. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. OU KNOW the good-na- tured man, don't you? He is the man — surely you have met him—who is so even-tempered, so accom modating, so peaceably in- clined, that inconsiderate people impose upon him. They step on his toes, kick his shins and bump roughly against him, literally and figu- ratively, for they are sure he will not retaliate. You know, also, the good-natured shrub, commonly called the lilac. It has all the long-suffering patience of the good-natured man. It is persistently neglected and abused, just because it is slow to resent such treatment
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. OU KNOW the good-na- tured man, don't you? He is the man — surely you have met him—who is so even-tempered, so accom modating, so peaceably in- clined, that inconsiderate people impose upon him. They step on his toes, kick his shins and bump roughly against him, literally and figu- ratively, for they are sure he will not retaliate. You know, also, the good-natured shrub, commonly called the lilac. It has all the long-suffering patience of the good-natured man. It is persistently neglected and abused, just because it is slow to resent such treatment. It will cheer- fully endure more hard- ship than almost any other plant. It has a wond«rful faculty of returning good for evil. It will flourish and bloom to a fairly sat- isfactory degree in ex- tremely unfavorable con- ditions; hence these are the conditions that are provided for it in a large proportion of cases. Give It a Chance. Now, the fact already indicated, that the lilac recompenses the grower so abundantly for so small an outlay of effort or expense, is a suflScient reason for its great popularity and a suflQcient reason for con- tinuing to recommend it to customers as one of the most desirable of shrubs. Many florists add a sub- stantial sum to their fall and spring profits by the sale of shrubbery; prob- <nbly other florists might do so if they pleased, and there are few shrubs that can be handled with more safety and satisfaction than the lilac. But why not give the lilac a fair chance? If a florist not only sells shrub- bery, but also plants and tends it, he has a fine op- portunity to give a prac- tical demonstration of the right methods. But he should not neglect the lilac and give all his attention, all the good soil, all the water and all the little special favors to the other shrubs, on the supposition that the lilac is perfecth' able to take care of itself. As Bad Habits Are Baffled. Undoubtedly, one of the important points in the cultivation of t
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