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boy lifts some of them and puts a row through the midst of the 

 vegetable garden. Look at them in Photo 129. "I wish I 

 could." I tell you, you can! Intelligence and work that's all. 

 Photo 130 and 131 is the Hydrangea Hortensis in bloom in 

 August, at Mr. Julian T. Davis' beautiful residence, at "Second 

 Beach," Newport, R. I. (Blur in Photo 131 is not in the house, 

 but on the negative.) The effect of the Atlantic breeze is no- 



Photo 129 

 A Row of Hardy Phlox. 



ticeably modifying for many miles inland. This Hydrangea will 

 not "winter" with us in middle and northern Ohio. Neither will 

 the English Ivy. Yet in the region of New York it does well. 

 No healthier growth of the English Ivy could be found than is 

 covering an embankment at Mr. Wm. Rockefeller's place, as 

 shown in Photo 110. 



In sending out a book of this kind, covering such a wide 

 range of territory, no rule can be laid down as to what kind of 

 plants to use. Learn what is suitable to your locality by inquir- 

 ing and observation. 



