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subject ; having myself experienced the value 

 of this habit, it will give me pleasure to point 

 out to you all its advantages, in the hope that 

 you may be induced, even in early life, to adopt 

 maxims of arrangement and order, both in 

 thinking and acting. 



You cannot hope to succeed in your garden, 

 nor indeed in any other occupation, without 

 reflection, without really and fairly attending 

 to whatever you undertake, or plan; and if you 

 once acquire this habit with regard to your 

 garden, it will extend to the rest of your duties 

 and occupations. The consequences will be, 

 facility of action, even under embarrassing cir- 

 cumstances; time always at your disposal; your 

 mind free from anxious perplexities, such as 

 beset persons who have no determined plan of 

 action; and that respect and consideration in 

 the world, which punctuality and decision of 



