CHAPTER XV 
FLOWERS 
Beauty and Success.—Do you have a feeling upon 
returning home from a journey that your home is just 
a little more home-like, a little more desirable than any 
other place you have seen? Do the flowers have a 
brighter hue in your garden? Is there a feeling that 
home is about the best place on earth? If you do not, 
there must be something wrong. 
Is your school a building with four walls, or is it an 
institution in which you take pride? Is it alive with 
those little things which add joy to your surroundings? 
People through all the ages have taken great pride in 
growing flowers. Their arrangement in gardens involves 
a great art. The beautifying of the home indicates 
fundamentals of success, pride, energy and ambition. 
Let us consider the uses of flowers as a means of making 
our homes and schools more artistic. (Figure 137.) 
A Border for the Picture.—The size of the build¬ 
ings and the grounds, along with the general type of 
architecture, will determine the kinds of flowers to be 
planted. A small cottage does not require a large gar¬ 
den or park with an endless variety of plants. The 
flowers should serve as a border, as a background for 
the picture. The same rule should apply to the school. 
(Figure 137.) What should be the aims to consider in 
planting flowers? Most of us are busy with various 
kinds of work and do not have much time to devote to 
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