THE GARDEN AND ITS ACCESSORIES 



much greenery in a way to delight an 

 artist ; then back to the house he would 

 come, to place the bouquet at my mother's 

 place at the breakfast table ; and it' was 

 always a surprise and a source of wonder 

 that the little garden could yield such 

 heavenly things. 



Almost all flowers lend themselves to a 

 close relationship with a sun-dial. Both 

 suggest the flight of time, though in a 

 different way. 



" The shadow on the dial's face 

 That steals from day to day, 

 With slow, unseen, unceasing pace, 

 Moments and months and years away, 

 This shadow which in every clime, 

 Since light and motion first began, 

 Hath held its course sublime." < 



WHITTIER. 



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