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and, like them, all she asked was to be made comforta- 

 ble. Roses are especially fond of rich loam, and you 

 may be sure that they received this. They were not 



Burbank rose plant. 



crowded in the least, nor choked by greedy plants. They 

 are rather fond of small flowers at their feet, but nothing 

 must shoulder them. 



The few seeds which Hermosa gave as her first offering 

 to the master were planted with great care, and when 

 they felt their coverings becoming moist, the seed babies 

 began to think of awakening and stretching their limbs, 

 and perhaps smiling and yawning and cooing, as real 

 babies do. 



