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The Contents for January, 1921 



Things and Thoughts of the Garden 



Montague Free 42 1 



Making a Rose Garden . 



Rosarum Amator 423 



Cuhural Notes on Calceolaria Stewartii and Its 



Varieties George F. Steivari 425 



The Power of Movement in Plants 



Willard N. Clule 426 



The Dahlia and Its Future 



Richard Vincent. Jr. All 



January Birds Paul B. Riis 428 



A Town With Walls Covered With Peach 



Trees 429 



Winter Protection 431 



Work for January in the Garden 



Samuel Colding 432 



Wild Flower "Sanctuaries" Proposed 



Herbert Durand 433 



The Greenhouse, Month to Month 



W. R. Forvkes 434 



Gypsophila (Babies' Breath) .. /^ic/iar J Rathe 435 



A Lesson on Plant Physiology and the Plant in 



Relation to Its Environment. ./lr(/iur Smi//i 436 



Departments of Foreign Exchange and Book 



Reviews 438 



National Association of Gardeners . 441 



The Questionnaire 443 



Here and There 443 



By Way of the Soil — Identity of Marigold — the 

 Veining of Leaves — Sports and Varieties of Trees 

 — Asclepias Tuberosa. 



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SEASONABLE SUGGESTIONS 



JAPANESE LILIES 



We have the following list of Japanese Liliums. These varieties are considered to be among the best for the hardy border. 

 Bulbs planted in pots now and transferred to the borders in the Spring invariably give better results than if dormant bulbs 



are planted in the Spring. 



SPECIAL OFFER — Any of the following varieties and sizes at $40.00 per case 



Speciosum Album 8,8 (200 to case) 



Speciosum Album 9/11 (130 to case) 



Speciosum Magnificum 8/9 (200 to case) 



Speciosum Magnificum 9/11 (130 to case) 



Speciosum Magnificum 11/13 (100 to case) 



Auratum 8/9 (200 to case) 



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THE FINEST VALLEY PIPS OFFERED 



In judging our price of Lily-of-the-Valley. please remember that the best is the cheapest. Our Valley is positively among 

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Superior Lily-of-the- 



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