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all the suggestions, will amply compensate them for any 

 feeling of dislike of the temporary intruder. 



At all events, it would put an end to much of the 

 introduction of badly executed architectural ornaments 

 and figures, highly varnished rustic woodwork, and the 

 other atrocities that still, alas ! are eyesores to those who 

 love true art. 



The other point that needs understanding is that such 

 a profession as garden craft is not only interesting, far- 

 reaching, and refined, but also in every sense remunera- 

 tive ; for a good income can be made and the health 

 improved by it. 



We have had one great pioneer of such work as women 

 are adapted to carry out in Miss Gertrude Jekyll, and 

 ever since she was brave enough to lead the way others 

 have also taken up garden design seriously. More ladies 

 are wanted, but they should be endowed, as is our 

 pioneer, with the qualities of hard work, perseverance, 

 and orderliness, as well as with physical strength. 



The present generation of women often possess the 

 last-named requisites, but, unfortunately, all have not 

 been trained to hard work, and this is particularly the 

 case with those who have perhaps a small income, 

 whereby they are induced to rest inertly, and not 

 endeavour to rise to a higher sphere. 



In the College of Gardening which I founded at Glynde, 

 in Sussex, those young women are most welcomed who 

 are forced by sheer necessity to work hard, for although 

 there are cases, such as that of Miss Jekyll, where love of 

 work alone is the incentive, these are exceptional. In 

 spite of all we have learnt during the course of four years' 

 war-work, there are many young women still who know 

 they will have to work, but enter upon it with reluctance. 

 It would seem to be an opportune moment to point this 

 out, because if, as I have sketched out in the course of 



