AFTER TEN YEARS 



a freak by a schoolmate has taken kindly to its loca- 

 tion under the honeysuckle bushes, has increased to 

 a small plantation, and is keeping true to its acquired 

 character. The blue chicory and bouncing bets which 

 came from one who knows and loves this place of ours 

 almost as we do ourselves are slowly spreading in the 

 wild garden, although the soil is a bit richer than the 

 railroad embankments on which they thrive so well 

 From a well-known horticulturist came our Prunu* 

 Mackii or Manchurian cherry which has doubled in 

 size. This friend has given us not only many and 

 varied plants, but much good advice pertaining there- 

 to. To him are we especially indebted for our Rosa 

 altaica, that pure white blossom with rich foliage 

 which increases here with marvelous rapidity. When 

 this guest is with us, woe for the unlucky wight who 

 cares naught for horticulture, as he will get nothing 

 else! With a delight only equaled by our own he ex- 

 amines every shrub, every leaf and flower, comment- 

 ing on their characteristics and suggesting new varieties 

 which we must have. 



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