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The Contents for May, 1923 



Things and Thoughts of the Garden 



IVilUam N. Craig 



In the Garden and in the Greenhouse 



George F. Stervarl 



The Herb Garden 



What Is A Plant? IVillard N. Clute 



Some Hardy Geraniums in an Old World 



Garden. . . .Arthur T. Johnson, F.R.H.S. 

 Interesting Spring-Flowering Bulbous Plants. 

 Stimulating Plant Growth with Carbon 



Dioxide Dr. E. Bade 



Jelly from Wild Fruits 



Rhododendrons Thrive in Soil Treated With 



Aluminum Sulphate 



Hardy Cypripediums Richard Rolbe 



Flowering Evergreen Shrubs 



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California Waysides Olivia Brool(i 



New England Aster 



Rhododendrons in a Dry Summer 



An Appeal for the Wild Flowers 



Aquatic and Waterside Plants 



Planting Trees as Memorials 



For Amateur Dahlia Growers 



On Growing Narcissi in America 



Seeding Lawns in Late Summer 



Massachusetts Agricultural College 



The Christ-awakening Marian J. Cobb 



Foreign Exchange Department 



Brief Horticultural Jottings 



Comments from Our Readers 



Book Reviews 



National Association of Gardeners 



Local Societies 



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