Autumn s now are looking their loveliest, full of dahlias, golden xod, Michaelmas daisies, the out-door chrysanthemums, and still an abundance of roses. Once again the autumn flowering seems really better than of early summer, the flowers are cleaner and certainly live longer when picked.
When the war began everyone was exhorted to scrap his flowers, dig up his lawns and grow vegetables. and thousands of enthusiastic patriots pro-seeded to do so. I am glad to see a feaction setting in, and the professional writers on gardening are urging their readers not to be too hasty. Tu fact the would-be vegetable growers may well fall between two stools, Vegetables are in fact tricky things which need a lot of experience, and by this time there is not much to be planted that will make any return; the winter stuff had to be put in some weeks ago. Finally
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