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ulty of appreciation. Moreover, although we 

 have not needed to husband the natural re- 

 sources of this fine and fat land wherein we are 

 the fortunate dwellers, to any appreciable de- 

 gree, the time is not so far distant when we shall 

 be obliged to do so. 



Gardening is arduous work, of that there can 

 be no question, nor to it a denial from any hon- 

 est person of actual experience. But gardening 

 among vegetables and flowers is no more ardu- 

 ous than among flowers alone — and I think that 

 no one who has tried it will deny that it is a deal 

 more gratifying and satisfying. There should 

 be flowers of course, quantities of them; but 

 they ought never to crowd out the eatable 

 plants. Even the tiny garden of the suburban 

 home has room for several of the choicest of 

 these; and, with its house on the north so that 

 sunlight and protection are assured, and the 

 largest area possible is available for cultivation, 

 there is not a single reason for failure to round 

 out a useful as well as a beautiful garden. 



Abandoning once and for all then the wrong 

 ideal which sees in the small-town home a coun- 

 try home in miniature, as well as the wrong idea 

 which regards it as impossible of improvement 

 from its barrenness; and taking all the points 

 which have been covered into consideration. 



