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population the demand for flowering plants 

 for garden work is increased as well. Tens of 

 thousands of individuals, town and suburban 

 dwellers, like to see their gardens gay, but 

 in few instances are they in a position to 

 produce their plants. They prefer to buy, 

 it saves both the trouble and the expense. 

 No doubt in many instances the plants 

 required are obtained from adjacent nurserips, 

 but we believe the great majority find it 

 cheaper to send their orders to country 

 amateurs who make a special business of 

 growing garden plants for sale and de- 

 spatching them by post. We have 

 taken the trouble to see how this work 

 is done, and have found that it pays 

 extremely well. 



Here, for example, is a garden of about 

 an acre in extent, with a small greenhouse 

 which is used for growing seedlings and 

 striking cuttings of those plants which require 

 heat. Near at hand is a shed in which are 

 tools, packages, and the various materials 

 required for daily work. The garden is laid 

 out in beds in which rows of many varieties 

 of seedlings and other plants are growing, 

 among them are pansies, wallflowers, canter- 

 bury bells, petunias, zinnias, asters, sweet 



