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"I think they should," assented Mr. Trommel. 

 "Let us see," he straightened himself and looked 

 reflectively over the little border; "you shall have 

 some phlox, yes, asd_idbeckia ; and by and by some 

 of my hollyhocks. All these things we should set out 

 in the. fall, but if we try them now, perhaps they will 

 be particularly polite to you." 



"What is the phlox like when it blossoms'?" asked 

 Mary. 



"It is better that you put the label beside it and 

 then watch for what it is like. Besides, I have for- 

 gotten which one this fellow is. I tell you, little one, 

 a garden in June is like one of those very exciting 

 stories : there is always something happening, and 

 you do not quite know what shall happen next. 



"See, I set these pinks in one of our flats, and I 

 put a little earth that is, the covers around the 

 roots, so, and they will not know that we took them 

 out of their own bed. You can bring over the lit- 

 tle wheelbarrow and take them to their new home." 



"I think I '11 get it now," said the assistant. 



"Come first in the greenhouse a minute and see the 

 fine hedge we shall have." 



Mary ran ahead into the greenhouse, and hurried 

 along the path to the bench where her domain was 



