, nor peered into seedsmen s windows, and 

 examined the pecuh arities of all the plants that fell 

 in my way, for nothing. Weeville might superin 

 tend the coarse vegetables if he pleased, but the del 

 icate and elegant parterre of flowers that already ex 

 isted in my mind s eye was to be my credit and re 

 sponsibility alone. 



It was some time before I could induce the masons 

 to remove the platform for mortar that they had, with 

 instinctive stupidity, placed in the centre of what was 

 to be my principal bed ; but I got them off at last, al- 



