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SHOLIECSMIOULCONT, . . «eS Rabeeaera Ns Aensd ve pivie sv 5s Diakece bow bob Frontispiece. 
FLOWERS IN CALIFORNIA: Roses; Chrysanthemums; Carna- 
Hotss  PelarvOniume as Wael Obes Sooo ha a eiay We rayile sree sage wee 3 
Native California Shrubbery: The Toyon and Romneya............ 5 
Ornamental Foreign Shrubs. Tllustrated................... 00.0008 7 
The Heyptian Lotus. ‘Tistrateds h.0) kas. eee eld bnc ewe w onan 9 
Novelties of 1892........:.....-.. ah AR ak oly a ig Res cree 10 
Notes on Planting: Borders; The Araucarian Pines; The Garden’s 
LOR aca cis ls» 's on eee ee eieen ont Sipe e Miss K. O. Sessions. 10 
enorme Salis, Tinea wile dese y deat so aass oon ass pies sn. Deeks 13 
PA CBUROTIB 3 /4)5'0'b:0. a> 0 ceed Salad wie Wie e's dle Mrs. Theodosia B. Shepherd. 19 
Mlowere——Ar POM s.'.\, sige chen n «cite wie bide eens Mrs. A. L. Barbauld. 17 
ManUle OWA E PUIG, atte tans s ding, ald Suse sweat oied sles «hase ea melen 18 
Onittird OF CansOrnis BURN n Lirs.c sce poeeare bicee sce wae Carl Purdy. 18° 
What Chrysanthemuma ai Flant ood. iw aes v e's. os beevc ces Castetes ere 20 
And The Desert Shall Blossom as The Rose,............2.00s0eee: 22 
WUGNOTIAN sky heres a Se ry Ogee ts a Hue aris niet En «8 25 
URC ORAL ars 5! anne ea tyne hain aia NC ARO Noe aes 2 ALTA Stan sg Samar 25 
RMS a niastcls ie PCh sO RN ak aie Pilani aIC Ta ae bey Sak tae aie, Pha 29 
The Eagle’s Song—A Poem........0.. 0.6 e ee eee ee Mrs, E. E. Orcutt. 30 
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