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made livable with flowering plants. Taking some flowering plant as a color note I soon learned to match the simple draperies pillows and other touches of color about the room until I had achieved the reputation of an interior decorator. I proved in many places in thos early days that you could have green lawns, flowers, and vegetables without water systems if you planted the right kind of seed. By the art of canning and drying the vegetables Burpee enabled me to give my family well balanced meals through the year. So prolific was the yield from our gardens we