PERGOLAS 
HE title suggests shaded walks flanked by masses of 
bloom, pillars of stone or cement or wood, clinging 
vines and rustic seats and at the end a burst of sun¬ 
shine over the landscape vista, forming high lights and 
shadows that baffle the best of artists to paint. The camera 
and the pen have served Mary H. Northend well, for with the 
former she has caught the beauties of several charming 
Pergolas of a less formal character while her pen supplies 
interesting descriptions and practical suggestions concerning 
their construction. 
SOME LONG ISLAND COUNTRY ESTATES 
The second paper by Mr. Richard Schermerhorn, Jr., on 
Long Island Country Estates deals with the Whitney and 
Duryea properties. Comparisons are drawn and the char¬ 
acteristics of each are described. The illustrations depict 
some of their beauty spots, and bring before us a wealth 
of formal garden effects, winding roads and natural woodland 
and meadow. 
VINES AND VINE-COVERED HOUSES 
In a very readable, terse article Charles Alma Byers shows 
how romance and sentiment cling around palaces, castles 
and cottages where vines have twined themselves. The 
many varieties of vines best suited for the varying needs are 
described. Vines for the low dwarf retaining wall, or 
for the stone facade of a church or the chimney mounting 
from the foundation to high above the house roof; for porch 
columns, for rambling over pergolas, for draping ragged tree 
trunks, all are designated and the many illustrations show 
the charming effects produced through their agency. 
THE GARDEN OF THE SUBURBANITE 
1 he joy of seeing things respond to a little coaxing, the 
happiness in gathering from one’s own garden fresh vegeta¬ 
bles and all this coupled with a marked gain in health, 
through the exercise it necessitated, to say nothing of the 
money saved and the superior quality of the vegetables 
raised, are written of by C. B. Wynkoop. What he has done 
every dweller in the suburbs should do. The satisfaction 
of being a “producer,” of making a toothsome vegetable grow 
where only weeds grew before is immense. Try it and see 
if your enthusiasm is not fully aroused by the end of the first 
year’s trial. 
BURBANK’S SHASTA DAISY 
Georgia Torrey Drennan says that the Shasta Daisy is 
one of the triumphs of Santa Rosa (Mr. Burbank’s home) 
and that it is regarded as one of his greatest achievements by 
Mr. Burbank himself. Erom the disdained ox-eye daisy 
he has, by years of effort and countless crossing of strains, 
produced the one described, which is hardy enough to thrive 
within the arctic circle or under the e(|uator. 
“ RESPITE ” 
The April number of House and Garden will contain 
a charming little poem by Claire Wallace Elynn entitled 
“Respite” —The three verses are set decorativelv which 
adds to their charm. 
THE QUEST AND CULTURE OF ORCHIDS 
The second paper of G. Bertrand Mitchell on Orchidace¬ 
ous plants will appear in the April number. The Cattleyas, 
the Laelias, the Dendrobiums, the Odontoglossums, the 
Oncidiums and the Cypripediums are illustrated and des¬ 
cribed, while the interesting process of hybridization is ex¬ 
plained and the most approved methods of culture are given. 
There is a fascination about these patricians of plant life 
that holds attention through every line that is w ritten of them. 
GARDEN PHLOX 
The very brightness of its bloom suggested the name Phlox, 
which is a Greek word signifying—flame. W. C. Egan has 
much to tell of this most beautiful and esteemed flower. 
Its several varieties are minutely described. The best 
location to select for it and how to prepare the ground and 
bed the plants are taken up with much explicitness. 
It is a flower that found much favor with our grandmothers 
and in every old-time garden it was much in evidence. 
Various new varieties have been originated and developed 
since its first introduction early in the eighteenth century. 
SOME OLD AND NEW ANNUALS 
Heltchrysurn bracteatum, an old variety of “everlasting” 
from Australia; a new annual from South Africa (that is, 
new to this country) Diascea Barberee; a “warm country” 
annual whose native habitat is Chili, the Alonsoa Warsce- 
wicz —and a new sun-flower, Hehanthiis sparsifolia, form 
subject matter for several interesting notes concerning 
them, which Mr. W. C. Egan has prepared and which must 
prove interesting to all flower lovers. 
