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folks, they would grow away from them if they 

 could. They have affinities for trees and quiet 

 places. There is a particular fern that grows 

 generously under balsamic shadows and will not 

 seek any other tree. The lady fern will grow * 

 best in the , sugar-maple camps. Ferns are a 

 loyal folk in the vegetable world, strong in their 

 preferments and attachments, but coldly turn 

 from too intimate human friendship, yet in the 

 garden they will flourish if you give them a 

 quiet and shady nook. They like^ your care, 

 but not your touch. The white clover and dan- 

 delion are as much domestic plants as cats and 

 dogs are domestic animals. They choose to 

 live near the house, and thrive best under the 

 tread of human beings. They always seem to 

 feel that we give them the guest-chamber and 

 pet them with extra hospitality. 



Ah! that grand old grape-vine how sweetly 

 fragrant its blossoming, how delicious those 

 quivering threads of odor you gather as you 

 pass near it. There is more than a hint of 

 paradise in it, you feel sure of angelic presence 

 and passing. Oft it comes to you at a dis- 

 tance, wafted on gentle breaths. You know it 

 at once, and wonder how it got so far away, 

 and how it kept its sweet odor intact. There 

 is nothing quite like it for rich delicacy. We 



