CHAPTER XV 



Gifts that will Please a Flower 

 Lover 



Yon may break, you may shatter the vase if yon 

 will, 



Bnt the scent of the roses will hang ronnd it still. 



— Moore, 



Christmas giving to the flower lover is a mat- 

 ter of delight, for if you stop to think you will 

 know what the recipient will be sure to appreciate. 

 Cut flowers always afford joy, from an inexpensive 

 bunch of carnations to the choicest American Beau- 

 ties. The Christmas blooming plants, however, 

 last much longer, and the rich scarlet berries of 

 the ardesia will survive the holiday season by sev- 

 eral months. Poinsettia has been steadily increas- 

 ing in popularity, and can be surrounded by ferns 

 that will live on indefinitely. All the decorative 



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