WHERE TO PLANT WHAT 



gardening. You've planted your bush where 

 you wanted it." 



The dehghted gardener went in the strength 

 of that witticism for forty weeks or at least 

 until some fiend of candor, a brother, like as 

 not, said: 



"Yes, truly you have violated the first rule of 

 gardening, for you have put your willow-tree — 

 that's what it is — where a minute's real reflec- 

 tion would have told you you'd wish you 

 hadn't." 



Where to Plant What ! Plant it where you — 

 and your friends — your friends of best gar- 

 dening taste — will be glad you planted it when 

 all your things are planted. Please those who 

 know best, and so best please yourself. Never- 

 theless, beware ! Watch yourself ! Do so spe- 

 cially when you think you have mastered the 

 whole art. Watch even those who indisputably 

 know better than you do, for everybody makes 

 mistakes which he never would have dreamed 

 he could make. Only the other day I heard 

 an amateur say to a distinguished professional 

 gardener: 



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