The Rescue of an Old Place 



cannot resist sticking in a few flowers as 

 he goes along, but their disposition is not 

 final, and they take up a deal of time, and 

 are, consequently, to be relegated to a 

 subordinate place at first, and looked for- 

 ward to as the occupation reserved for 

 those future unemployed hours when the 

 woody plants can be left to grow, and ful- 

 fill their mission. 



e neglect Here, where the watering during sum- 

 flowers. mer ^ an( j f re q uent digging about and top- 

 dressing, to retain moisture, are absolutely 

 essential to trees and shrubs, flowers that 

 have to be weeded and tended are much 

 neglected, and only those hardy perennials 

 that will take care of themselves and defy 

 weeds, have as yet any kind of a show. 

 But we are always dreaming of a period 

 when the ligneous plants can be let alone, 

 and we can turn our attention seriously to 

 the purely ornamental. 



In the mean time, such wild things as 

 come up of their own accord, on the hill 

 and in the meadow, are full of interest, 

 particularly in early spring and in late 

 August, when the stock of hardy garden- 

 flowers runs comparatively low. 

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