Sweet William!
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Why the exclamation mark? Here’s the story: Last week Michael was helping me in the garden and when I handed him two of these to plant, he asked me what they were. When I told him they were called “Sweet William,” he decided that “Sweet William!” would be his new expletive. For the rest of the day, he would say something like, “Sweet William, I am hungry!” etc. You can just imagine how soon that became an irritant. This old-fashioned biennial is a favorite in cottage gardens and happily self-
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