THE PRACTICAL FLOWER GARDEN 



maples show a tinge of the red of coming 

 blossoms; grass that has been properly cared 

 for is already emerald-green; crocuses and 

 snowdrops are bravely blooming in sheltered 

 places, and, if one gently lifts the covering 

 of the beds where daffodils have slept 

 through the winter, their slender green tips 

 will be seen pushing through the brown 

 earth. Frogs in sunny ponds are beginning 

 to pipe their shrill song, the robins have 

 come back, and the town-dweller returns to 

 the noisy city of brick and stone possessed 

 by the longing that spring calls forth, to be 

 at work among the growing things and to 

 watch nature as she comes to life again. 



The happy owners of gardens know that 

 now no day should be lost. With every new 

 sun, the buds on trees and shrubs expand 

 and the plants awaken, one by one. The 

 ground must be prepared, seeds sown, and, 

 in fact, the most delightful season in the 

 gardener's life has come, for now she is 

 inspired by hope. The many misfortunes 



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