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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



December, 1905 



Some Important Plans For 1906 



Country Life in America 



S ANNOUNCED, beginning with the February number the price of COUNTRY 

 LIFE IN America will be $4 a year, single copies 35 cents; double numbers 50 cents, 

 as before. The increased size will make it possible to cover the many subjects in this 

 field even more completely than before; and, as evident from the following announce- 

 ment, the magazine will be more varied, practical, helpful and beautiful than ever. 

 The primary reason for increasing the price is that at present we do not receive for 

 it what the magazine costs to make in paper, printing and binding. We are proud 

 to think that it has been a real and increasing factor in the surprising outdoor move- 

 ment of the last five years, revealing to tens of thousands of readers the pleasures 

 and beauties of every sort of country work and fun, and giving much practical help in attaining them. 



A CONSOLIDATION JVITH "THE COUNTRY CALENDAR" 



Since the above paragraph was written we have concluded arrangements for a remarkable 

 junction of forces. Beginning with the January issue Country Life in America and "The 

 Country Calendar" are to be consolidated under the main title of the former. 



The publishers of the two magazines believe that by working together they can serve the interests 

 of country-loving Americans better than by working apart and advertisers will have the advantage 

 of the combined subscription lists of the only two important magazines in this rapidly widening field. 



Country Life in America finds itself firmly established and only eight months were necessary 

 to give "The Country Calendar" such a subscription list as usually comes only after years of effort. 



The owners of "The Country Calendar," The Review of Reviews Company, retain an interest 

 in the publication and will join in the work of extending still further the circulation and influence 

 of the most beautiful, useful and completely representative journal of country life. 



Here are some definite suggestions of features during the coming year : 



The Inside of the Country House 



Since the magazine was first started, it has devoted special attention to every branch of home- 

 making in the country — except furnishing and decorating the inside of the house. Every issue hereafter 

 will contain at least one article on this important subject. Among the ideas to be treated are : 



Window Curtains and Portieres 

 Ceilings and How to Finish Them 

 Successful Rooms All Over the House 



The Truth About Antique Furniture 



Furnishing a House For $1,500 



The A-B-C of Arranging Pictures 



A Plea for Comfort in Chairs and Sofas 



Wainscoting in Natural Woods 



How to Buy Oriental Rugs 

 Etc., Etc. 



Discoveries and News of Outdoor Interest 



Mr. Gilbert H. Grosvenor, editor of the National Geographic Magazine, will contribute each month 

 an account of the new things which interest the country dweller. The government departments at Wash- 

 ington are constantly making new discoveries, and scientific circles there hear of investigations elsewhere 

 long before they get into print. Within a year, for instance, the growing of mushrooms has been revolu- 

 tionized by Prof. Duggar's researches in " Virgin Spawn," the wonderful effects of soil bacteria have been 

 made known, and dozens of other similar additions to knowledge have come up. This department will 

 chronicle everything of this sort and show what each item means to the ordinary person. 



