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come shabby and fade or wither, and remain a 

 constant reflection on the planter, who was 

 either careless or indifferent enough to permit 

 their decline. 



As in all gardening operations, the way to 

 prevent such unhappy results is to begin pro- 

 perly. Time and labor spent in the beginning 



Porch Box Newly Started but with Plants in Bloom 



means time and labor saved in the end. Give 

 the flowers or plants the most congenial con- 

 ditions possible, and, with ordinary attention, 

 they will thrive and amply reward the planter 

 for his pains. Remember in the first place that 

 growing plants in boxes is vastly different from 

 growing them in beds in the ground. In boxes 



