April, 1914 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



165 



Cover Design— Grapes -- _.__ ___________ T. V. Munson 



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



Photographs by R. B. Whyte, W. C. McCollom, and others 



Roses Outdoors in New England - - Joseph H. Perry 169 



Photographs by the author, N. R. Graves and A. G. Eldredge 



The Hotbed and Coldframe in April - A . E. Wilkinson 



Drawing by the author ; photograph by Henry Troth 



Insuring the Garden's Crop - - - - - W.H. Jenkins 



Insect Pests in Pictures ------ W. C. O'Kane 



Using Shrubs Effectively ------ E. Rehmann 



Photographs by A. G. Eldredge, N. R. Graves, and J. H. McFarland 



Efficiency in the Backyard Garden, IV. - A. Kruhm 176 



Photographs by the author 



The Grape in the Garden ----- E. P. Powell 179 



Photographs by J. H. McFarland, A. G. Eldredge, and T. E. Marr 



Planning the Garden for the City Lot - C. E. Morgan 181 



Plans by the author 



Gardening for Young Folks - - - - Ellen Eddy Shaw 185 



Photographs by E. K. Thomas and A. G. Eldredge 



A Rose Garden in Missouri ----- Rud. Janicke 186 



Photograph by the author 



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Reminders for the Greenhouse 



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A Strawberry Patch that "Came Back" Harry J. Rodgers 190 



Drawings by the author 



A Profitable Strawberry Patch - - - H.W. Doyle 194 



Photograph by the author 



Southern Reminder ------- Thomas J. Steed 198 



Better Eastern Apples — Why Not ? - /. Bishop Putnam 200 



Controlling the Fruiting of Dwarf Trees Garrett M. Stack 202 



Photograph by Mary H. Northend 



Making A New Asparagus Bed - - Mrs. E. B. Murray 206 



Getting the Best of the Weeds - - - H. S. Adams 208 



A Method of Transplanting Poppies - Elizabeth Herrick 210 



Opportunities in Planting ----------- 212 



Planning a Dahlia Garden ----- John Y. Beaty 214 



A Thousand Dahlias ln a Suburban Yard George Elcock 216 



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