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THE BEGINNER'S GARDEN BOOK 



enough for the family meal? And then in fall, when all 

 the other flowers are gone, how satisfactory it is to see the 

 gorgeous chrysanthemums just coming into bloom ! The 



Fig. 100. — Peonies are easy of culture. Buy the roots. 



garden season is lengthened at both ends. But this is the 

 result of the forethought and labor of previous years. 



If you are able to secure, at home or at the school, a good- 

 sized plot which shall be yours for two years or more, then 

 perennials are possible. Let us consider what they are, and 



