eleven] come and see MY CABBAGES 



plied a death in the family, inside the year. Let- 

 tuce was formerly given to hot-tempered people, to 

 help them keep cool; it probably soothed their 

 nerves. Saffron, being yellow in its flowers, cured 

 jaundice, and cucumbers cured hydrophobia. 



Garden work is suitable for the whole family ; for 

 the old folk and the women folk, as well as for the 

 boys and girls. It is the natural out-of-doors family 

 room. It has something to interest every one of the 

 household. It is full of beauty and of sweet odors; 

 for peas, beans, and even the onions have exquis- 

 itely beautiful and delicate flowers. The symbol 

 of the garden is the hoe — one of the tools by which 

 we have climbed to higher things and to higher life. 



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