September, 1913 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



39 



Cover Design — A Hardy Border 



A. G. Eldredge 



PAGE 

 41 



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



Growing Kalmias and Rhododendrons from Seed 



Wm. Anderson 43 



Photographs by Arthur G. Eldredge 



Plants for the Winter Window Garden Gladys H. Sinclair 44 



Photographs by the author 



Which Shall It Be?- - - - - - - - - Wilhelm Miller 46 



Photographs by Arthur G. Eldredge 



A Garden That "Just Grew" - - - Mrs. Grace Churchill 48 



Photographs by Wells 



California Department ------- John Y. Beaty 49 



Photograph by Turrill & Miller 



The Garden Doctor ----------- - - 51 



The Blanching of Celery ----- Stephen N. Green 53 



Photographs by the author 



Under Glass — Cauliflower ---------- -54 



Growing Violets in Coldframfs - - - - Henry Wild 55 



Photographs by B. T. Galloway and H. E. Angell 



Personalities of Some Roses - - - - - - - S. E. G. 56 



Growing Roses from Slips ------- Jane Green 56 



Harvesting the Backyard Garden- - - Roger W. Babson 57 



The Child's Garden ------- Ellen Eddy Shaw 59 



Ten Acres Enough --------------60 



Preparing for Alfalfa in the Fall - - - - Percy Noel 60 



Walnuts for Profit ------ - - - E. R. Lake 60 



The Last of Summer ------- Thomas J. Steed 62 



If the Soil Be Poor, Then What? - - - - Hollister Sage 62 



Bulbs in a Southern Garden - - - - Mary H. Bowers 64 



A Window Garden of Bulbs ------ Lou E. Hurst 66 



Pho.ograph by the author 



A Lily Eight Feet High --------- w. M. 70 



Photograpi by Nathan R. Graves 



Seed to Sow Now for Winter - - - - - - - F. F. R. 72 



Early Cabbage Without Grfenhouse Plants - C. Westford 72 



A Second Crop of Bloom ------- H. S. Adams 78 



Photograph by A. G. Eldredge 



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