NEW CREATIONS IN PLANT LIFE 
than adopting the most promising individual 
from among a race of vile, neglected or- 
phan weeds with settled, hoodlum tenden- 
cies, down-trodden and despised by all, and 
gradually lifting it by breeding and educa- 
tion to a higher sphere; to see it gradually 
change its sprawling habits, its coarse, ill- 
smelling foliage, its insignificant blossoms of 
dull color, to an upright plant with hand- 
some, glossy, fragrant leaves, blossoms of 
every hue, and with a fragrance as pure and 
lasting as could be desired? 
“In the more profound study of the life 
of plants, both domestic and wild, we are 
surprised to see how much they are like 
children. Study their wants, help them to 
what they need, be endlessly patient, be 
honest with them, carefully correcting each 
fault as it appears, and in due time they will 
reward you bountifully for every care and 
attention, and make your heart glad in ob- 
serving the results of your work. Weeds are 
weeds because they are jostled, crowded, 
cropped and trampled upon, scorched by 
fierce heat, starved or perhaps suffering with 
cold, wet feet, tormented by insect pests or 
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