Excerpt from One Hundred Flowers: All the Old Favorites and the Best of the New

In presenting this Book to the public I have tried to make the art of flower and plant growing as simple as possible, using the commonest terms in explanation and language that everyone can readily understand. I have chosen the flowers that are oldtime favorites, together with the best new ones, making a collection which I regard as the cream of decorative flowers and plants.

The descriptions and cultural directions of the plants and flowers contained in this Book are the results of my own personal observation and experience. Flowers and plants have been my daily companions for many years, thus giving me opportunity to learn their wants and habits.

I sincerely hope that this Book may be the means of cultivating a desire in everyone who has a love for plants and flowers to continue in the good work. Pretty home surroundings are an asset to the value of your property. Let a few people on your street or in your neighborhood plant up their places and most of the neighbors will soon follow suit.

There is nothing more cheerful during the wintertime, when everything is frozen and bleak on the outside, than to come into your living room and find a nice lot of blooming plants at the windows or some graceful ferns or palms standing about the room.

I hope that all who follow the directions in this Book for the different flowers they wish to grow may have abundant success.

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