"We believe in specialists ; the man who gives a large amount 

 of his time to one thing learns more about it, and obtains a 

 higher standard than is possible to those who have many irons 

 in the fire. 



When a man is familiar with the best that has been produced 

 by others, he is qualified to pass judgment upon anything in 

 that line. He knows what has been done, and what is neces- 

 sary to improve it — his standard is high." 



— M. CRAWFORD. 



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"Who shuns the dust and sweat of the contest, 

 On his brow falls not the cool shade of the olive." 



— GELDER. 



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"It is my belief that the art of cultivating flowers must be 

 regarded as none the less important than the art of sculpture or 

 painting, because the flowers from the most beautiful part of 

 nature." —HENRY IZAWA. 



"Without the resolution in your hearts to do good work so 

 long as your right hands have motion in them, and to do it 

 whether the issue be that you die or live, no life worthy the 

 name will ever be possible to you, while in once forming the 

 resolution that your work is to be well done, life is really one, 

 here and forever." — RUSKIN. 



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"We are now standing just at the gateway of scientific hor- 

 ticulture ; only have been a few steps in the measureless fields, 

 which will stretch out as we advance into the golden sunshine 

 of a more complete knowledge of the forces which are to un- 

 fold all the graceful forms of garden beauty and wealth of 

 fruits and flowers." — BURBANK. 



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"He who fails bravely has not truly failed, 

 But is himself also a conqueror." 



—GELDER. 



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