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em" would scarcely fill our need, as that implies a region where nature 

 is consistently kind, and needs but little help. 



Do send out a call for "those who know" to "come over into Mace- 

 donia and help" — perhaps Mr. Padrick can do some missionary work — 

 or Mr. Ramsey of Austin — I understand that he specializes in things 

 suitable for our fickle but mostly warm and dry country. 



In thinking of our climate } am reminded of the little girl, who when 

 good, "was very, very good — but when bad, she was horrid!" So, while 

 from year to year we revel in Roses in the spring time (my Silver Moon 

 each year is a thing of beauty), and take what joy we may from bulbs 

 and blooming shrubs — and an occasional Delphinium which will hoist 

 its head in its turquoise glory, and come nevermore; only one afflicted 

 with the ever-recurring floral mania, or mid-summer madness, has the 

 courage to attempt much. 1 plead guilty to having been more than 

 usually so afflicted last spring, and dared much with Dahlias! Think 

 of it — ye who know Texas! Still, I had some lovely ones; but when 

 cut they simply would not hold up their heads — perhaps in resentment 

 at being brought so far south. However, if I can run the gamut of my 

 friends' derisive smiles, 1 shall try again. 



All success to The Garden Magazine. I hope never to miss it. — 

 Mrs. William H. Benners, Dallas. 



Queries from Indiana 



To the Editor of The Garden Magazine: 



WILL some one tell me where I can get a Rudbeckia or Black-eyed 

 Susan that blooms the first of June? I saw some in flower along 

 a railroad here in I ndiana at that time, but do not know where so early- 

 blooming a variety can be obtained. 



Which of the Helianthus or other perennials spread badly? 



dering what the difference was I thereupon tasted them myself, dis- 

 covering that those grown in the lower garden were sweeter and more 

 tender. Then I tried cooking some cabbage, again finding the product 

 of the lower garden more tender and it cooked at least ten minutes 

 quicker than the other. The same is true of all the other kinds of 

 produce. — D. F. Findley. 



An Appreciative California Neighbor 



To the Editor of The Garden Magazine: 



IN SPITE of the vast amount of material which can be used in gardens 

 here we are just beginning to make use of some of the new introduc- 

 tions and, indeed, even of some things known for many years but not 

 common. The average garden still has little more than Geraniums, 

 Roses, and Hydrangeas. 



I should like to express my enjoyment of The Garden Magazine. 

 If I could have but one magazine that would be my choice. With the 

 exception of those of the first two or three years, I have them all bound 

 and refer to them again and again. One feature I especially enjoyed 

 was "Through the Garden Gate." I think that was due to its rather 

 unusual subjects as well as the intimate quality of its appeal. — (Mrs.) 

 Leila B. Stapleton, Oroville, Calif. 



Find the Medlar! 



To the Editor of The Garden Magazine: 



BEFORE me is S. W. Fletcher's "How to Make a Fruit Garden," 

 published by your firm; and I would be very much obliged if you 

 could advise me where I could obtain some specimens of the " Medlar" 

 as described in that book on page 202 (1920 Edition). — K. A. Rost, 

 445 Leonard St., Park Ridge, III. 



■ — Can any one tell Mr. Rost where plants of Medlar may 

 be had? It was listed in a few of the older catalogues of 

 firms no longer in business. Perhaps someone can send 

 seeds to our enquirer. Do not confuse the true Medlar, 

 Mespilus, with the so-called Japan Medlar or Loquat. — Ed. 



Enjoying Fresh Rhubarb All Winter 



To the Editor of The Garden Magazine: 



FOR eighteen years we have been doing the same thing 

 with Rhubarb. We dig a few roots and leave the 

 squares of dirt containing the roots on the ground until 

 after the first or second freeze; then, while still frozen, they, 

 are easy to handle and carry to the cellar where darkness 

 and warmth give us all of the fine Rhubarb we can use 

 during the winter. — Cora J. Sheppard, Shiloh, N. J. 



RHUBARB FOR THE WINTER 



Digging the roots which are left out-of-doors 



until after a good freeze. When transferred to 



the cellar it is not long before we get all these 



fine stalks 



Also I want to say a word for Collinsia, wrongly called Blue-eyed 

 Mary or Innocence. When it comes up by the hundreds — as for me — in 

 October, and blooms in April with and over the Tulips, it is a beautiful 

 thing, blue and white, similar to Candytuft in form, with the happy 

 habit of needing no care whatever and no protection. — Mrs. Cora 

 Jewell, Darlington, Indiana. 



Gardening on Different Soils 



To the Editor of The Garden Magazine: 



LAST spring when I planned my gardens I decided to start one on 

 ■> low ground and one on high so as to be sure of good results which- 

 ever way the weather went. Luckily it happened to turn out a fair 

 season for both! 



Along in the summer I noticed that the high garden looked the best 

 because there were fewer weeds and worms working than in the lower 

 garden. It was then that I decided to stick to the high ground. But 

 when I gathered my garden stuff I found, after it was trimmed up, that 

 the low garden produce looked a little the best. Thought nothing of 

 this till I started selling and a purchaser picked up a turnip from each 

 and, after tasting both, selected those from the lower garden. Won- 



