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"In Green Old Gardens" ------- 221 



Revising Our List of Hardy Shrubs 



E. I. Farrington 222 



Photographs by the author 



Through the Garden Gate - Louise B. Wilder 226 



Photograph by Arthur Eldredge 



Some Perennial Bellflowers I Have Tried 



E. Herrick 228 

 Photographs by N. R. Graves and F. M. Good 



The Neglect of the Abyssinian Primrose 



W. C.Blasdale 230 



Photographs by N. R. Graves 



Welcoming the Birds to the Garden 



Wm. E. Reed 231 



Plan by the author 



Photographs by the author and National Audubon 

 Society 



Spray Mixtures on a Gallon Basis 



F. W. Allen 232 

 Joysome Gardens for Schools Frances Duncan 232 

 Suggestions From Other Peoples' Gardens - 233 



Photographs by E. I. Farrington 



Announcement of the New Era ----- 



Among Our Garden Neighbors ----- 

 Two Illustrations 



Sweet Corn for Thanksgiving — Tomatoes Until After 

 Christmas — More About Dahlias — From the Other 

 Side — Conifers and Clay — Sowing Annuals Now for 

 Next Spring — Barberry and Wheat Rust. 



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'Speaking Of- 



237 



Pruned Cherry Producing Hardy Buds — Long Cane 

 Grape Pruning — The War on Our Garden Seeds — 

 How to Grow Good Seeds — The War's Effects on 

 Flower Lovers — Promising New Roses — Horticul- 

 tural Clubs That are Different— Vegetables That 

 Win Prizes." 



Some Old Writings Brought to Life 



M. F. Warner 238 



Figs in the North - - - J.W. Chamberlin 238 



Strange Experiences in Going to the West 



A. M. Merrill 238 



Keeping Dwarf Trees Dwarf - T. Sheward 239 



The Month's Reminder -------- 240 



Making Two Shoots of Asparagus Grow Where 

 One Grew Before - - - - H.N. Hutt 242 



Supporting Bean-poles - - - - A. Rutledge 242 



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