BY WAY OF 



pinks, the delicate lavenders, and the pure whites, 

 and the result will be something to delight the 

 artistic eye — ^restful, harmonious, and as pleasing 

 as a strain of exquisite poetry — ^in fact, a poem in 

 color. What is true of the Sweet Pea, in this 

 respect, is equally true of all plants which range 

 through a great variety of colors. Bear this in 

 mind when you select seeds for your garden of 

 annuals. 



Don't throw away any plants that are worth 

 growing. If you have no use for them some of 

 yovu- neighbors will doubtless be glad to get 

 them. .Give them to the poor children of your 

 neighborhood, and tell them how to care for them, 

 and you will not only be doing a kind deed but 

 you will be putting into the life that needs uplift- 

 ing and refining influences a means of help and 

 education that you little guess the power of for 

 good. For every plant is a teacher, and a 

 preacher of the gospel of beauty, and its mission 

 is to brighten and broaden every life that comes 

 under its influence. All that it asks is an oppor- 

 tunity to fulfill that mission. 



If no one cares for the plants you have no use 

 for, give them a place in out-of-the-way nooks 



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