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TENNESSEE AND MISSOURI 



From Tennessee the following description of its gar- 

 den life is agreeably presented: "Here in the South inter- 

 est in this subject is always increasing. We have many 

 old and beautiful gardens full of sentiment. The mistress 

 of the place is always head gardener, and in no instance 

 does she relinquish her position to another. I am filled 

 with enthusiasm in garden matters, and would preach 

 the gospel of the garden to all women." 



Daffodils appear in February, Lilies-of-the- Valley and 

 Cottage Tulips in mid-April, German Iris soon after. 

 The droughts of midsummer may injure but not neces- 

 sarily destroy the flowers. The winter thermometer oc- 

 casionally falls to twenty degrees above zero in the cooler 

 districts, and such plants as Snapdragon and Campanula 

 medium are more safely wintered in a slat-frame. But 

 winter once over the tender annuals can be put out as 

 early as April 25. These conditions apply almost equally 

 to the neighboring States of Kentucky and North Caro- 

 lina, having as well their records for old-time gardens. 



The planting at Rostrevor speaks delightfully for the 

 many others belonging to this section of the South. This 



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