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right time. All this is hard to put into words, and 

 will not be understood at all by some readers, but 

 it is seen everywhere, from the lady who grows 

 only a few house plants, but always succeeds with 

 them, to the grower with his acres of glass in which 

 every plant seems to spring into vigorous growth 

 so long as his watchful eye is upon them and his 

 hand is present to guide and direct the various 

 operations. 



The successful grower then is born, not 

 made, for it is not a question of mechanics, but 

 one of brains, and therefore, if there is not an 

 inherent love for plants that feeling of sympathy 

 between them and you some other work would 

 better be undertaken. With love for the work 

 and appreciation of every need of the plants, 

 success will in the end result even though many 

 difficulties in the way of surroundings must be 

 overcome. To conclude, the whole gist of this 

 argument is that surroundings, of course, count 

 for considerable in such work, but more than all 

 the rest success depends on the man himself, or 

 rather on what he has in him. The man who truly 

 succeeds in this work will succeed in almost any 

 business, for all success really traces back to one 

 thing, namely, ability to see, to grasp, and to 

 utilize little things to the best advantage. Look 

 after these and the big ones will look out for 

 themselves. 



