. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igo6. The American Florist. 895 that they could shake an equal grade out of their ample locks. It Is strange that in a gift enterprise so meritorious the congressmen do not change the character of the goods. Let them drop the seed business awhile and send out in- stead something useful, a patent hay-rake, a typewriter, a clothes-wringer, a husking peg. The government could as consistently run a whole department store as a mere de- partment, and with Its well-known aim to please endear itself anew to the people. Th
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igo6. The American Florist. 895 that they could shake an equal grade out of their ample locks. It Is strange that in a gift enterprise so meritorious the congressmen do not change the character of the goods. Let them drop the seed business awhile and send out in- stead something useful, a patent hay-rake, a typewriter, a clothes-wringer, a husking peg. The government could as consistently run a whole department store as a mere de- partment, and with Its well-known aim to please endear itself anew to the people. The decision to retain the old plan was balled with joy by many clerks strongly attached to their salaries, by tradesmen fur- nishing the paper bags, by the experts who won't let a pea go forth unless it has the symmetry fitting It to be used In little Johnny's blowgun, and by the congressmen who want to keep in touch with the folks at home. It was also a victory €or the elo- quent John Wesley Gaines, already immor- talized in the lines beginning: "John Wesley Gaines, John Wesley Gaines, Thou monumental pile of brains," and ending when the bard got tired. The mere fact that the money expended for seed distribution Is an absolute waste might be considered, but economy Is a de- tail, .and this Is a day of big things. Be- sides, there have been provided costly ware- houses and machinery, and congressmen de- prived of the right of pelting their con- stituents with seeds that the constituents want, just to show themselves In direct touch with the government, would never re- linquish the privilege. They have grown so accustomed to it that any motion to assail it strikes them as a furtive blow at the constitution.—Philadelphia Ledger, May 3. Too Much Formality. A few centuries ago a gardener was not content unless all the shrubs and trees un- der his care were clipped into formal de- signs, representing beasts, birds, globes and pyramids, according to "The Dundee Ad-
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