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Introduction 3 



PART I 

 THE GARDEN MONTH BY MONTH 



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I. September 29 



Modern Dahlias. Growing Plants from Cuttings. A 

 Glorious Autumn Flower. Planting Bulbs Out-doors. 

 The September Calendar. 



II. October 55 



Cosmos: A Beautiful Annual. Sweet Herbs. Getting the 

 Garden Ready. California Poppies. Growing Hya- 

 cinths In-doors. The October Calendar. 



III. November 73 



The Chrysanthemum. Autumn Perennial Flowers. 

 Planting Daffodils In-doors. Annual Flowers for Win- 

 dow-boxes. The November Calendar. 



IV. December 89 



Flowering Plants for Window Gardens. Growing Lily- 

 of-the-Valley In-doors. The Selection of Seed. Grow- 

 ing Named Varieties. Roman Hyacinths. The De- 

 cember Calendar. 



V. January 103 



Attractive Foliage Plants. Clay Flower-jars. Seed 

 Testing. The Classification of Vegetables. The Jan- 

 uarv Calendar. 



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VI. February 123 



Daffodils. Starting Early Vegetables. Seed-Leaves or 

 Cotvledons. The Februarv Calendar. 





