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fourpenny ball of twine. These conscientious 

 economies are vastly entertaining in one's neigh- 

 bour ; but they are quite a serious matter to 

 oneself. And the gardener has need to keep 

 them well in mind, especially when he visits other 

 gardens or when the alluring Exhibitions begin 

 to show him what novelties other people* are 

 growing, if he intends to look himself straight 

 in the face when he stands before his glass. 



Though I must confess to being something 

 of a spendthrift in my garden, there are certain 

 enchanting snares I have managed fairly to 

 avoid so far, well knowing that, if once they 

 were freely indulged in, the Bankruptcy Court 

 would soon loom large. New Roses I cannot 

 resist, though, happily for me, want of space 

 unless fresh beds are made twice a year 

 partially controls the sweet extravagance. But 

 I have never been reckless enough to "go in 

 for bulbs," as the saying is. For if one's foot 

 is set on that perilous slope, the descent into 

 an abysm a delightful and flower-bedecked 

 one, I grant of wild expenditure is indeed 

 easy and rapid. That the snare is no new one, 



