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they make rapid headway and soon 

 lead in height in the mixed border of 

 hardy plants. 



The - mention of pseonies suggests 

 these two plants as an excellent com- 

 bination for planting in a bed. The 

 pasonies blooming in May and June 

 and the mallows in the fall, make a 

 good combination. A round bed, for 

 instance, with four or five mallows, 

 set about two feet apart, with a border 

 of pseonies, gives a very good effect 

 both spring and fall, and makes a bold 

 and striking clump for the lawn. 



The mallows are also excellent for 

 planting in the mixed border. Of 

 course, owing to their height and size 

 they have to be kept well to the back, 

 or in the foreground of a shrubbery 

 border where a bold, striking plant is 

 wanted to relieve the monotony of the 

 green during the fall months; but per- 

 haps where they are most at home 

 and more appropriate than anywhere 

 else is in well selected positions along 

 streams or in the proximity of water, 

 where they look at home and fit in well 

 with the surroundings. 



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THE BIOGRAPHY OF A CHIPMUNK. 



BY T. J. HENRY, M. D., APOLLO, PA. 



The chipmunk, hackey or ground- 

 squirrel as it is variously known 

 throughout the states may be so common 

 that it is uninteresting. It was my good 

 fortune to watch one from his birth to 

 his independency. His slowness in ma- 



turing was surprising. Early in July, 

 1906, an old squirrel was caught and 

 ca^ed as a pet for the children. Shortly 

 afterwards she was noticed making a 

 nest w ith much more care than usually 

 exhibited by them in captivity. The 

 cage was simply a box with wire screen 

 in front and no nesting box. The nest 



CHIPMUNK TWENTY-SIX DAYS OLD. 

 (Photograph from life.) 



BOY AGED SIX WITH CHIPMUNK TEN 

 DAYS OLD. 



