ten] among the flowers 



Marlborough, Egandale, Italia, Madame Crozy, 

 Maiden's Blush, President McKinley, Queen Char- 

 lotte, Philadelphia, Souv. de Antoine Crozy, Tarry- 

 town, For carnations, I should certainly prefer, 

 for a quiet home garden, to get seed of the old- 

 fashioned clove pink — which is a carnation. You 

 will get from this seed a thoroughly satisfactory set 

 of plants, the flowers of which give that most 

 delightful spicy odor, from which comes the name 

 clove. I have nothing in my garden that I prefer 

 to my clove carnations. 



We have had a pleasant ramble together, and a 

 chat among our flowers ; there is still time for a turn 

 in the vineyard before dinner. Grapes are delicious 

 after smelling the lilies and enjoying friendship. 

 We have found in reality that flowers are sown 

 by nature everywhere over a country place. My 

 Gladys insists upon a plot for wild asters and 

 golden rod. These grow by themselves in a gar- 

 den corner, if let alone. As your family increases, 

 your house and your home will grow. One of the 

 boys or girls may take to water lilies, cypripedium, 

 cardinal flowers, fringed gentian, ferns — and so 

 create in some shaded nook a native wild garden. 

 Here will be a cool delight in the hot days of July 



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