THE WAR GARDEN VICTORIOUS 39 
bidding against the civilian population, with the result- 
ant tremendous increase in price. Assuredly this old lady 
was doing her share toward remedying the situation. 
And that is exactly what 
was done by the cultiva- 
tor of every war garden. 
Few of the women gar- 
deners had reached their 
allotted three score years 
and ten. Most of our 
women gardeners were 
younger, and among these 
younger women soldiers 
of the soil none performed 
a more interesting or val- 
uable service than the eight school teachers and office 
workers who ventured, like the pioneers of old, into a new 
country, blazing the way 
for those who should come 
after them. Their chosen 
field of garden effort was 
the raising of vegetables 
for a summer hotel. 
Up at the Dixville 
Notch, in the White 
Mountains in northern 
New Hampshire, is a mag- 
nificent summer hotel, 
The Balsams. It was customary to ship in from a 
considerable distance the bulk of its vegetable supply. 
Suit your type of garden to your job 
An office type of victory garden 
