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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



June , 1911 



It's Rose Month Every Month 

 If You Have a Greenhouse 



Roses by the armful every day. 



Roses, pink, white, and yellow. 



Roses with the blush of the morning in their buds. 



Roses with the sunset glow in their petals. 



Roses with the delicate fleeting perfume of May. 



Roses with the fragrance and vigor of June. 



Surely there is nothing so satisfying, so ever welcome 

 as the rose. 



All the winter long you can revel in roses from 

 your own rose garden, if you have one of our 

 greenhouses. Not simply roses that anyone can buy 

 in the shops — but roses that are personal acquaint- 

 ances of yours — roses that you have, from day 

 to day, watched and "fussed with a bit " — roses that 

 mean concentrated sunshine, peace and joy to you. 



That kind of roses — the kind that can only be 

 grown in your own glass enclosed rose garden, — one 

 of our greenhouses. 



Our catalog illustrates and fully describes this partic • 

 ular rose garden. You maybe interested to know that 

 it is owned by a woman, and that 10,000 roses were 

 cut from it last year. Send for catalog. 



Build your rose garden now and get it planted so 

 you can be cutting blooms early in September. 



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 In artistic mission boxes. 



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 Bush Box 24" high, 2.30 ea.; pair, 4.30 



Above are fine, broad, oval-shape trees. 

 Pyramidal Box 24" high, $3.00 ea.; pair, 



S5.SO 

 Pyramidal Box 30" high, $3. SO ea.; pair, 

 $6.30 



West of Rockies shipped not planted 

 to reduce expense. 

 Let us send you our Catalogue ' ' Plants and 

 Plans for Beautiful Surroundings." 



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A Gardening "Costume" for 

 Women 



AFTER several seasons of experiment with 

 all sorts of outdoor working dress, I have 

 finally come to the conclusion that any sort of a 

 skirt is an abomination. No matter what one 

 does one should wear a fit and comfortable costume 

 at least it should not hamper one's efforts, whether 

 planting, weeding or hoeing. The inevitable 

 feminine skirt gets in one's way. Perhaps that 

 is an argument against woman's working in the 

 soil, but if a woman's health and happiness lie 

 in such occupation the outer woman at least may 

 be allowed a privilege as to wherewithal she shall 

 be clothed. 



I, for one, have doffed petticoat and skirt in 

 favor of a long coat; it sounds stylish and up-to- 

 date to call it a "Russian" coat. Under this 

 coat I wear riding breeches, varying in weight 

 according to the weather. They are to be had 

 in brown linen at the department stores for a 

 trifle under three dollars. Those made of khaki 

 cost a little more, but are most comfortable in 

 early spring. The only sensible footwear is 

 riding boots. I have the stiffening left out of the 

 tops of mine; they are comfortable, walking or 

 kneeling on the ground where one naturally spends 

 considerable time. They protect the leg as no 

 shoe could possibly do, and as they come well up 

 over the riding breeches, which button around 

 the calf, they complete a perfectly modest get-up. 



Five yards of brown holland linen is sufficient 

 to make the coat. Measure the length from the 

 top of the shoulder to the length desired. I cut 

 mine to reach two inches below the top of my boots. 

 Cut three lengths, one for each front and one for 

 the back. For the fronts lay a pleat on each 

 shoulder about one and a half inches wide. Slope 

 the shoulder seams to fit, and cut out a round neck. 

 Lap the right front well over the left. Place the 

 other width across the back, cut out as you did 

 the front, omitting the pleats on shoulders. Now 

 pin the back to the fronts in a perfectly straight 

 seam under the arms ; the strips that cut off under 

 the arms will make the sleeves. Close the seams 

 under the arms to within ten inches of the bot- 

 tom. This gives freedom to the skirt of the coat. 

 Cut the sleeves coat fashion, rather full, and 

 finish with a cuff or band that buttons. I prefer 

 the latter, as I can roll them up if occasion demands. 

 I also finish the neck with a simple collar band 

 and wear soft high stocks, or turn-over linen 

 collars when the days are warm. When very hot, 

 I discard collars and turn in a V neck. I also sew 

 flat on the front widths two large pockets, which 

 are indispensable for convenience. 



Another advantage of this costume is its abso- 

 lute comfort, no tugging belt lines to bother one. 

 If the days are cool, a soft shirt can easily be worn 

 under the coat, and heavier underwear under the 

 breeches. Although made of heavy holland 

 linen, the coat is at all times cool and protects 

 my neck and arms from the burning sun, hence 

 no freckles or other sun-made hieroglyphics. A 

 large drooping straw hat completes a simple out- 

 door dress that insures comfort and protection. 

 The coat is easily laundered and I advise shrink- 

 ing the material before cutting. 



It may not be amiss to suggest, for working 

 gloves, those sold at the department stores called 

 house-maid's gloves. They are made of cotton 

 flannel and cost ten cents a pair with or without 

 gauntlets. They wash easily and wear better 

 than rubber or leather. 



New York. Elizabeth Tyree Metcalfe. 



