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of your own for next season. Have an opinion 

 of your own, and be independent enough to 

 attempt its carrying out. Don't be afraid of 

 yourself. Originate 1 Originate! Originate! 



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When you invest your money in a fine plant 

 you do it for the pleasure of yourself and family. 

 When a neighbor comes along and admires it, 

 and asks you to divide it with her, don't let your- 

 self be frightened into doing so from regard of 

 what she may say or think if you refuse. Tell 

 her where she can get a plant like it, but don't 

 spoil your own plant for anybody. 



I am well aware that advice of this kind may 

 seem selfish, but it is not. There's no good reason 

 why my neighbor should not get his plants in the 

 same way I got mine. I buy with the idea of 

 beautifying my home with them, and this I can- 

 not do so long as I yield to everybody's request 

 for a slip or a root. 



I have in mind a woman who, some years ago, 

 invested in a rarei variety of Peony. When her 

 plant came into bloom her friends admired it so 

 much that they all declared they must have a 

 " toe " of it. The poor woman hated terribly to 

 disturb her plant, for she was quite sure what 



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