GRANDMOTHER'S GARDEN. 



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GARDEN PINK. 



'DIANTHUS PLUMARIUS.) 



For the economies of the house, there were all sorts 

 of fragrant herbs, such as thyme, sweet-marjory, sage, mint, 

 and half a dozen other sweet-smelling 

 and savory plants, that were on this 

 account, however, none the less attrac- 

 tive as ornaments of the garden. They 

 were not only delightful in themselves, 

 but delightful because they reminded 

 us of grandmother's wonderful store- 

 closet, from which issued so many good 

 things. 



But grandmother's garden was, 

 before all things, a productive flower 

 garden. Unlike modern gardens, created for external 

 show alone, it was a real storehouse of color and odor, 

 out of which one could, day after day, gather rich treasures, 

 and yet leave its beauty apparently un dimmed. Everybody 

 about the house, boys included, was 

 welcome to pluck a flower occasion- 

 ally without let or hindrance. The 

 flowers, indeed, seemed actually to 

 enjoy being plucked. They were not, 

 of course, specially rare, and yet I am 

 sorry to say that it might be difficult 

 to find some of them nowadays. Their 

 simple charms have, in fact, been al- 

 most entirely obscured by the glitter- 

 ing novelties of the modern horticul- 

 tural world. For instance, there were those rich old damask 

 roses. They are seldom if ever seen now ; and yet what 



SWEET-WILLIAM. 

 (DIANTHUS BARBATUS.^ 



