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much more refreshing the latter is, especially to those 

 who are nature lovers as well as gardeners. 



When once established, too, the Alpine garden 

 requires less time given to it, since the annual digging 

 of the herbaceous border is dispensed with, and most 

 of the plants are perennial, while such keeping in 

 order as is required can well be done at odd moments. 



In taking leave of my readers I would express the 

 hope that this short account of what I have done in 

 my own little garden, may lead others to embrace 

 this form of horticulture, which from my own ex- 

 perience, provides such an ever-increasing fund of 

 healthy and pleasurable recreation. 



