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The joy of gardens (1911)

McCauley, Lena May. [from old catalog] · Chicago, New York, Rand, McNally and company · leaf 166

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of the hollyhock, nor did any own itsair of remoteness and self-sufficiency. It seemed to havea sense of maintaining a decorative position. It alone of all the hardy plants seemed to put in noplea for neighborly attention, and, for all we knew, was,in its flowery ways, pluming itself on being equal… … BEES COURT THE CLOVER 105 were set the busy humming bees to make work and playat the feet of the queenly hollyhocks. .Many a time we have blessed that hour of decision, forit is one of the very few corners of the garden to whichwe dare take a guest in confidence that he will not lift acritical…

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