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In fact, I have been led to believe that these 

 gilded creatures are not aware of what Horace 

 and Virgil and a host of other very respectable 

 people have said about gardening. Indeed, I 

 am not sure that they are acquainted with the 

 existence of those two worthy gentlemen 

 named. Or they may indulge in the Darwin- 

 ian theory, and instead of going back to the 

 first gardener for pedigree, hold that they are 

 descended from sundry apes and oysters. From 

 the mental, moral, and physical developments 

 sometimes manifested, I should be at a loss to 

 dispute their claims 



But while the above is true of many, the re- 

 verse is true of more, and I am fortunate in the 

 location of my garden at a summer resort, fcr 

 it often brings me in contact with charming 

 people, who have spent much of their money in 

 the culture of heart and brain, and not alone on 

 things that they and their horses must drag 



