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J.LANTS have contributed to our comfort and 
pleasure since time immemorial, but not until a 
few years ago did their usefulness in beautifying 
our homes become so universally appreciated. 
History records few changes in our mode of 
living that have egualled in growth and extent 
the present-day method of home beautification. 
It has spread to every city, town, and hamlet. 
Few changes have done so much to improve our 
standard of living or contributed more to our 
health and welfare. 
Everywhere the old-fashioned front lawns 
have given way to beautiful open lawns with 
graceful shrubs softening the corners and walls. 
The back yard of yesterday has been converted 
into an "outdoor living room," carpeted with 
rich-green velvety grass, with walls of shrubs 
and trees, tapering down to borders of flowers 
arranged in groups to form as many different 
scenes as the imagination can inspire—liv¬ 
ing scenes that change with the hours, the 
days, and the seasons. 
Here, away from the hazards of the 
street, children may play in safety. Here 
each member of the family finds an 
alluring retreat that only such an en¬ 
vironment could provide, and the 
pleasure and satisfaction one gets 
from creating and maintaining this 
new beauty is almost egual to that 
which he receives from it. 
Each plant, whether tiny blades 
of grass or a stately tree, is an individual with its 
peculiar habits of growth. To grow it success¬ 
fully, we must provide as nearly its natural en¬ 
vironment as possible. To do this is not difficult 
—it's principally a matter of knowing its needs. 
It is our hope that this book will bring to you 
a better understanding of plants and their re- 
guirements for the fullest expression of their 
beauty. If it accomplishes this purpose, we shall 
feel amply rewarded. 
FEATURING FAMOUS 
DIAMOND QUALITY SEED 
