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The joy of gardens (1911)

McCauley, Lena May. [from old catalog] · Chicago, New York, Rand, McNally and company · leaf 312

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e variety of life. We should lose the little surprises, knowing all theevents that matter to no one but ourselves—the year ofbloom of the wild crab apple, the occasional return ofan oriole to nest in the cherry tree, the autumnal after-math of a blossoming wild rose, and November flowerson the… … IN GODS ACRE 205 vanishing in the mists, burnishing the mirror of hope forbeauty and good which we cannot see as yet. A fickle breeze rustling the bronzed foliage of a clumpof oaks creeps groundward and blows the dried leaves toplay in circling whirlwinds. The flock of sparrows thathave been…

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