GARDENING FOR 
LITTLE GIRLS 
CHAPTER I 
First Steps Toward a Garden 
And because the breath of flowers is far sweeter 
in the air (where it comes and goes, like the warb- 
ling of music) than in the hand, therefore nothing 
is more fit for that delight than to know what be 
the flowers and plants that do best perfume the air. 
— Bacon. 
Ir you want a flower garden, you can begin 
work as early as March. Does that sound strange, 
—with cold winds and occasional snow? Ah, but 
the plans should all be laid then, and many things 
started in the house. 
Four steps must be taken before starting actual 
work: 
First —Find out what space you can have for 
your garden. 
Second.—Consider the soil, situation, surround- 
ings. 
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