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This quote occurs as Henry approaches Elisa working in the garden, startling her as he appears. While he is clearly complimenting Elisa’s ability to grow large and beautiful flowers, his praise is quite underhanded. By wishing Elisa would grow large apples instead of large flowers, Henry implies that her time would be better spent growing produce that actually contributes to their life and farm. After all, apples can be eaten and they sustain life, whereas Elisa’s chrysanthemums are merely beautiful and do not contribute to their business of farming in any meaningful way. Henry’s compliment is condescending and reflects the…