CHAPTER XX 
THE JOY OF A FLOWER HOBBY 
Ir you would add joy in the flower garden, 
make a hobby of some particular flower—or 
flowers. Here is the crowning touch that raises 
garden pleasure to the last degree of height. To 
the ordinary joy of the collector—any garden is a 
collection, pure and simple—it adds the joy that 
can come only through selection, as distinguished 
from mere aggregation. 
The aim may be, but generally is not, the ex- 
clusion of all save the subject of specialization. 
The usual plan is likened fairly to the way of a man 
who collects books, but makes Burns his hobby; who 
collects paintings, but prides himself on the accumu- 
lation of Corots, or who collects postage stamps, 
but lays chief stress on United States issues. Cer- 
tainly there is no need of exclusion; it is possible to 
have numerous friends and yet prefer one, or a few, 
above others. 
A peculiarly happy note to this hobby is the fact 
that it is open virtually to all; rich and poor, in 
some way, may ride it to their heart’s content. Prob- 
ably none who has played the game with much 
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