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Apple, for hedges 16 



over one hundred years old . .16 



Arbors, living 45 



Arbor -Vitae, for hedges 51 



for windbreaks 81 



Beautiful, the neglected .... 105-111 



stone walls HI 



sumac no 



Bird culture 95-102 



Birds, value of 95 



Buckthorn, for hedges 21 



Buffum pear for windbreaks .... 77 

 Coal Ashes, use of for mulch . . 23 



general value of 23 



Cockspur thorn 17 



Cost of hedges 33-35 



Evergreens, for hedges 49 



material 51-58 



treatment 58-66 



ruined by Lad trimming 62 



discussed by S. B. Parsons ..67-72 



Fences, live , 2 



material for 2-5 



culture of 6 



summary on 10-12 



Hawthorn for hedges 17 



Hedges, deciduous 13 



materials for 13-23 



rules for growing 24-36 



dying out of 36 



for small lawns 38 



materials 38-45 



neglected 48 



misplaced 113 



Hemlock for hedges 51 



Homes 131 



the end of all is the real 



home 131-136 



Homesteads, old, how to reno- 

 vate them 125-130 



Horise, house and hedge .... 115-117 

 Idea, all work should express an.. 121 

 Kerosene emulsion and use .... 37 



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Laws, stock 7 



Letters, on live fences 8-9 



Locust honey 3 



value for fences 4 



its beauty 18 



a thornless sort 17 



mice-gnawed 23 



Lombardy poplar, for windbreak. .77 



Mahonia 51-53 



Magnolias 58 



Mulching, discussed 27-33 



Norway spruce, for windbreaks . .81 



Oaks, for hedges 19 



Ornamental hedges 38 



Osage orange, for fences 2 



for hedges 13 



gnawed by mice 23 



Pears, over two hundred years old. 17 

 Roadways, should be gardens ... 46 

 Rural improvement societies .... 94 



Siberian pea tree 20 



Street hedges, objectionable .... 46 

 Study, need of studying grounds 120 



Sunlight catcher 93 



Tartarian honeysuckles, for hedge. 38 



Thorn pyracantha 15 



hawthorn 16 



other thorns 17 



Trimming hedges, deciduous .... 29 



evergreen 62 



Willow for windbreaks 83 



Windbreaks, their importance . . 75 



material for 76-88 



natural 78-80 



for winter 80 



evergreens for 81 



for special purposes 88 



for bees 88 



for animals 89 



for buildings 89-90 



for winter 93 



Woman's corner 102-104 



