CHAPTER I 



PRELIMINARY 



A FTER the many charming books re- 

 cently published about women's gar- 

 dens, old and new, and the experiences of 

 those who made them, it would seem as 

 if there was nothing new under the suri 

 to write on the subject of the cultivation 

 of flowers. But gardens are like people, 

 each one has its own character and history, 

 and I suppose one might go on describing 

 them indefinitely and still find something 

 new to chronicle about each one. 



Certain it is that my garden is not in 

 the least like any other of which I have 

 read, for it is strictly a "home-made" 

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