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to be the case, as our regard for the welfare of our 

 plants will lead us to come to their relief at once. 



A supply of bone meal and plant food should con- 

 stitute a portion of the amateur's outfit. It will be 

 needed at all seasons. Aim to never be without a 

 supply of it. 



It is always a wise plan to keep these things by us, 

 for, as has been said, we are likely to need them at 

 any time. If we are without them, when needed, we 

 are not in shape to take care of our plants as they 

 ought to be taken care of. Whatever needs doing 

 ought to be done as soon as the existence of that need 

 is discovered, and in order to do this, we must antici- 

 pate, to a great extent, and provide ourselves with all 

 necessary articles in advance. This is what the farmer, 

 the housewife, and other men and women, do in their 

 respective lines of business, and it is wisdom for the 

 amateur, who grows flowers for pleasure, to pattern 

 after them in this respect, as by so doing the work can 

 be done in a businesslike way. A good plan to follow 

 is this : Make pleasure as businesslike as possible anc 

 crowd all the pleasure you can into your business. 

 And the only way in which you can do this is by 

 "having things handy." 



