THE FLOWER SHOW 205 



placed where it could not be overlooked in the 

 house of each member. < 



"My, my!" said Mr. Trommel, admiringly, as 

 Mary set down her wheelbarrow just outside his 

 gate, "what fine sunflowers !" 



"Yes, and look," she said, lifting aside the sun- 

 flowers and showing long-stemmed white Comet 

 asters, "and sweet peas, too ! " 



"My, my ! " he repeated. "There will not be a 

 prize left in the exhibition ! " 



"I think there will be," she said ; "we 've got lots 

 of prizes. They are n't very big, but there are lots 

 of them." 



"And that is all you are showing?" 



The under-gardener nodded. "My corn-flowers 

 have stopped blooming; I I forgot to cut them," 

 she explained ; "and I know Eleanor's nasturtiums 

 are better than mine, but she has n't any sunflowers." 



"That is right you should bring but the best." 



"And I cut them this morning, early. That was 

 the best time, you said Haddie ! " she broke off 

 suddenly, as her neighbor came out of his gate, 

 laden with a great market-basket, "come over and 

 show Mr. Trommel ! " 



"And what have you, my lad!" asked the old 



