THE BACK- YARD GARDEN 



GREAT deal is written 

 about the flower-garden 

 that fronts the street, or is 

 so located that it will attract 

 the passer-by, but it is sel- 

 dom that we see any men- 

 tion made of the garden in 

 the back-yard. One would naturally get the idea 

 that the only garden worth having is the one that 

 will attract the attention of the stranger, or the 

 casual visitor. 



I believe in a flower-garden that will give more 

 pleasure to the home and its inmates than to any- 

 one else, and where can such a garden be located 

 with better promise of pleasurable results than 

 by the kitchen door, where the busy housewife 

 can blend the brightness of it with her daily work, 

 and breathe in the sweetness of it while about 

 her indoor tasks? It doesn't matter if its exist- 

 ence is unknown to the stranger within the gates, 

 or that the passer-by does not get a glimpse of it. 

 It works out its mission and ministry of cheer 

 and brightness and beauty in a way that makes 



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