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THURSDAY,  DECEMBER  24,  1903. 
Christmas  Gifts. 
HE  year  will  soon  have  run  its 
course,  and  as  it  passes  into 
the  mists  of  the  mighty  past 
the  dawn  of  a  new  era  will 
rise  before  us,  and  the  fervent 
hope  of  millions  of  Britons  must 
assuredly  be  that  the  new  will  he 
better  than  the  old.  It  is  well  that  the 
close  of  the  year  brings  with  it  the 
joyous  season  of  Christmas,  when  the  inter¬ 
change  of  gifts  and  kindly  greetings  does 
much  toward  softening  the  sternness  of  life’s 
struggle,  and  thus  creates  a  reserve  of  mutual 
goodwill  with  which  to  begin  another  year. 
There  is  usually  not  much  diflSculty  in  deciding 
as  to  the  most  suitable  form'  of  gifts  to  the 
needy,  as  some  of  the  many  necessaries  of  life 
are  doubly  welcomed  in  the  depth  of  winter, 
and  I  for  one  should  not  like  to  see  the  number 
of  such  gifts  curtailed;-  rather  would  I  rejoice 
to  see  them  greatly  increase(3.  Christmas 
gifts  are,  however,  freely  exchanged  between 
friends  and  relations  who  fortunately  are  not 
in  need  of  any  of  the  real  necessaries  of  life, 
and  thousands  under  such  circumstances  must 
often  have  been  sorely  puzzled  as  to  “  what  to 
give.”  Let  me  ask  them  in  such  instances  to 
remember  the  word  “  garden  ”  and  the  multi¬ 
tude  of  good  things  from  it,  and  for  it,  which 
would  gladden  the  hearts  of  hosts  of  individuals 
who  are  interested  in  gardening,  or  if  not  so 
already,  might  be  the  means  of  bringing  them 
into  the  fold.  Something  which  will  live  and 
grow  and  last  for  years,  forms  one  of  the  best 
of  all  mementoes  of  favourite  individuals  or  of 
special  times. 
To  those  who  have  a  garden  and  delight  in 
Roses  what  a  feast  of  pleasure  will  be  associated 
with  the  receipt  of  a  dozen  or  two  of  Rose  trees, 
including  old  favourites  as  well  as  some  of  the 
newest  gems.  A  favourite  flower  associated 
T>  EADERS  are  requested  to  send  notices  of  Gardening 
-Lt  Appointments  or  Notes  of  Horticultural  Intett^^ 
intimations  of  Meetings,  Queries,  and  all  Articles  for 
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London,  E.C.,  and  to  no  other  person  and  to  no  other 
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