CHAPTER XI 
MY ROSARIUM 
S yet I have said nothing about my rose gar- 
ix den, except that in it I intend expending most 
of my energy, and, incidentally, my money. Of 
the former, I have as much as most girls, while of 
the latter my bank holds but twenty-five dollars. 
Yet, with the roses that have been given me by 
Mr. Hayden, and with all that I shall learn later 
about budding and striking cuttings, I may perhaps, 
in two or three seasons, have a beautiful rosarium. 
There are no flowers I love as much as roses. I 
love them enough to have always a thought for 
them, never tire of watching them, and even regard 
as nothing the trouble I shall probably have in keep- 
ing their insect pests away. It is because I love 
them so dearly that I feel I can make them grow. 
For some time Joseph and I could not decide 
where the rosarium should be placed. Then sud- 
denly a thought occurred to me. It should be near 
the middle of the triangle, over by the side that 
borders the wood; and the various beds for the 
roses should spread out from the rustic seat that 
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