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THE GARDEN AT ORCHARD 

 HOUSE 



BY S. W. HENDRIE 



As a member of the Garden Club of Michigan, 

 -^ ^ it was with eager anticipation that I went to 

 Orchard House, to see the garden of Mrs. Francis 

 King, and describe it for the Bulletin. It was 

 just ten years ago that she inspired us to start a 

 garden chib and became its first president. Since 

 then she has continued to stimulate our interest 

 and arouse our imaginations with reports of im- 

 portant work being done, news of new and rare 

 plants and fascinating (and successful) color com- 

 binations. 



As the train neared Alma, I began to doubt my 

 wisdom in coming. Mrs. King's garden is a spring 

 garden par excellence, and one which should be 

 described at its best ! Any garden at the end of 

 August, 1921, after our terrible summer and long 

 drought should look badly, — what would I find ^ 

 We drove through shady streets up to a rather 

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