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Fio. 1192. — View in Miss Hodges' Greenhouse, Orillia. 



COLOR AND FORM IN THE FLOWER GARDEN. 



Now that woman is at front in so many 

 lines, it need cause no surprise to meet a lady 

 florist, and one, too, who makes her chosen 

 vocation a success. Such a one is Miss M. 

 Hodges, of Orillia, who writes the accompany- 

 ing article, but not like her male competitors, 

 .she does not readily consent to furnishing her 

 photograph to accompany her artii'le. She 

 has, however, sent us a pretty view in lier 

 greenhouse in spring time, tlie fine collection 

 of tulips, liyacinths, ferns, etc., proving her 

 to be a successful florist. 



With reference to flowering plants for 



summer bedding I sliall speak briefly, 



as we need color to brighten up the 



wide stretches of green of our lawns and 

 the rich foliage of our tree, which should 

 always be the most prominent features 

 of our gardens, and our first considera- 

 tion. When arranged with a fair 

 amount of taste, the scarlet geraniums, 

 tricolors, various foliaged geraniums, 

 coluses, lobelias, petunias, and calliop- 

 sis, present an appearance that is at 

 once pleasing to the eye and within the 

 bounds of correct artistic taste. It is of 



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