skill and crispness including the interesting interiors of Hascombe 
Court, with many others too numerous to mention in this brief 
notice of one of the most refreshing and dehghtful exhibitions of the 
Winter. 
A collection of sketches of eighty-five varieties of daffodils is the 
crowning joy of the Exhibition, one holds one's breath before such 
beauty, almost beUeving it to be real, so remarkable are the satiny 
sheen of petals in one variety, or the ethereal Hghtness in another. 
Mushroom A member of the Ulster County Garden Club who is an expert on 
Exhibit mushrooms, and who has given the benefit of her knowledge to the 
club several times by exhibits and by taking club members on "Mush- 
room Walks," has this year arranged an interesting and really beauti- 
ful display in a large store window in the city of Kingston, N. Y. 
which has attracted widespread attention. Poisonous varieties of 
mushrooms are shown in contrast to the edible ones they tend to imi- 
tate, and all exhibits are carefully tagged. Stones and old stumps are 
placed where the plants would naturally be found, and the window 
carpeted with moss. There are many typewritten cards of explanation 
placed with the exhibit, making everything clear to the un-initiated. 
Land Army In all garden ways there is an ebb and flow, an eager Spring and 
News a Winter sleep. So with ideas. In so far as they concern gardening 
each season sees them start anew. Thus the vital germ in the Land 
Army idea dozes through the Winter, to wake with new vigor as the 
green shoots come through the earth. 
Although the Woman's Land Army disbanded in 191 9, the ideals 
for which it stood remain, and its path is followed. Women may now 
earn their living while working in the open air, under conditions of 
their own choosing and with the respect of the community. This is 
the notable result of an enterprise conceived in the desperate emer- 
gency of war. The movement has shown itself an economic one. The 
appeal of patriotism, the support of generous funds, the backing of 
government departments — all these have lapsed. There remains only 
the perennial shortage of farm labor and the desire of some women to 
get out into the open. 
Many agencies are carrying on the Land Army work. The Wom- 
en's National Farm and Garden Association has done invaluable ser- 
vice both in placing women and in offering scholarships to the ambi- 
tious. In Pennsylvania the League for Women Workers takes over the 
Land Army groups as one of its activities. State employment offices 
have continued to organize units, and private enterprise has done much 
in some localities. 
The Bedford Garden Club has continued its Land Army Commit- 
tee and its interest in the work. Here where the pioneer unit was in 
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