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FACING PAGE 



A BED OF JAPAN PINKS 296 



SINGLE AND DOUBLE PINKS 314 



" THE SILVER MAPLE BY THE LANE GATE " . . 326 



" A CURTAIN TO THE SIDE PORCH " .... 328 



AN IRIS HEDGE 358 



DAPHNE CNEORUM 360 



A TERRIBLE EXAMPLE 362 



" THE LOW SNOW-COVERED MEADOW " . . . . 372 



" PUNCH . . . HAS A CACHE UNDER THE SYRINGA BUSHES " 374 



