In My Vicarage Garden 



that are . . . the diversities of plants and the 

 virtues of roots," and on that high authority I 

 think no apology is needed for writing on the 

 scents of flowers, their virtues, and their uses. 

 The more I study plants the more I feel that 

 there is no part of a plant that is beneath our 

 study, and whenever I meet with a brother gardener 

 I like to tell him that, however successful he may 

 be in growing plants and bringing them to high 

 perfection of flower and fruit, yet he knows little 

 of his flowers if he is content to stop there ; and 

 that he misses a great deal of pleasure if he refuses 

 to examine as far as he can every part of every 

 plant he grows ; and while I never met with a 

 gardener who regretted spending some of his 

 spare time in learning the minute history of his 

 plants, I have met with many who have found 

 in it not only much real pleasure and interest, but 

 much also to help them in the practical cultivation 

 of their plants. 



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