CHAPTER XX.

General Management of the Garden--The Soil--Selection of Seeds-- Weeding--Watering--Planting out--Pruning, etc.--Saving of Seeds-- Preparing Pots--Taking up and Preserving Flowers in Winter--Sleep of Flowers--Insects--Cultivate the Beautiful everywhere--Lines of Mrs. Howitts--Let us Teach our Children to Love Flowers rather than Fashion 139