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Mr. Trommel's gate and then walked across the 

 street "two kinds of crocuses, the yellow ones and 

 the purple, and snowdrops and tulips. I 've got tu- 

 lips," she repeated, "and narcissus, besides those you 

 gave me. You see, I wanted my garden to be just 

 like yours. And daffodils, too ! father gave me 

 those." 



"That is very fine," said Mr. Trommel. They had 

 come to the gate of Mary's little garden. "What 

 shall we plant first, little one ? " he asked. 

 > "Snowdrops, because they come up first. The 

 /snowdrop's other name is GalanthusI know that. 

 /Where would be the best place for them? I only 

 Lhave three." 



Herr Trommel considered a moment. "I should 

 put them right here in the little grass-plot," he said. 

 "I think they like it better than in the border." 



"Just dig a little hole? " 



"We dig the hole and make the ground a little 

 richer, then we put a handful of sand in, so that the 

 manure does not touch the roots." 



"Of course the snowdrop would n't like that. Is 

 the hole deep enough ? " 



Herr Trommel peered down through his spectacles. 

 "About three inches? Yes, that is right. Some 



