March, 1906 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



55 



COUNTRY LIFE IN AMERICA 



The Famous JYlARX>ri Double Number 



A COMPLETE GARDENING MANUAL 



This sumptuously illustrated magazine is a practical guide book in itself that will prove of great usefulness to every Garden 

 Magazine subscriber. It contains many definite outlines for laying out various types of gardens in different localities and situations, all 

 fully illustrated by photographs and plans. It is brimful of practical suggestions — besides being beautiful and interesting. 



PARTIAL CONTENTS 



How to Hake a Lawn 



BY LEONAKU BAKRON 



Relation of the greensward to the coun- 

 try place — preparing the soil — the best 

 kinds of grass, etc. 



A New Kind of Wall Garden 



BY H. E. PENDLETON 



A unique story of a house in Pittsburg 

 which was bought "sight unseen" by a gen- 

 tleman who liked the looks of the vines on 

 the wall. 



A Garden By Hand 



BY MAKTIA LEONARD 



Saving the good features of a deserted 

 home. Transforming a brook into a pond 

 and rock garden. Why early design was a 

 moral failure, and how a tornado suggested 

 a new view. 



The Country Home Reminder 



Duties and activities made necessary by 

 March weather. Early garden planting. 

 The best time to prune trees. An active 

 month for the poultry man. 



Planning Your Own Place 



BY I. G. TABOR 



The fundamental principles of gardening 

 reduced to a few simple rules, with the 

 reasons therefor. 



Sun Dials in flodern Gardens 



BY" WALTER A. DYER 



A charming garden ornament which is 

 becoming more and more popular. The 

 various styles and how to select. 



Wild Gardening' by a Wooded Lake 



BY WILHELM MILLER 



Showing how anyone who can afford a 

 New England farm at $10 an acre can dam 

 a woodland stream and create a charming 

 wild garden, such as Mr. Griscom, of Hav- 

 erford, Pa., and others have done. 



Flowers from Frost to Frost 



BY HENRY' MAXWELL 



A garden that is famous for its uninter- 

 rupted succession of flowers. Some of the 

 best combinations that may be produced in 

 any garden. 



Dwarf Fruit Trees for Suburban Gardens 



BY F. A. WAUGH 



Good fruit in one or two years. Dwarfing 

 the trees and training them in special forms. 

 Ornamental treatment for pears, apples, 

 peaches, plums and cherries, that help, not 

 hinder, bearing. 



An Insect That Makes Us "Do or Die" 



The San Jose Scale — the worst insect 

 pest of modern times; new ways of fighting it. 



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 of gardening value to you, but will interest you in many ways, as each regular number sweeps the whole field of outdoor activities. Some 

 regular subjects : 



Landscape Gardening: Sailing-, Fishing, Automobiling Country Home Making- 

 Cheap Lands for Successful Farming; Horses, Dogs, Cattle, Poultry, etc. Furnishing and Decorating Inside the Country House 

 The Planter's Guide Walter J. Travis on Golf The Country Home Reminder 

 Wild Foods Discoveries and News of Outdoor Interest Masterpieces of Nature Poetry 



The March issue is one of the three special 50-cent numbers (Christmas Annual, Housebuilding Number, Gardening Manual) 

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