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Many an amateur gardener tries to have a 

 little of everything, and the result is that he has 

 nothing worth speaking of, because quality has 

 been sacrificed to quantity. Grow only as many 

 flowers as you can grow well, and be wise in 

 selecting only such kinds as do best under the 

 conditions in which they must be grown. De- 

 pend upon kinds that have been tried and not 

 found wanting unless you have a fondness for 

 experimenting. 



No really artistic results can be secured by the 

 use of seeds in which all colors are mixed. If 

 you desire harmonious effects, you will have to 

 purchase seed in which each color is by itself. 

 A few varieties in which there is perfect color- 

 harmony will please you far more than a collec- 

 tion in which all the colors of the rainbow are 

 represented. Take the Sweet Pea as an illus- 

 tration of this idea: From a package of mixed 

 seed you will get a score of different colors or 

 shades, and many of these, though beautiful in 

 themselves, will produce positive discord when 

 grown side by side. The eye of the person who 

 has fine color-sense will be pained by the lack of 

 harmony. But confine your selection to the soft 



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