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yourself or to your friends ; whereas a well-grown 

 plant, or group of plants, of the commonest things, 

 such as a large bush of Antirrhinums, covered with 

 coral-pink ; flowers ; or a group of Delphiniums, with 

 countless spikes of blue, eight feet high, is a joy to 

 every beholder. 



Bearing this in mind, you will be able to have 

 your own little pet plants "on trial" in some 

 corner, and if they do well and prosper with you, 

 proving a success in your soil, it is a delight to 

 bring them into prominence. 



Garden work is never at a loss for interest, for 

 one is always planning for the future, so that while 

 you are putting in seeds, or taking cuttings of some 

 kinds of plants, you are, on the other hand, watch- 

 ing with joy the opening flowers of some pet plant, 

 or gathering baskets full of bloom from another. 



You will find in gardening that much success de- 

 pends on doing things at an appropriate time, such 

 as tying up Pyrethrums, Delphiniums and Michael- 

 mas Daisies, before they have become blown about 

 and misshapen by the wind ; or seizing the oppor- 

 tunity after a shower to pull up weeds, which will 

 then come away so much more easily ; or to sow 

 some seeds while the ground is both moist and 



