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Why Not Living Christmas Trees? ------139 



Photographs by J. H. Pepper 



California Winter Gardens - - Elizabeth C. White 141 



Photographs by H. H. Saylor, F. W. Martin and others 



Practical Plans for the Home Grounds Ruth Dean 144 

 VIII. Developing the Typical Suburban Lot 



The Best Hardy Conifers 



E. H. Wilson 145 



Photographs of specimens growing in the Arnold Arboretum by the author, 

 E. J. Wallis, and others 



How to Prevent Damping Off - 



Phineas Nolle 150 



Lonicera Heckrotti ----- Mrs. G. I. Russell 151 



Budding Seedling Pecans - - - - Phineas Nolte 151 



The Value of Sulphur on Asparagus 



James B. Mormon 151 



The Month's Reminder -.-._ j^ 



Gardening for Young Folks 



Photographs by W. S. Kimball and others 



Ellen Eddy Shaw 153 



Roberta of Roseberry Gardens - Frances Duncan 154 

 Club and Society Notes and News ------156 



Photograph by Edwin Levick 



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