Cover Design — A Modern Geranium ----------------------- Nathan R. Graves 



The Month's Reminder ----------229 



Photographs by H. Troth, A. G. Eldredge and others 



An Evergreen Shrub from China - - John Dunbar 231 



Photographs by Nathan R. Graves 



New Hardy Primulas ------ H. S. Adams 231 



Latticed Window Boxes for Flat Walls 



Photograph by the author ^ 5. Kirchberger 232 



Among the New Dahlias - - - - E. I. Farrington 233 



Photographs by A. A. Greenlaw and Maurice Puld 



Notes Among the Flowers in May Mrs. F. King 234 



Photographs by Nathan R. Graves and A. G. Eldredge 



Garden Celery -------- S.N. Green 236 



Photographs by the author and others 



Efficiency in the Backyard Garden, V - A. Kruhm 238 



Photographs and plan by the author 



Why Overlook the Geranium? - F. F. Rockwell 240 



Photographs by R. Vincent, Jr. & Sons Co. and N. R. Graves 



The Pears to Grow in a Home Garden /. R. Mattern 243 



Photographs by Nathan R. Graves and A. G. Eldredge 



Bedding Rose Plants 



Photographs by the author 



A. Kruhm 



Tender Bulbs for Present Planting - - - L. B. 



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



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Gardening for Young Folks 

 Dahlia Seedlings and Eugenics 



Ellen Eddy Shaw 248 

 E. S. Johnson 250 

 - C. L. Meller 256 



How to Prune an Elm - - - - 



Photographs by the author 



The Tuberous Rooted Begonia Mrs. E. E. Trumbull 258 



Photograph by the author 



Hardy Perennials from Seed ----- 5. McG. 250 

 Southern Department - - - - Thomas J. Steed 264 



- - - John Y. Beaty 266 



California Department - - - 



Photograph by the author 



The Hotbed in May ----- Albert E. Wilkinson 

 Geraniums for Indoors - - - - F. F. Rockwell 



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