ARCH, 1911 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



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COVER DESIGN Crocuses Naturalized 



PAGE 



73 

 74 



As the Frost Leaves ------- 



The Secret of Certain Annuals - - - H. S. Adams 



Photographs by Nathan R. Graves 



Practical Celery Culture in Florida - P. N. Hoist 76 



Photographs by Julian A. Dimock 



A Renter's Garden - - - - C. L. Meller 79 



Photograph by the author 



A Rose Garden That Gave Results - Josiah D. Whitney 80 



Photographs by A. G. Eldredge 



How a Pergola Redeemed a Back Yard Mrs. J. W. Dreyer 82 



Photographs by the author 



Plant Now for Fall Flowers - - - Emily Rhodes 83 



Photographs by A. G. Eldredge 



The Right Way to Plan Walks, Lawns and Beds W. S. Rogers 84 

 Making Cosmos Bloom Early - - - U. R. Perrine 86 



Photograph by A. G. Eldredge 



Readers' Experience Club ------ 87 



Children's Gardens Everywhere - Ellen Eddy Shaw 88 



Photographs by M. Louise Greene and Elizabeth Hill 



The Association of Herbs and Cooked Meats Anna Barrows 90 

 Repairing a Piazza ._;._- Percival Moore 91 



Photograph by the author 



Vertical Flower Beds - Lucy Elliot Keeler 92 



Photograph by the author 



Five Crops of Vegetables- - - Nat S.Greene 92 



Making a Long Bean Season - - Thomas J. Steed 94 



Photographs by the author 



Nathan R. Graves 



PAGE 

 96 



M. Roberts Conover 98 



Concerning Celery in Florida 

 Guarding Against Insect Pests 



Photograph by the author 



The Prize Winners in the Children's Contest - E. E. S. 102 

 Asparagus from Seed - - Louis C. Buckley 1 04 



The Profit of Planting Potatoes Early Julie A . Powell 104 



Photograph by the author 



Make Your Lawns Now - - - Sydney B. Mitchell 108 



Lettuce Growing in Florida - - - P.N. Hoist 11c 



For Quack Grass Pasture - - - - C. E. Connell 112 



For Pure Insecticides - -- - - - 114 



An Easy Way to Enjoy a Vision of Roseland J. A. DeKenson 116 



Photograph by the author 



Letting Roses Climb a Tree 



Photograph by F. A. Walter 



Easy Construction for a Lily Pond 



Photographs by the author 



The $500 Prize Conditions - 

 The Old Time Gas Plant - 



B. Goodrich 118 



C. L. Meller 122 



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 W. C. Egan 126 



The Everlasting Pea ... - 



Photograph by Nathan R. Graves 



The Hardiness of the Common Hydrangea 



Photograph by Nathan R. Graves 



Answers to Queries - 



H. S. A. 126 



B. G. 128 



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