| Show 3 ti ATTRACTIVE FLOWER BED BEDS cL 1 OLD FASHIONED GARDEN A FA FAY FAY- r. r I. I ORITS SPOT OF MRS I f ROOSEVELT L- L 1 This Corner Corner- of the White House Grounds With Its Blaze of Color Color- Attracts the Sight J I r Mrs Roosevelt's Old Fashioned Garden Garden Gar Oar 1 den as the generous collection of t e posies west of the south veranda of the White House is called has been a ar 4 continuous mass of bloom and color r during the summer and fall quite v different from any of the tile other Government Govern Govern- i ii i ment meat flower displays There are many r of these surrounding the different departmental departmental de do- buildings those of tho the Department De Do- of Agriculture being particularly particularly elaborate and ornate but It Is the tile opinion of summer visitors to Washington Washing Washing- ton that the time old-time corner of the mistress of the White House Is the most pleasing of all At least it seems to strike the majority of fancies for It recalls the scenes and times of earlier days This part of the White House grounds has Las always been devoted to flowers but until Mrs Roosevelt's advent advent ad ad- I vent it has lias been rather given up to the latest fads of horticulture than to a display of the familiar blooms of the time old-time flower garden The changes in the White ouse a couple of years ago were officially known as the tile restoration but have 1 perhaps been more generally termed T the mutilation It seemed necessary that something should be done there was talk of reconstructing th the White r c- c cE E- E V Vf f A FAVORITE SPOT OF THE TIlE PRESIDENTS PRESIDENT'S WIFE House but the niggardly appropriations made by Congress prevented any extensive change or Improvement There has however vever been nothing but approval for the changes in Mrs Roosevelt's g garden The location is an Ideal one somewhat sheltered and se- se eluded and when the President and Irs Roosevelt gave the garden party i i inq c. fB to the International Railway llalli Rail Rall- fa i v way delegates there ther were many words Lf of praise for the charming effect of or the r. r f hundreds of climbing roses displayed In full bloom and fragrance their vivid I coloring contrasting well against tIle the walls of the east and west terraces v 1 i Special Fl ral Pets i Particular pets of ot the Presidents President's v. v t I- I wife wire are hardy bardy shrubs and annuals too but all of the kind with which men Ste and women who loved flowers a halft half r t century ago loved to surround themi themselves them- them i selves and with each of which for the older generation there lingers some some poetic poetic po- po or sentimental fancy Hollyhocks c jessamine jessamin phlox dahlias China asters v lavender rosemary columbine clematis clematis clema clema- f peonies and smaller shrubs and flowers have has contributed generously to the riot of color and bloom which has pervaded this nook during the season c The mistress of this garden delights to pick up new plants which are yet old and following her various visits t. t to Arlington Mount Vernon and other places have come many packages of i new favorites to find an unused corner i 1 In this old-fashioned old garden |
