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Inteoddction . ■ • 3 



PART I 

 THE GARDEN MONTH BY MONTH 



AFTER 



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-bo.xes. 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. Janu,a.ry . . 103 



Attractive Foliage Plants. Clay Flower-jars. Seed 

 Testing. The Classification of Vegetables. The Jan- 

 uary Calendar. 



VI. February . .123 



Daffodils. Starting Early Vegetables. Seed-Leaves or 

 Cotyledons. The February Calendar. 

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