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T he two weeks vacation has become a great American Institution. No 
year seems complete unless we have taken the old bus and visited some 
part of America that offers change of scenery or conditions different from 
those with which we are familiar in our every day life. The man from the 
country visits the city; the man from the city visits the country. 
We in the mountain states enjoy the seashore and huge trees of the west, the 
woods, lakes and streams of the east. When winter rolls around, who of us 
left behind does not wish that he had flown south with the birds ? 
On these trips hundred upon hundreds of homes come into view and fade in 
the distance; large and small houses, cottages and castles. As they grow 
in numbers, only a few are remembered. Try and recall those most out¬ 
standing in your memory, and I will venture to say that most of these had 
more than the usual amount of flowers planted in their gardens. 
Our trip the past summer was through seven states and to me, the outstand¬ 
ing home of them all was a small two room log cabin high up in the moun¬ 
tains and with the most wonderful front yard anyone could imagine. There 
was no lawn, because there was no room for it. Evening was approaching 
and we wished to make a larger town farther on, but the riot of color sur¬ 
rounding this home caused us to slacken speed, turn around, and spend an 
enjoyahle half hour looking at the tastefully arranged garden of many 
annual flowers ranging from Antirrhinum and Asters through to Vei’'bena 
and Zinnias. There was happiness in this home that money alone could not 
buy. ’ 
If you wish a new interest in life, try growing a good large flower garden. 
D. V. Burrell Seed Growers Co., Rocky Ford, Colo. 
