LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



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The Dutch Bulbs Live from Year to Year, Sending up 

 their Blossoms in the Early Spring to Gladden our 

 Hearts and Eyes. These are the Jolly Daffodils . . 228 



Phlox Subulata, called also Creeping Phlox and "Moun- 

 tain Pink/' is a Splendid Edging Plant; Especially 

 the White and Lavender Varieties 230 



A Rose Bush "Taped" to a Board Fence 231 



Many of our Climbing Roses have Beautiful Red Haws 

 to Brighten the Winter Landscape. This is the 

 American Pillar in Winter Time and Shows how the 

 Bamboo Fishing Poles are Fastened Together . . 232 



An American Pillar Rose on a Bamboo Fishing Pole 



Support 233 



A Christmas Tree Makes a Splendid Vine Support . . 235 



The Christmas Tree in Bloom! 236 



Scrape the Earth from the Edge of the Path Toward 

 the Center; this Forms a Gutter where the Rain will go 239 



A Dwarf Pear Tree the Spring after it was Set in the 



Garden 247 



A Three-year-old Boy, a Five-year-old Pear Tree and a 



Six-year-old Pussy Cat 250 



