CONCLUSION 



Remember always that it is the overcom- 

 ing of the difficulties in the gardener's way, 

 the determination to succeed, that gives zest 

 to the occupation. Did everything planted 

 grow and flourish, gardening would be too 

 tame. Rust and blight, cutworms, rose- 

 beetles and weeds, afford the element of sport 

 so attractive to us all. A lesson must be 

 learned from every failure ; with renewed 

 patience persevere until success is reached. 



I would make the strongest plea in favor 

 of a garden to all those who are so fortu- 

 nate as to possess any land at all. The 

 relaxation from care and toil and the benefit 

 to health are great, beyond belief, to those 

 who may have to work with head or hands. 

 If you can snatch a few minutes in early 

 morning or late afternoon, to spend among 

 the plants, life takes on a new aspect, health 

 is improved, care is dissipated, and you get 

 nearer to Nature, as God intended. 



If the rich and fashionable women of this 

 country took more interest and spent more 



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