Cover Design — Walter Faxon Peony 



George Oakes Stoddard 



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Editorials --------------- 



Planting Bulbs for Spring Bloom Elizabeth L. Strang 



Photographs by N. R. Graves, H. Troth, the author, and others 



Planting Evergreens for Winter Color 



James McLaughlin 



Trees and Shrubs Worth Planting for Their Con- 

 spicuously Ornamental Fruits - - E. H. Wilson 



Photographs by E. J. Wallis, N. R. Graves, J. H. McFarland 



Improving the "Cut-Under" Porch W. R. Dunton, Jr. 



Photographs by the author 



New Fruit Varieties for Your Garden /. R. Mattem 



Again, Root Lice on Asters - 

 Winter Bulbs in the Attic - 



- - Charles A . Forster 

 -Winnina E. Brownson 



Castor Beans for a Porch Screen - - T. G. Figgat 



Photograph by the author 



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Why do Tulips "Break"? - - - - E. S. Johnson 



Unorthodox Tree Doctoring Practice E. I. Farrington 

 Using Autumn Leaves ----- Archibald Rutledge 



Storing Dahlia Roots ------- J. & Cisco 



Umbrella China Tree -------- C. D. M. 



Photograph by the author 



Gardening for Young Folks - - Ellen Eddy Shaw 

 Roberta of Roseberry Gardens - - Frances Duncan 

 The Month's Reminder ---------- 



Club and Society News ---------- 



Sweet Peas by the Thousands - - - Frank C. Ward 

 As the Fall Advances - - - - - - J. M. Patterson 



Problems of Greenhouse Heating ------- 



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