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Show REMEMBER THE FLOWERS When making out a nursery list, why overlook the flowers? There are many annuals and perennials which do very well here and add color col-or to the home. A good share of the joy of living on the farm, comes from the contact which Is given with Nature and the growing things. A common fault with most of us is. however, that we allow oursHves to become so much engrossed 1n the work of the farm and other economic things we have to deal with, that we forget to spend enough time nnd effort In beautifying beautify-ing our surroundings with flowers. The comradeship of beauty is one of the mosl priceless in our lives. Those who are unable (o see the beauty In the life about them do not get the sanle pleasure out of life that thtne do who have the capacitv, nnd we cannot think that those people peo-ple are ns prosperous. There is a common Idea entertained entertain-ed by most people that tin1 prosperous prosper-ous person is a happy person. This floes not necessarily hold true. It is probably Just ns true to say that the happy person Is the prosperous person. per-son. "There is no duty w-e so much nn-dornto," nn-dornto," says Robert Louis Stevenson "as the duty of being happy." Tic1 planting of beautiful flowers au ! shrubs about the farmstead will assist as-sist greatly In making the household happy, ami will enlarge the members nppreciallon of the Joy of living. |