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up in just this way. The effect, nevertheless, is 
lovely. We have so many of them that I have 
picked them to give away and to make bouquets for 
the house. 
I am also giving away a great many nasturtiums. 
These vines have grown and bloomed splendidly. 
Joseph and I count them also among the annuals 
that we will have each year as long as we have a 
garden. I love the soft green of their leaves and 
the many gay colours of their flowers. Every time 
I look at them, I see combinations of red and yel- 
low which I had never before noticed. 
As Mrs. Keith anticipated, she sometimes picks 
the leaves of the dwarf nasturtiums and prepares 
them as a salad, or else mixes them with other 
greens. In fact, eating these fresh salads from 
our flower garden makes us wonder if we would 
not like to have a vegetable garden at the Six 
Spruces. 
Most children, Mrs. Keith tells us, would have 
thought about planting peas and com before they 
troubled themselves about flowers. 
