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T II E CARD E N M A G A Z I N E 
M A BCH, 1 ill 5 
Dr. 
Syn 
By 
Russell Thorndike 
S A Smuggler Tale of the 
Romney Marsh 
W HO was Dr. Syn? To the 
good people of Dymchurch he 
was just their genial, kindly , well- 
loved vicar. But one day the 
King’s men came to Dymchurch 
and began unearthing the secrets 
of Romney Marsh, and the iden- 
tity of the mysterious Dr. Syn 
came to light along with other 
strange events. The godly 
vicar of Dymchurch is one 
of the strangest char 
acters in recent fiction. 
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A picturesque tale 
of the marsh folk 
of Dymchurch and 
their strange night 
rides , It is an ad- 
venture story , a 
mystery tale and a 
pirate yarn com- 
bined, full of the 
unusual and the 
unexpected. 
- 
“It looks to me,” said 
“uncommonly like a 
frigate.” 
Dr. Syn, 
King’s 
1 A romance of a 
i modern Cinderella 
of the Mennonite 
Country and a bril- 
liant novelist, told 
with the charm and 
humor which made 
the author's other 
stories of the Penn- 
sylvania Dutch so 
i take supper with us?” delightful, 
: timidly invited. 
Martha 
of the 
Mennonite 
Country 
By Helen R. Martin 
Author of “Barnabetta,” “Tillie: 
A Mennonite Maid, ” etc. 
T HE story of an author who be- 
comes a school teacher in a little 
Pennsylvania Dutch town, in the 
hope of getting “local color” for his 
next novel. The adventures he meets 
with, humorous and serious, and his 
romance with the wistful, strangely 
appealing young girl, Martha, 
make a story of unusual charm. 
Mrs. Martin takes us right into 
the heart of a typical Pennsyl- 
vania Dutch household. 
The quaint dialect of the 
region will be a delight 
to all who read it. 
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It solves problems for the young housewife. 
M RS. FRANKS gives economical, nutritious, varied menus for the household for 
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More Novelties in the Balance 
I N DECORATIVE and flowering plants some of 
the novelties possess worthy characteristics. 
What is conceded to be a most meritorious subject is 
the Polypodium Mandaianum. This beautiful fern 
was first seen at the Chicago National Flower Show, 
in 1909, where it was awarded the gold medal for 
the most meritorious plant in the show. Later, it 
was shown at the International Horticultural Ex- 
position in London, in 1912, where it also gained 
high honors. It is now under dissemination, and 
will, undoubtedly, be found in every conservatory 
worthy of the name. Its decorative use is great. 
Its fronds are used by florists in New York to 
beautify vases of American Beauty Roses, and to 
add charm to groups of plants. The trade willingly 
pays $5 per dozen for the cut fronds, which keep 
in perfect condition in water as long as six weeks. 
The fronds are also used in table decorations, 
taking the place of smilax. The fronds run in 
lengths of about two to four feet. 
Among the newer gladioli attracting the atten- 
tion of amateurs the Primulinus Hybrids are, 
perhaps, most prominent. For dainty decorations 
in fall, or, indeed, at any time when the hybrids 
are in flower, they should become very popular. 
The flowers are small, but gracefully arranged on 
slender spikes. The colors range from clear prim- 
rose-yellow to all shades of orange, and sometimes 
crimson. 
The new French Hydrangeas, which embrace new 
forms of Hydrangea hortensis, are this season offered 
by many prominent growers, and are bound to meet 
the approval of the public. While following the 
form of the old H. hortensis Otaksa, the florets 
are much larger, on some varieties about as large 
as a silver dollar, and the flower heads are gigantic. 
Mme. E. Mouilliere, Bouquet Rose and Mile. Renee 
Gaillard are varieties to be recommended for trial. 
Willowmere is, undoubtedly, one of the finest 
of the new outdoor roses. It is a hybrid tea of 
the new Pernetiana class, and did well in the Middle 
Atlantic States when tried last year. Its color 
is rich shrimp pink, toning to carmine-pink to- 
ward the edges of petals. The buds are coral-red. 
It might be termed an improved Lyon Rose. 
Dendrobium Schuitzii is an orchid which is 
flowering just now for the first time in America. 
Itjcomes from the Philippines and the flower is of 
Phalaenopsis form, pure white, three and a half 
inches across, lip, white two inches across. A plant 
when developed will carry several flowers. It is 
promised that a young plant bearing three flowers 
shall be on view at the New York show. 
The latest novelty in water lilies is a type that 
flowers in winter, and a half dozen varieties of this 
kind are to be seen. S. A. Fandoh. 
A New Way to Bridge Graft 
B RIDGE grafting, to cover a wound caused by 
rabbits or mice or mechanical injury, has 
always been a trial to me. It is always so necessary 
to get the cion cut in just right above and below. 
Last fall I saw an easier way that was new to me 
in the orchard of Dr. H. A. Surface, at Harrisburg, 
Pa. The previous winter had been a bad one for 
mice and rabbits, and the farmer had not followed 
instructions about protecting the trees. As a 
result some were injured. As soon as Dr. Surface 
saw these injured trees he commenced to repair 
the damage. His method was to cut small branches 
from the tree, split them in halves, smooth the cut 
portion, and cut it to fit the length of the wound. 
The trunk was prepared by smoothing the wounded 
edges of the bark and cambium, making a rather 
long cut, the cion, of course, being cut to fit the 
wound. Having the cion ready to put in place, it 
was nailed with small wire brads; the trunk and 
cion were then given a covering of melted grafting 
wax, applied with a brush. Then strips of cotton 
cloth were dipped in this melted grafting wax and 
wrapped about the wound. 
I was present in October when some of the rags 
were removed and I was surprised to find there were 
very few misses, I think there was but one that 
was not saved. The trees were apples, three and 
four years old, and six or eight cions, were put 
about each one. 
Pennsylvania. P. T. Barnes. 
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