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The joy of gardens (1911)

McCauley, Lena May. [from old catalog] · Chicago, New York, Rand, McNally and company · leaf 48

An illustration from The joy of gardens, 1911, leaf 48
oo early to dig, and the rakehas uncovered no ambitious green sprouts. Even lilacbuds are backward and, while swollen, show the wisdomof waiting a little longer. Each hour the sky changes,and the weather vane tilts uncertainly. So the bride leans on her rake, enjoying the sunlightthat warms the… … THE DELIGHTS OF FAITH 21 Japanese morning-glories climbing the porch, of youngcrimson ramblers, and of an old-fashioned garden bedwith a big clump of the new yellow snapdragons attendedby an orchestra of bumblebees drilling the nectarines forfeasts of honey. Far down the road a cock crows lustily.…

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