CHAPTER V 



THE MAGIC TOUCH 



If I were worth many millions, and had seven- 

 teen greenhouses, I wouldn't let my gardener 

 have the fun of doing all the "propagating." 



Have you ever tried it? Have you ever se- 

 lected a plant, maybe a special shade of color, 

 or a brand-new seedling dis- 

 covered in your own garden, 

 and set about making new 

 plants from that one speci- 

 men? Knowing that if you 

 failed, it would perish forever 

 from the earth? Knowing 

 that if you were successful 

 you could have dozens, scores, 

 hundreds, if you wanted, of that particular flower 

 to fill your garden, and give away to your 

 friends? Something individual, personal, your 

 own creation, that they could get nowhere else 

 in all the world? 



Now, in the minds of many folks, the art of 

 propagating plants is looked upon as more or less 



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