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The highest ideals in collecting are exemplified by Mr. R. B. 

 Whyte of Ottawa whose "Perfect Half-Acre Garden" was de- 

 scribed in Country Life in America, April I, 1911, pages 413 to 

 416. He cares little for a rare plant as such; it must have beauty 

 or interest. He never desires a plant simply because no one else 

 has it. He never takes pride in a plant because it cost a lot of 

 money. His aim is to discover the best, and his method is com- 

 parative. How different from those orchid collectors who gloat 

 over some ugly plant that is worth one thousand dollars simply 

 because it is unique! 



