CONTENTS 

 I 



PAGE 



THE RETURN i 



II 



CONCERNING GARDENERS. IN GENERAL . . 26 



III 

 CONCERNING GARDENERS. IN PARTICULAR ... 38 



IV 

 THE AMERICANIZING OF PETER SCHMIDT ... 53 



V 

 A RAINY DAY. MORNING 74 



VI 



A RAINY DAY. AFTERNOON ...... 90 



VII 



A BIRTHDAY BREAKFAST ..,.,. 105 



VIII 



SETTING THE SUNDIAL 123 



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