August, 1911 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



What is a jatr rental for a giver, 

 property? Ask the Readers' Service 



COVER DESIGN Canterbury Bells 



Arthur G. Eldredge 



August Work for Future Results 



PAGE 



7 



Wilhelm Miller 8 



The Fun of Collecting Bellflowers 



Photographs by Nathan R. Graves 



Vines for Veranda Decoration - - - W. C. McCollom 12 



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



How I Learned to Grow Daffodils - - Sherman R. Duffy 14 



Photographs by the author 



Some Ideas for Better Hedges and Fences - W. S. Rogers 16 



Photographs by A. S. Warthin, N. R. Graves and others 



The Status of Date Culture in America H. E. Van Deman 18 



Photograph by A. Boggs 



A New Idea in Plant Propagation - - - R. A . Sanborn 20 



Photographs by the author 



A Business Man's Garden - -A. Howland 21 



Photographs by the author 



Children's Gardens Everywhere - - - Ellen Eddy Shaw 23 



Photograph by E. K. Thomas 



Practical Hints for Beginners - - - 24 



Photographs by Harry N, Holmes and EUa M. Boult 



Reminders for Garden Work - - - - M . Roberts Conover 26 



As the Fruit Ripens -------- W. H. Jenkins 28 



Planting for Late Crops ----- Thomas J. Steed 30 



Cyclamen for Everybody Parker T. Barnes 32 



Photograph by the author 



Some Irises for California Gardens - - Sydney B. Mitchell 36 



Photograph by W. K. Fisher 



A Neglected Opportunity ------ F. E. Bonsteel 40 



Growing Anemones near Chicago - - - - Oscar J. West 42 



Forcing Anemome Coronaria ----- P. T. Barnes 42 



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