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The Contents for May, 1922 



Things and Thoughts of the Garden 



Montague Free 1 39 



Hardy Perennials for the Garden . John Johmon 1 4 I 



A Banana Plant John S. Dvig 143 



Sweet Scented Flowers Florun Amatcr 144 



Flowers as Teachers .Bertha Berbert-Haiunond 145 



Rhododendrons and Azaleas in the Garden 



Frank B. Mejjer 1 46 



Great Exhibition of Wild Flowers and Ferns 



W. N. Craig 1 50 



Beaver Lodge 151 



Beautifying Home Surroundings. .Arthur Smith 152 



Loyalty to the American Trade 153 



Budded versus Own Root Roses. . W. N. Craig 1 54 



Work for the Month in the Garden 



Sa'ruel Cohling 1 55 



The Greenhouse, Month to Month 



George F. Stewart 156 



Departments of Foreign Exchange and Book 



Reviews 158 



National Association of Gardeners 160 



Local Societies 161 



Vol. XXVI, No. 5 

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