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that the garden had beehives and that the bees 
were loved ; for when they sallied out of their straw 
bee-skepes, these happy bees found their favorite 
blossoms planted to welcome them : Cerinthe, drop- 
ping with honey; Cacalia, a sister flower; Lupine, 
Larkspur, Sweet Marjoram, and Thyme — I can 
Old Garden at Duck Cove Farm in Narragansett. 
taste the Thyme-scented classic honey from that 
garden ! There was variety of foliage as well as 
bloom, the dovelike Lavender, the glaucous Horned 
Poppy, the glistening Iceplants, the dusty Rose 
Campion. 
Stately plants grew from the little seed-packets ; 
Hollyhocks, Valerian, Canterbury Bells, Tree Prim- 
roses looked down on the low-growing herbs of the 
