A GARDEN NOTE-BOOK 



dred chickens supply all the fertilizer used upon 

 this lemon orchard. I leave the reader to judge if 

 this is not the best obtainable. 



I was much impressed with the work of the six- 

 teen young women who were then engaged in tak- 

 ing charge of the grounds of the Hotel Raymofid in 

 Pasadena. Some looked after the nursery, others 

 the lawns and flower borders. Mr. Groenwegen, 

 the superintendent of the grounds, arranged them 

 in divisions with captains who were natural lead- 

 ers. "They did things," said the superintendent, 

 "just as well, if not better, than the men I had 

 under me, following instructions faithfully." Cer- 

 tainly they were attractive-looking as they worked, 

 and their minds were on their duties. I met two 

 or three of these young gardeners later, and it did 

 not take a second glance to realize that work 

 would prosper in such hands as these. 



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