152 WITH THE FLOWERS AND TREES 



So you see it takes some botanical knowledge be- 

 sides a deal of time and skill and patience, to pro- 

 duce even a small basket. It is no ignoramus's 

 work, but an artist's; and if conscientiously done, it 

 seems well worth the price a basket brings, which 

 in most cases, all counted, is at a lower rate than we 

 p^y the man who mows our lawn or carries out our 

 ashes. 



