July 1909 



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That breed enthusiasm in the Nature lover — books cramfull of 

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Garden and Farm Almanac for 1909 



How to Grow Flowers and Vegetables. 180 

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How to Make a Fruit Garden 



By S. W. Fletcher. An eminently practical 

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How to Make a Flower Garden 



A charming and practical book by experts. 

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How to Make a Vegetable Garden 



By Edith L. Fullerton. A really adequate 

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How to Make School Gardens 



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The Country Home 



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How to Plan the Home Grounds 



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A Plea for Hardy Plants 



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The Nature Study Idea 



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Farm Management 



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The Country House 



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A Journey to Nature 



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The Making of a Country Home 



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The Garden Library 



The Vegetable Garden 



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The Flower Garden 



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The Orchard and Fruit Garden 



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Lawns and How to Make Them 



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Roses and How to Grow Them 



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Daffodils-Narcissus and How to 

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Water Lillies and How to 

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Ferns and How to Grow Them 



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How to Keep Bees 



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