46 MARY'S GAKDEN AND HOW IT GKEW 



see, there and there," he said, pointing at the 

 offenders. 



"Do those little things make any difference!" 

 questioned Mary, incredulously. 



"Those little brown things will make trouble for 

 the sweet peas just as soon as they can. They are 

 roots of iniquity, Liebchen; we must not have them 

 in our garden. It is easier to eradicate evil when it 

 is little than when it grows big." 



"I think so,'.' agreed the under-gardener, dutifully, 

 pulling out the small root-fibers. 



"Now we are ready ! " she said, with a breath of re- 

 lief. "And we put them in deep. Deep as my finger?" 



"No, no ! We better make a trench. Can you 

 make one with the little hoe ? " 



"I can make a beautiful one. Let >s have it here 

 by the fence." 



"They better go by the wire, Liebchen. They 

 like more air than they would get by the fence ; 

 they have the little wings, you know. Besides, we 

 did not make the ground there so rich as here ; that 

 is for the nasturtiums. It is among the plants as 

 among the pretty ladies : you can judge nothing of 

 the appetite by the looks. Now, you would think 

 that of the two the nasturtiums would like the most 



