This is a ravishingly beautiful old Colonial home. The detail of 
interior finish is exquisite. As I write my left hand is picking out 
and following the lovely Unes and curves of a beautiful mantle and 
my eye follows with joy the fine lines of carving under the windows 
opposite. Truly there are pleasures in inanimate things here not 
mentioned in the prospectus, from which, as I go to spend a while in 
the greenhouses, I have asked one of the girls to copy the paragraph 
below. 
"Lowthorpe has an up-to-date greenhouse of four temperatures 
and this is supplemented by two separate smaller houses, a cold house 
for grapes, and a conservatory for hard wooded plants, besides hot- 
beds and cold frames. When competent to do so, individual students 
are placed in charge of one or another of these houses, thus getting 
valuable experience in ventilation, watering and the general care 
of a greenhouse." 
But ere I go, let me again repeat my suggestions made above to 
seize this excellent opportunity for buying good plants, well packed, 
and incidentally to "lend a hand" in support of this very worthwhile 
institution. Eleanor Squire. 
Garden Club of Cleveland. 
War Courses 
lieutenants' courses 
Vegetable Gardening 12 weeks 
Mondays 10-12:30 April 8 to June 24 
Mondays 2— 4:30 April 8 to June 24 
The morning course deals with Principles and Practices of Vege- 
table Gardening such as sowing, planting, cultivating the crop, plan- 
ning and preparing the ground, the use of tools, etc. 
The afternoon course deals with Culture of Specific Crops — Pota- 
toes, Onions, Root crops, and all principal vegetables. 
Fruit Growing 12 weeks 
Fridays 10-12:30 April 12 to June 28 
The aim of this course is to prepare heutenants to insure the pro- 
duction of our staple fruit supply. This course deals with the planting, 
pruning and training, spra)dng, harvesting and routine culture of 
fruit. 
Canning and Preserving 12 weeks 
Fridays 2—4 April 12 to June 28 
Latest up-to-date methods in conserving Vegetables and Fruits 
by Drying, Canning and Preserving. 
