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The Contents for November, 1923 



Things and Thoughts of the Garden 



William N. Craig 269 



In the Garden and in the Greenhouse 



George F. Stewart 271 



Hibiscus Floruni Aniator 273 



Notes From an Old Country Garden 



Arthur T. Johnson, F. R. H. S. 274 



Garden Design Percy S. Cane 275 



Electric Light Speeds Up Plant Growth .... 



E. J. Mackay 276 



Collecting Orchids in Central and South 



America 278 



Wildwood Beauties for Our Lawns 



Charles H. Chesley 281 



Foreign Exchange Department 282 



National Association of Gardeners 284 



Local Societies 286 



Published Monthly by 



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Entered at the New York Post Office as second class matter. Nov. 3, 1914. uttder the Act of Congress, March 3, 1879, 



Vol. XXVII. No. 11 

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