of mother’s bread and butter, he would not forget that, however far 
     
     he might travel or roam. 
     
    
   
   
    
     As soon as the settlers got land cleared, they began to make gar- 
     
     dens and grow vegetables and flowers and raise small orchards of 
     
     cherry and plum and apple trees. A good garden adds greatly to the 
     
     well-being of the family by supplying foods that might otherwise not 
     
     be provided. Flowers and shrubs beautify the place and make it more 
     
     cheerful and enjoyable. An old lady who was congratulated on hav- 
     
     ing a beautiful garden, said uIt ought to be good. I live here.” A 
     
     good garden shows taste and refinement and adds to the happiness of 
     
     the community. We had varieties of old-fashioned garden and house 
     
     plants that always seem like old friends wherever I see them. 
     
    
   
   
    
     I will give the names of a few, such as hollyhock, sunflower, tan- 
     
     sy, butter-and-eggs, tiger lily, phlox, bachelor’s buttons, marigold, 
     
     sweet William and pansy, the heart’s ease, also called Johnny-jump-up. 
     
     These were common in the gardens. Among house plants were: Ger- 
     
     aniums of different varieties, fuschia, Chrysanthemum, and what we 
     
     called balsam. They beautified and cheered the homes. 
     
    
   
   
    
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