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ANNUALS WORTHY AND UNWORTHY 



THE MIDSUMMER GARDEN 



Oaklands, May 25. A garden vacation ! Fifty dol- 

 lars to spend for roses ! What annuals may be planted 

 now to tide you easily over the summer? Really, Mary 

 Penrose, the rush of your astonishing letter completely 

 took away my breath, and while I was recovering 

 it by pacing up and down the wild walk, and trying 

 to decide whether I should answer your questions first, 

 and if I did which one, or ask you others instead, 

 Scotch fashion, about your unique summer plans, 

 Evan came home a train earlier than usual, with a 

 pair of horticultural problems for which he needed 

 an immediate solution. 



Last evening, in the working out of these schemes, 

 we found that we were really travelling on lines parallel 

 with your needs, and so in due course you shall have 

 Evan's prescription and design for A Simple Rose 

 Garden (if it isn't simple enough, you can begin with 

 half, as the proportions will be the same), while I now 

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