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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



July, 1913 



Have you anything in common with 

 your husband but domestic troubles? 



1§ Is complete absorption in your chil- 

 dren, to the exclusion of all other inter- 

 ests, the real duty of a married woman? 



1^ Will the old ideal of a sheltered life, 

 seclusion from the vital work of the 

 world, and self-sacrifice hold its own 

 against the awakening to larger inter- 

 ests among women of to-day ? 



•J Who is to blame, if, through her in- 

 ability to share one thought with her 

 husband outside of their domestic life, 

 a woman's married life is a failure ? 



<J These are the thoughts which one 

 finds uppermost after reading the 

 powerful new romance 



Ellen Glasgow 



VIRGINIA 



By ELLEN GLASGOW 



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 " The Voice of the People, " etc. 



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" Since the publication of her first book, ' The Descendant,' some years ago, Miss Glasgow has written 

 several interesting novels, but never one so broad in sympathy, so mature in artistry, and so significant as is 

 this story of ' Virginia.' " — New York Times. 



" Almost will a reader inhale the fragrance of flowering almond and lily of the valley while bending over the 

 pages of ' Virginia,' almost will a hand be stretched out to pluck a red and white rose from the tangled gardens 

 surrounding old houses such as those lived in by the Pendletons, the Treadwells and Miss Priscilla Batte. In 

 short, ' Virginia ' will make an irresistible appeal to the imaginations and hearts of Miss Glasgow's townspeople, 

 statespeople and countrypeople." — Richmond Times Despatch. 



" In writing this book and presenting it with such discernment/such pathos and subtlety, Miss Glasgow has 

 performed the most original and interesting feat of her career. She has revealed the fatal blunder of the woman 

 who ' confused the pleasant with the true ' — the woman who held it a religious duty to evade the facts of life 

 and who laid herself, a willing victim, upon the altar of masculine supremacy. 



" It is a strong book with a well chosen theme and its timeliness may not be questioned." 



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Non=bIooming climbing rose 



I have a climbing Souvenir de Wooton rose in 

 my garden, a very rampant grower, that will not 

 bloom. It is five years old and has produced about 

 a dozen flowers in that time. Some of the shoots 

 are ten feet high. How can I induce flowering? — 

 P. G., Brooklyn. 



— Unfortunately, it is quite common for a plant 

 that develops the climbing habit, as a variation 

 from the bush form, to become deficient in flower 

 production. The climbing habit is an acceleration of 

 growth at the expense of normal flower and seed 

 production. Then again, some individuals show 

 this tendency much more strongly than others. 

 The only thing to do is to give the plant the best 

 possible cultivation, with proper exposure to sun, 

 enriching the soil and not cutting back the long, 

 vigorous shoots any more than is positively nec- 

 essary. 



Northern Spy apple 



I contemplate planting an orchard to Northern 

 Spy apples, but would like to know more of the 

 tree. Some I have seen have never shown any 

 signs of bearing. — D. W., Massachusetts. 



— The Northern Spy is a good reliable apple both 

 for home and market use. It is well adapted to 

 your region, but does not do so well as you get 

 south. By proper handling you should have trees 

 bearing in seven years. Plant on light soil, do not 

 fertilize and, beyond cutting to control shape, 

 prune not at all. Heavily fed trees of Northern 

 Spy often keep on growing into fine looking speci- 

 mens, but will not bear fruit. 



Fruit growing in Wisconsin 



Is commercial orcharding practical in either 

 Milwaukee or Waukesha counties, i. e., in the 

 vicinity of Milwaukee; are there any commercial 

 orchards in that district now; is the climate of that 

 district any more severe than that in the Michigan 

 apple belt; what classes of fruit and what varieties 

 would be best suited to that district? — J. W. F., 

 Wisconsin. 



— Milwaukee and Waukesha counties I consider 

 one of the best fruit sections in Wisconsin and in the 

 entire Northwest. By reference to Bulletin No. 

 223 of the University of Wisconsin and charts con- 

 tained therein, you will note that this is an especi- 

 ally favored section as to mean annual temperature. 

 Any apples or other fruits which may be grown in 

 Michigan may be grown here with the single excep- 

 tion of peaches. The mean temperature in winter 

 is rather too low for peach buds. I consider com- 

 mercial orcharding quite practical in either of the 

 counties named although there are no large com- 

 merical orchards there now. Quite extensive farm 

 orchards may be found in these counties, the trees 

 being fifty to sixty years old, but the very rapid 

 advance in dairying during the past twenty years 

 has prevented the development of fruit raising. 

 Dairying gives quick returns and the farmers can- 

 not see the sense of planting an apple tree and wait- 

 ing seven or eight years for returns, when they can 

 get returns immediately from general farming. 

 The climate in this district is more severe than in 

 the Michigan apple belt — that is, we have colder 

 weather in the winter but not cold enough to prevent 

 the successful raising of standard varieties of apples. 

 I would advise prospective planters to set kinds 

 that mature early, such as Wealthy, Fameuse, Mc- 

 intosh Red, Dudley, etc., and in this way get the 

 early market in September and October. — Frederic 

 Cranefield. 



Testing wood ashes 



I have a barrel of wood ashes that has stood for 

 two years under a porch subject to dampness and 

 possibly some drip. By what simple test can I 

 ascertain whether or not the ashes are still fit for 

 use? ■ — E. H., Pennsylvania. 



— You can roughly test for potash by leaching a 

 handful of the ashes with water, and adding a little 

 fat or oil to the solution. If the mixture saponifies, 

 i. e., produces a soapy lather, the ashes still 

 contain lye or potash. But why bother to test 

 them? They cannot possibly injure your soil, 

 and even if chemically useless, they will certainly 

 benefit the physical condition of any heavy soil. 



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