SECTION LV FLOWER GARDENING 



The comforts and joys of life depend largely upon small 

 things. Of these small things, perhaps, none holds a posi- 

 tion of greater importance in country life than the adorn- 

 ment of the home, indoors and outdoors, with flowers 



FIG. 231. AN EASY WAY TO BEAUTIFY THE HOME 



tastefully arranged. Their selection and planting furnish 

 pleasant recreation, full of hope and anticipation ; their 

 care is a pleasing employment, and each little plant as it 

 sprouts, grows, and develops may become as much a pet 

 as creatures of the sister animal kingdom. A beautiful 



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