son I callously refused his generosity, shamelessly 

 ignored the weed swamped condition, and always hap- 

 pened to be terribly busy elsewhere when the tiresome 

 picking of fruit took place. 



After a tremendous tomato crop, which no one un- 

 assisted could handle properly, and a glutted market, 

 I was apparently amazed in the early autumn when 

 I was one day presented with the tomato patch to do 

 anything, with I desired. 



Now in my most fanciful reckoning I had not 

 hoped for such speedy reward of my virtues; be- 

 fore I knew it I had called the spot " Kingdom 

 Come," and so the land, to which the lilies, iris and 

 peonies were translated, has remained named from 

 that time. 



Now that I've given sage advice as to one way 

 in which to obtain room for these aristocrats, I'll beg 

 you to buy plenty of liHes, even if it bankrupts 

 you. 



Auratums of every kind are marvelous, the red*- 

 banded and golden striped auratum pictum, the 

 vittatum rubni/m twelve inches across with a wide 

 crimson band through each petal, and the Wittei 

 with gold streaked petals. One would think these 

 lilies would have a hard job to live up to their 



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