December, 1909 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



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DECEMBER, 1909 



COVER DESIGN The Garden in Winter 



A 



215 



New and Better Kind of Christmas Gift 



Photographs by J. H. McFarland and others 



A New Christmas Ida M. H. Starr 216 



Photographs by C. W. Benson and others 



Fifth Annual "Round-up" of Gardening Experiences . 219 



Photographs by the authors 



Putting the Garden to Sleep . . Sherman R. Duffy 222 

 Be Prepared for Ice Storms . . .CD. Jarvis 224 



Photographs by the author 



Lessons from English Cottage Gardens Wilhelm Miller 227 



Photographs by F. Mason Good and E. J. Wallis 



Children's Gardens Everywhere . . Ellen Eddy Shaw 230 



Photographs by H. L. Schultz and others 



Wallflowers All Winter . . . Roosevelt Johnson 232 

 Illuminating Christmas Trees 

 An " Arcade " Trellis 



Photograph by the author 



Tomatoes and Peas .... 

 Another Use for Flower Pots 

 Bordeaux Mixture for the Small Garden 

 Early and Late Plantings of Potatoes 



P. N. 



232 



I. M. Angell 



232 



E. Robinson 



232 



. E. G. L. 



232 



A. C. Brown 



232 





234 



My Cucumber Patch 



A. M. Ingraham 234 



Improving Tomatoes 



A Garden That Paid 



The Value of Fertilizer in the South 



Photograph by the author 



A Hobby in Grapes . 

 Blackberries Grown on a Trellis 

 In the Strawberry Patch 

 Points About Dwarf Trees 

 The Pekin Duck in the Garden 

 A Window Cutting-bench 



Photograph by the 



A Plant Stool or Tabouret . 



Photograph by H. I 



The Difference in Catalpas 

 Anthracnose on Rose Bushes 

 Winter Eggs Aplenty! 

 Try Propagating Now 

 Another Good Porch Vine 

 Answers to Queries 



Henry Troth 



luthor 



Schultz 



N . B. White 234 

 . L. B. P. 234 



Thomas J. Steed 234 



. N. B. White 236 



Laura B. Carpenter 236 



. H. F. White 236 



. C. E. S. 236 



O. L. Jordan 236 



. C. L. Meller 238 



. E. E. S. 242 



. C. W. C 244 



M. D. Marshall 244 



. R. F. Roberts 246 



Thomas J. Steed 248 



/. A. Degen 248 



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