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a good deal of attention and people would not believe it was the wild 
kind. That article says this particular Lily had sixteen blossoms and 
was six feet tall. 1 can beat that record as mine had eighteen fully 
developed blossoms and stood also six feet tall. It was very notice- 
able indeed, and 1 suppose shows what cultivation will do. — Mrs. 
John D. Abbey, Gildersleeve, Conn. 
• We Hear from Mrs. Pleas 
To the Editor of The Garden Magazine: 
O N READING the nice note by my friend, L. J. Germann (Febru- 
ary Garden Magazine), 1 am happily reminded of that glorious 
Peony Sunday when we heartily^ enjoyed comparing notes on the beauty 
of our favorites as only Peony enthusiasts can do, on all too rare oc- 
casions. I certainly thank him for his kind words, and remembrance. 
Since I have no Cottage Maid or Roman Candles, I fear the latter is 
a misrepresentation of Altar Candles, the true aristocrat of my Peony 
garden. He may have christened any one of two dozen unnamed 
kinds sent him as Cottage Maid; any one of them may appropriately be 
called that, since he accredits them to me. If so, I shall be expecting 
him, as is usual, to forward specimens for my approval and adoption. 
— S. A. Pleas, tVhittier, Calif. 
A Picturesque Path 
To the Editor of The Garden Magazine: 
R ECENTLY, a wise Cincinnati suburbanite reached the conclusion 
that rustic flagstone — slabs of rock almost as one might take 
them from the brooks beyond town— would prove admirable material 
for his garden path, leading from the cement sidewalk up to the front 
door of the house. 
The stone was accordingly put into position; broad tables of gray- 
white rock for the stair treads; each tread supported by simple ma- 
sonry, rude in character to match the roughly cut treads. 
The path, as it ascends the knoll of lawn, does not run straight, but 
was built to turn delightfully at several points in quite a natural manner. 
Rambler and Bush Roses, intermingled to provide blossoms from 
WHERE ASCENT IS A PLEASURE 
These low treads of rough-hewn rock make climbing 
easy at any time; in rose time a particular delight 
early spring until the end of fall, flank this trail, softening the mar- 
gins with their out-reaching branches and bestrewing it with fallen 
petals in charming fashion. Moss, too, is allowed to grow out over 
the stones; ants build their hills in crannies here and there; interesting 
fossils take the painstaking caller’s eye as he meanders down this 
rustic flagged walk, which all in all, provides one of the most pictures- 
que garden paths in the Middle West to-day — Felix J. Koch, Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio. 
A Word of Appreciation 
To the Editor of The Garden Magazine: 
VA/ILL you permit a subscriber from Nova Scotia to express a 
’ ” hearty appreciation of your magazine? 1 am a teacher in a 
rural school, and find The Garden Magazine well worthy of a place 
on our library table. The children were delighted with the Midwinter 
Scenes in the February number — “Just as pretty as some of our snow 
scenes,” one said. They read all the flower and vegetable articles too, 
and the California number was brought into a Geography class. In 
short, I find it a great help in many ways, and should like to see more 
teachers availing themseves of the very useful information it con- 
tains. — Irma B. Campbell, Bridgetown, Nova Scotia. 
After the Ungodly Slug 
To the Editor of The Garden Magazine: 
I WAS much interested in the article in The Garden Magazine 
*■ several months ago about slugs. Last summer I had a most un- 
fortunate time with them; only I didn’t find that slugs were doing the 
mischief until 1 had lost 5 doz. Petunias, 6 doz. Foxgloves, and a large 
bed of Pansies. The Iris leaves were all in ribbons and one other bed 
lost all the leaves, just the stems of the Phlox were left. All happened 
in two days! I found the slugs at last by going out after dark, and 
they were as thick as fleas! The year before 1 had seen only a dozen 
which were promptly killed. I began to count them, but when 1 got 
up to 650 1 stopped counting, though I kept right after them everv day 
all summer. The annoying part was that they didn’t seem to grow less 
in number. I finally mowed down the Lilies-of-the-Valley and cut all 
leaves near the ground; put some bricks a few feet apart with just a twig 
beneath one end to let them under. Then I simply lifted the stone and 
scraped them into brine. I was afraid to lime the land as it is already 
too limy, and salt would perhaps kill what few plants were left. 
— Mrs. Wm. B. Goodwin, Lowell, Mass. 
Has Any One Got These 
To the Editor of The Garden Magazine: 
I F YOU, or the author of the article on Geraniums in The Garden 
Magazine for June, 1919, could tell me where to get some desired 
varieties of English Round-flowered Geraniums (of very large diameter 
as to florets — in some cases exceeding three inches — and with broad 
overlapping petals), it would be worth to me all I have ever paid out 
for The Garden Magazine. It does not seem reasonable to conclude 
that in this big country nobody has them. They are largely varieties 
evolved bv Mr. Cannell of Eynsford, Kent, England; and by reason of 
Quarantine No. 37 the imported plants are now denied to us. The 
names are: White, Oueen, Dorothy Burroughes, Mr. J. A. Bell, Hatfield, 
Nestro, Mrs. Lawson, Fiscal Reformer, Maude of Wales, Duchess of 
Roxburghe, Mrs. Mayes, J. Wisby, J. M. Barrie, R. C. Pulling, Marvel, 
Wordsworth, Lisbon, Royal Purple, Sirdar, Gen. Dodds, Mrs. Henry 
Wood, London, Chiron, C. Svmmes, Paris, Bertram Cunningham, and 
J. H. Arderne. 
All these varieties I have seen mentioned in accounts of shows and in 
advertisements in the Gardener’s Chronicle (London), also in foreign 
catalogues, and have from time to time made notes of them in the hope 
that they might eventually be secured. But to date 1 have failed! 
So the thought come to me that you might be both able and willing to 
help me. I have tried R. Vincent, Jr., Whitemarsh, Md., without 
success. 
1 am planning to utilize these for greenhouse culture only. — Edward 
W. Winsor, Monmouth Farm, R. D. No. 1, Earmingdale, Monmouth Co., 
N. J. 
Why Not Grow the Globe Artichoke 
To the Editor of The Garden Magazine: 
A MERICANS are learning to like the Globe Artichoke and con- 
• sequently it should be more generally grown. A curious fact 
about the Globe Artichoke (which is the French Artichoke of the 
restaurants), is that the part eaten is the flower itself, although in still 
undeveloped state. The large, globular flower head can be served 
raw, as a salad, or boiled like cabbage. The only point to remember is 
that the heads must be cut before the blossoms open. Usually six or 
seven inches of the stem are cut with the heads. 
Although commonly considered a somewhat aristocratic vegetable, 
the Globe Artichoke is not at all difficult to grow and, like Asparagus, 
it is a Perennial. In hard winters, though, it may be killed in the 
