ON FORMING A GARDEN CLUB 



in flower-growing out of doors and whose own 

 masses of glorious and rare flowers are a sight to 

 see. A philosopher too she is, this woman to 

 whom we all look up in gardening, a woman with 

 a ready wit. 



"Folks say, 'Everything grows for you,'" she 

 told me one day, "and I tell 'em, 'You don't never 

 see what I lose !' And I never lay it to the seed," 

 she added reflectively, "I think it's generally the 

 condition of the ground." 



The activities of the garden club in the small 

 town may be many and varied, so a little practical 

 advice as to meetings may not be out of place. 

 The hour for meetings should vary in spring, sum- 

 mer, and autumn. Late afternoon is almost in- 

 variably the time which suggests itself for mid- 

 summer gatherings; earlier in the day for spring 

 and autumn conferences. Always have on the ta- 

 ble of the presiding officer a few specimen flowers 

 or foliage cuttings, correctly labelled. This is a 

 stimulus which acts in many directions. Allow as 

 little business as possible to come before regular 

 meetings — bend all your energies there to discus- 

 sion of the horticultural subject. Accumulate as 

 rapidly as may be a few good books as the nucleus 

 of a club library, never considering Bailey's great 



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