New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-04

Once there little girl whose name was
Mary and this tle girl like her namesake. Mary,
mary quite contrary had garden. But it
iHuch pfettier than the contrary Ma vs. garden for
instead Of planting silver bells and cockleshells in
It, sne hled it with the sweetest flowers that grow,
e"ee'pea, and naSturtiums and asters. and mari
gods and ever - many lovely things. Mary's gar
Gen has been described in a book C'Mary's Garden,
ana How j Grew" by Frances Duncan. The Cen
'ofy company. New-YoTk) SO that other little
'ClAs may have gardens ike it if they want to.
A&Fys garden was in the back yard. where her
aapa saa that sIc could have all The ground she
tne Clothes, j planted in April but Mary had
~ ~ lI-hkHg about u and planning Tor 1t, with
~ help Of The kind OLD German gardener. Peter
SSaolhMeL Mr. Ir0mmel called Mary MS under gar
asI' snG Is she was nice little girl, anu never
hs w. is hoNNF beds, as some oIhef chlldTeI! Hla
- VS. Always ready to help her with Ter garden.
~, ny doom, Ar Trommel showed Mary how to
~ ~ mem IN box IN he greenhouse IN March, TO
so5sH nm a mead start; ne said Asters and mari
Ia ~eIe also planned in the box, ana cuttings
W. Ftt hecge were started.
sso, ei Aprl came Mr. TrornEnel and Mary papa
!, seteo nice. sheltered corner in the backyaI d
tsS as about twenty feet long by fifteen wide, and
N Sssp on cold wIuds Il was well out Of the way Of
ies5S Is clothesloles and II was large enough 10
oorder two feet wide along rhe front of this in
or ys.'e, and then big freshman named John dug
.,No, s ia Two feet deep between the lines.
,be -,G" ,ook liJtlc one" said MI Trommel when
BED S a. nad been dug. See now how we MI the
EO4f
az o.; Ihen spread the manure. then throw in more
" ITe s9I and again a little manure"
vs. ,'4he lay er cake remarked Mary
cake esSentrd M Trommel, like the layer
nuTe OILY different. We must not have the ma
mus, oleh the 1t is rich The little roots
Ia IT,. nave bread with their jam-yes?"
II 4 se an Gay the border was planted.
I ssce ser came 10 neip her put in the seeds
our ":N4'ea and combed II. and the tangles all
et rue qd gardener scrutinized the smooth earth
$50 Y There are little brown threads of roots
oherderss 'e and there,H he said, pointing at the
eueSfoI those little things make any direrence?
''TLoS-ee AaTy. iucredulous!y.
The s1eet-tse brown Things wlli make trouble for
roots ~ iyyess just as soon as they can They are
n or = .lAquity. Iebchen; must not have them
IS tifa aden It IL easier TO eradicate evil when
4 ,b Il1s 'han when It grows big"
b. milk SO. agreed the UndeTgardener, dutlful-
S6w " og Ut TIE small root bTes ho.+,
frger7o and We put them in deep. Deep as my
MAKE max n, 10! We better make a trench Can you
Il go - WIN the little hoe?'
By The i.-ske beautiful one. Let's have It here
Ike ne De- better go by the wire. I.iebchen They
t aey have The little wings You know. Besides. we
10 for HIsfe the ground there rich as here; that
tbe 0ag Tie pretty adies-you can judge nothing Of
that ~ ute py the looks. Now, you would think
fgSs+ ~ the two the nasturtiums would like the
70 eat they run so fast and are so full Of life
soil So So; But no. they will be happy poor
ssss st'. mind much going thirsty But the sweet.
HE a. oeliity and delicate they will yet all
s-sba a9oo you can give them and they drink drink
"29q manure" ' e' ' 'iA0 Tue
j,aeyVe lots TO eat here" said Mary with salts
sd.si.ib take my shovel" she decided after con-
sastS her implements with the care OF csutioln
Gr Tr,r., rs and trenches seem TO go together
% much Il bsSSsn" assented the old man. 1T will not
n 70 tar from the wire?' questioned she nu,,,no
A'o1t three inches from the wire