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ence on its flavor whatever. Your artificial 

 noblemen no doubt need careful nursing and 

 ' Chinese walls ; ' but those who have received 

 their patent from Heaven will develop as noble- 

 men and live as such under all circumstances, 

 even as my Triomphes produced the most lus- 

 cious vinous-flavored fruit, though a thrifty 

 onion grew a few inches away." 



But I am wandering. The garden is so sug- 

 gestive of all kinds of truth that one can hardly 

 help it. I suppose that is the reason the first 

 man was placed in one, since in learning 

 gardening he would learn almost everything 

 else. 



T will immediately descend from political 

 economy and social science to onions, a long de- 

 scent some may think, and yet in strength this 

 theme will outrank most others. 



I will close with a few practical sentences be- 

 fitting this useful but much abused vegetable 



