BOOK OF THE HOME GARDEN 



If they had stayed a little longer they would have 

 seen us carefully planting climbing nasturtiums 

 around it, but they did not, deciding to let us alone, 

 for there was no use in trying to help crazy people. 

 Later in the season they came again to see what 



THE CHRISTMAS TREE IN BLOOM! 



other queer things we had done and, lo and behold, 

 the Christmas tree was in bloom; just covered with 

 bright red, yellow and orange bells ! They did not 

 say anything about Christmas trees and, indeed, did 

 not offer us much advice after that, but it was won- 

 derful how many Christmas trees bloomed in that 

 neighborhood the next summer. 



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