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were rampant. As we have said, a cherry-cur- 

 rant bush will grow where a burdock may have 

 flourished, and as readily. If one is not artistic 

 and particular as to appearances, he can line his 

 fences with currants and fruit-trees, and leave 

 the open space for strawberries, raspberries, etc. 

 When the owner can give an hour or two a day 

 in supervision and labor, it will go a good way 

 if judiciously expended. In many families there 

 are those who could look after the lighter labors 

 of culture and the preparation of fruit for mar- 

 ket. The train or boat takes it to town, and 

 your commission man sells it and makes returns. 

 The carrying forward of all this on a moderate 

 scale need not require more than a fraction of a 

 man's time, providing he can find suitable as- 

 sistants ; and a sensible man should have no 

 more difficulty in finding these for his garden 

 than for his store or office. The merchant does 

 not give up his store because he has a few in- 



