The sun., 1910-05-08

| gether and often have orders for doysn
bunchee at time. In theee also wO koep
the oOlogs sopanted unless We arS asked
/ 20 supply a certain combination. The
J0paDess iris and the Oriental poppy are
Other varieties Of which We put only two In
a ten cent haAnch and yet esll every one We
/ supply. These flowers are ~ ornamental
and last 50 long f tho water Il changed
every day that people declare they ara
cheaper than sweet williams or swosi peas.
Our tuberoses also sold well al 10 cents a
bunch Of two sprays each, and We ~
oeiyed few special orders for hFkspur
and marigOlis.
We had trouble that year delivering
our doWers AZ there wasn't horse In
any Of the three families We had 10 hire
the horse and wagon % tho truck gar
dener Who had rented mother's land
We had 20 pay a pTetty high prizes and
could only get him for two hours each
morning and again for an hour late in
the afternoon
As we couldn't cover al our route. IN
such q short time We had % DO the rest by
taking baskets u noNqTa on our hicycloe
This not only took a lOt u time bat was
very labOriOus on sonas % ths Eosas near
the beach. becauaa u took 20 lona aud
the sun was oflen 81 hot many tiuiaa our
flowers Withered and had % be thrown
away.
That year We cleared oaly nj. hat
mother had helped No keep count of every
thing that was against our business. and
the next year We cleared s8o9 We cold
our narcizsua bulbs 90 our neiFhbOH fOF
a few dollars more than they had cost ~
the previous fall and divided thu lind be-
tween tuberoses and larkspurs We also
put in a good lot of marigolds both varis-
ties, and increased our acreage in sweet
peas We alNo had oar ploughing dOne
az cheaper rates, paying BY the hour fOr
the work q a man and horse
when the time came for deliFerine we
had ths same horse with n wagon three
hours each morning aud two hOurs again
In the afternoon Il We needed him A. he
was a gentle old fellow We drove ourselves
and 10 saved the hire Of man a. driver.
Last year We also gave our land more
manure and were rewarded with better
aud more numerous blooms. We had 70
/ fight CuiWOrms and worms and spiders
on the sweet peas. Although we wers
| kept pretty busy We never felt that Il was
real work Il was more liks a picnic. and
/ We were all sorry when the last cOttageI
| returnsd 90 town and Ws had nothing 90 do
but clear On the garden and prepare for
another season.
! We all expect 10 enter college next faI
and mother has had several offers b rent
/ the land and carry on the business, but AZ
she thinks Of turning over all the land "a
me when ] graduate she nov thinks shs
will try 10 carry on growing and selling
/ the flowers until finish my course There
are several girls younger than I who arr
ready 20 work with her for q share % the
profits
There is one branch Of the business
which shs thinks Of developing Il i
/ forcing flower plants and selling them q
| the cOttagera for their gardens and piazza
hoKes. Last yaar when Ne had calls for
such plants We thought Il would decreaae
our sales of flowers We were mistaken
as Il proved. for the people Who bought ths
I plants were unwilling 70 cut the bloom,
Tor indoor decorations. This spring We
have forged plants on purposs for this
! trade, and 20 far We have had many mort
calls FOR them than we expected. MOthsl
SEES the propeCt Of building up bushes,
as a visiting gardener a. well AZ keeping
up the sale Of cut hOwens'