What the Garden is like . 
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In that case try what some bits of old mortar or 
some nice broken limestone will do on yonr behalf, 
all nicely pounded up and mixed with the soil all 
ready — and then plant the Violets on a nice warm 
dry bank, where, nevertheless, they can get a 
little shade, such as a wild Rose gives, or a tuft 
of dry soft grass. (The nicest wild Violets always 
nestle into a clump of grass.) 
I cannot tell for certain ; but I guess that if 
some people do all this, they will be sure to find 
nice sweet Violets some day. 
But now I am reminded that we must “ begin 
at the beginning, and go on quite regularly all 
through the year,” and describe in its proper order 
all that there is to do in laying out the garden 
and keeping it in fine order. 
CHAPTER II. 
WHAT THE GARDEN IS LIKE. 
It may be all very well for people who have got 
gardens, and who know exactly what they are like 
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