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Ashtown. Oh, such a rare rose du Barry beauty 

 and so generous with her radiant flowers! Then 

 there are CHmbing Captain Chri^ie pearly-blush, 

 and Climbing Papa Gontier rosy-crimson, and 

 Climbing Belle Siebrecht under the name of Mrs. 

 W. J. Grant. Changing your name, brilliant Belle 

 Siebrecht, has not dimmed the imperial pink of 

 your splendid flowers on their firm long ^ems. 

 ^ I suppose we mu^t label you now as Mrs. W. J. 

 Grant but then, what 's in a name? 



FORMAL FLORAL BASKETS 



^ I am surprised to know the sudden intere^ 

 that has arisen among amateurs regarding deco- 

 rative floral baskets; and in response to the many 

 letters received, I first of all want to say that of 

 course these garden embellishments are decidedly 

 formal and I believe in years pa^ we looked upon 

 them as rather unnatural, although we agreed they 

 appeared natural enough in French and English 

 gardens and admired them there. 

 ^ The basket strucfture is made of wire forming 



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