198 A LITTLE GARDEN THE YEAR ROUND 



we not, then, to learn all about our Roses? 

 Their names, their varieties, their perfumes, as 

 well as their colors and their decorative at- 

 tributes ? The garden beginner who aspires to 

 Rose-culture will be surprised at the wealth of 

 pleasure he will derive from such a study. And 

 it is the same with other flowers — Geraniums, 

 Begonias, Phlox, even with the wonderful but 

 neglected Zinnia. 



While one's garden is to be enjoyed in June, 

 one's garden-work is not to be neglected. First 

 of all the weeding must be kept up. If it is not 

 it will make it all the more difficult for the beds 

 to attain the perfection one should seek for 

 them, if indeed the plants succeed in surviving 

 at all. Let us remember what Shakespeare 

 said about it: 



"Now 'tis the spring and weeds are shallow 

 rooted; 



Suffer them now and they'll o'ergrow the gar- 

 den. 



And choke the herhs for want of husbandry." 



Then neatness is a virtue in gardening as well 

 as in other things. Tie up the tomato vines, 



