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Oak alternately, as suggested for the 
roadside and lane. Where there is a will 
there is a way. We have found the fol¬ 
lowing wild plants to give joy and grati¬ 
fication with small care. The Pawpaw 
a small bush, with greenish, poppy-like 
flowers transplanted in December and 
cared for and fed just a little will make a 
very showy plant especially in masses. 
The coral plant (local name) a spike of 
coral blossoms with beautiful ivy leaf-like 
foliage. 
A tall bush with blossoms like a lily of 
the valley sort of a huckleberry. 
Wax myrtle beautiful for an evergreen. 
Shrub or a mass of greenery to shut off 
some unsightly object. 
The beautiful Koontie a fern-like ever¬ 
green and many others with the treatment 
of the paw paw will at the expense of 
labor, make any abode a home. 
To insure this atmosphere in our towns 
and villages we must urge women to take 
up this question of ornamentals. Men 
have never, as a man studied beauty— 
it is a woman’s training to beautify and 
purify. You must have irrigation or you 
can not have flowers, and this is partic¬ 
ularly true of the thirsty, sandy soils of 
Florida, but it has truly been said that 
“Where there is a will there is a way.” 
Mrs. McCarty—Mr. President, I on¬ 
ly desire to be permitted tO' offer a word 
or two further upon this important work. 
1 most heartily endorse the sentiments 
of the speakers who have preceded me. 
Th is work is (as it has truly been said) 
woman’s work. It is woman’s sphere, 
and (while we appreciate the strenuous 
side of the question, as much as we ap¬ 
preciate the full larder and wherewithal 
to buy things) yet it is but a matter of 
right that we should have an occasional 
half-day of the hired man’s time to help 
us in the great work of beautifying our 
homes. I wish also to endorse the pro¬ 
test of Mrs. Gates against the banish¬ 
ment of the vine. Mr. President, the 
home is not complete without a vine. As 
to the objection to the vine urged by the 
gentleman from Miami, Mr. Blackman, 
that they harbor mosquitoes, I would 
say that I do not think the vine offers 
more of an abidin^'; place for mosquitoes 
than other shrubbery of the lawn or gar¬ 
den. They certainly do not at our home, 
for I have vines, and would not think 
of giving them up, and as for mosquitoes, 
we have them too, plenty of them, all 
sorts, sizes and conditions. Why, Mr. 
President, the mosquitoes we have are 
so large and so numerous that they '^sit 
on a log and bark, and many of them 
weigh a pound.” (Prolonged laughter 
and applause.) 
Member—How many? 
Mrs. McCarty—O, I don’t know; never 
counted them. They are there though, 
and all over the state for that matter, 
but do not think they are any more par¬ 
tial to a vine for an abiding place than 
other foliage. We could never think of 
giving up the vine as an ornamental. 
Mr. Blackman—Mr. President, I only 
desire a word— 
Dr. Richardson—Mr. President, I rise 
to a point of order. The gentleman is out 
of order. It is the parliamentary right 
of the committee to close the debate. 
Mr. Blackman—^Mr. President, I only 
desired to capitulate and get as good 
terms as possible. The committee has 
entwined the vine around me, and I am 
ready to surrender. (Laughter.) 
