VINES 



healthier, stronger, like a person who has " got 

 his growth " and arrived at that period when all 

 the elements of manhood are fully developed. 

 Young vines may be as pleasing as old ones, as 

 far as they go, but — the objection is that they 

 do not go far enough. The value of a vine de- 

 pends largely on size, and size depends largely 

 on age. During the early stage of a vine's exist- 

 ence it is making promise of future grace and 

 beauty, and we must give it plenty of time in 

 which to make that promise good. We must also 

 give such care as will make it not only possible 

 but easy to fulfil this promise to the fullest extent. 



While many vines will live on indefinitely 

 imder neglect, they cannot do themselves justice 

 under such conditions, as any one will find who 

 plants one and leaves it to look out for itself. 

 But be kind to it, show it that you care for it 

 and have its welfare at heart, and it will surprise 

 and delight you with its rapidity of growth, 

 and the beauty it is capable of imparting to 

 everything with which it comes in contact. For 

 it seems impossible for a vine to grow anywhere 

 without making everything it touches beautiful. 

 It is possessor of the magic which transforms 

 plain things into loveliness. 



If I were obliged to choose between vines and 



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