February, 1911 



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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



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FEBRUARY, 1911 



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Gaining Time on the Summer Flowers - Leslie Hudson io 



Photographs by N. R. Graves, L. J. Doogue and others. 



Cooperation in Farming - - B. H. Crocheron 12 



Watermelons from the Southern Viewpoint Thomas J. Steed 13 



Photographs by the author 



The "Fun" of Collecting Anemones, I. Wilhelm Miller 15 



Photographs by H. Troth, N. R. Graves and others 



The Best of All The Tropical Fruits - John Gifford 18 



Photographs by the author and D. D. Alley 



Making a Garden in a City Yard - - H. B. Graves 20 



Photographs by Nathan R. Graves 



Readers' Experience Club ------ 22 



Photograph by Sherman R. Duffy 



Children's Gardens Everywhere - Ellen Eddy Shaw 23 



Photographs by R. N. Perry, H. O'Connell and others 



Making the Most of the Squash - - - Anna Barrows 25 



Photographs by the author 



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A Cooking Kit - - E. E. S. 26 



Rescuing Worn Out Bulbs - - - - - E. S. J. 27 



The Rejuvenation of Azaleas and Poinsettias E. R. Soule 27 

 Raising Snapdragons from Seed - 



Photographs by the author 



An Amateur's Peach Orchard 



Photographs by the author 



Cast-off Cracker Boxes for Seedlings 



Photograph by the author 



The Busy Spring Commences 



Photograph by the author 



House Plant Troubles to Guard Against M. Roberts Conover 32 



Photograph by the author 



Flowers for Sun and Shade - - Sydney B. Mitchell 36 



A Frame for All-Year Use - - - Frank M. Ryan 38 



Hints for Making a Garden Plan - W. S. Rogers 40 



Answers to Querles -._..__ 42 



//. G. 27 



F. II. Valentine 28 



- /. M. Angell 28 



Thomas J. Steed 30 



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