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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 
PLATE FACING PAGE 
XVII — “May in the country is as lovely 
as June” 104 
XVIII— The Wild Blue Flag 108 
XIX — Pink Dogwood no 
XX — Columbines 114 
XXI — “Apple blossoms have begun to 
drop their petals” 122 
XXII — Pointed Blue-eyed Grass 124 
XXIII — June Roses 132 
XXIV — “Joseph had to get down on his 
knees and use the sickle”. . . . 144 
XXV— “The long drive outlined by 
spruces where the bridal 
wreath is in bloom” 154 
XXVI — “We like to observe these lark- 
spurs” 156 
XXVII — Phlox Drummondi 160 
XXVIII — Nasturtiums 170 
XXIX — -Cosmos 176 
XXX — “Their golden cups gleamed as 
brightly as ever’ ’ 184 
XXXI— “The foxgloves are still lovely” . 188 
XXXII — “Golden glow against the sky”. 196 
XXXIII — “He knows without being told 
just how to handle a plant” . . 198 
XXXIV — “Pink, blue and yellow lilies float 
on the surface” 204 
XXXV — Countless Irises 208 
XXXVI — Rose-mallows 212 
