AMONG SCHOOL GARDENS 



color. These are a bond of sympathy and pleasure 

 among the poor, the well to do and the wealthy. 

 There is no hobby that may be so inexpensive; no 

 subject of conversation less likely to become dis- 

 agreeably personal; no topic offering better oppor- 

 tunities of give and take in the matter of experience 



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than that of flowers. So it follows that a love of 

 flowers tends to level class distinctions; to give 

 openings for real friendliness based upon mutual 

 interests among people whose business and en- 

 vironment may be vastly different. Moreover, the 

 individual betterment that comes from any worthy 

 hobby follows in the wake of flower culture. 



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