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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



December, 1905 



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By J. D. CHAMPLIN and F. A. LUCAS 



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The illustrations show the creature in its natural surroundings and 

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Extinct animals are fully treated, because these strange forms are 

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THE statement in the November Garden 

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 peonies in that month appears to me too 

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If the roots, after being dug, are stored in 

 heaps or boxes in the nurseryman's shed, 

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MAURICE MAETERLINCK'S "Old 

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