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The Contents for January, 1923 



Things and Thoughts of the Garden 



William N. Craig 3 



The Fern Garden Anna B. Freedle^ 5 



Japanese Morning-Glories 7 



Wistarias and Their Training 9 



Teach Horticulture to Foster Love for Plants. . 



P. M. Kosler 10 



Insects and Plants Willard N. Clute I 1 



The Orchid 12 



The Greenhouse, Month to Month 



George F. Stovart 1 3 



Work for the Month in the Garden 15 



Foreign Exchange Department 16 



Brief Horticultural Jottings 16 



National Association of Gardeners 17 



Local Societies 19 



Here and There 20 



Vol. XXVII, No. 1 

 Issued 15th of each month. 



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 1 MARTIN C. EBEL. Editor 



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Stumpp & Walter Co.' s Catalog 



Our 1923 Spring Catalog will be mailed to 

 you, on request, if you are not regularly 

 receiving it. 



Many New and Exhibition varieties of 

 Flower and Vegetable Seeds are offered. 

 Farm and Grass Seeds are also a feature. 

 Cannas, Dahlias, and Gladioli — the best 

 varieties to date. 



Catalog issued January first 



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