| Show the childrens flower beds most children seem to have a natural desire to cultivate flowers and have some of their own and if this propensity was duly encouraged it would become a permanent trait of their characters it would make them observing and familiar with the laws of nature to know the names of the different flowers and plants of ones country and the wondrous processes of their growth is almost equivalent to a liberal education edge enlarges the mind and goffens and refines the nature and therefore wa should allow our children boys and girls alike to have their little flower beds in pleasant and well prepared places instead of in out of the way spots as is usually the case if our boys were taught to love and cultivate flowers they would not when they become husbands as husbands now sometimes do begrudge their wives sufficient land for a decent flower garden mrs burton W potter in springfield homestead |
