MY GARDEN IN SPRING 



CHAPTER I 



When does Spring Commence ? 



IF we could take a census of opinion on the question, 

 " When does Spring commence ? " the answers would be 

 almost as variant in character as in number. 



The majority of people would most likely declare 

 that the 2ist of March was the first day of Spring, though 

 there still exists a sentimental preference for the i4th of 

 February, the feast of St. Valentine, while a large number 

 of people over a certain age would insist that Spring 

 no longer exists, and would probably endeavour to prove 

 this assertion by lengthy reminiscences of halcyon days 

 of yore, which provided early opportunities for picnics 

 and thin raiment. 



Who has not heard their great-aunt Georgina hold 

 forth on the Indian muslins that in bygone Mays were 

 all-sufficient for her comfort ? 



Argument with such is useless, and it is much better 

 to pile fresh logs on the fire and shut the windows to 

 preserve her tweed-clad frame from a chill. 



"Many lands, many climates," is as true as the old saying, 



