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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



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THESE BOOKS ARE FOR YOU 



Whether you own a window box, a suburban home or a vast country estate. 



you grow things or hope to you need 



THE NEW GARDEN LIBRARY 



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Twelve 

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3,600 pages of prac- 

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It is necessary to see the books to 

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Daffodils — Narcissus and 

 How to Grow Them 



By A. M. KIRBY 



All that is really worth while about these most popular of spring 

 bulbs written from the standpoint of American conditions. 



Twelve volumes crammed full of interesting and valuable information and instruction 

 making and maintaining of Flower, Fruit, Vegetable and Window Gardens. 



House Plants and How to Grow Them — By p. t. barnes 



A Manual of the best foliage and flowering plants for home cultivation ; their raising from seed and propagation in 

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Roses and How to Grow Them — By many experts 



The only recent book on this most popular of flowers, which deals directly with American 

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The Flower Garden — By ida d. bennett 



" A clear and concise summary of every possible sort of information that might be desired by 

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The Vegetable Garden — ByiDAD.BENNET 



This book deals fully with the various vegetables that form the 

 staple of the small garden and contains excellent chapters on fertilizers, 

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Orchard and Fruit Garden-By e. p. po well 



Deals with the choice planting and cultivation of fruit, fruit-bearing 



trees and bushes. "This thoroughly practical volume embodies all 



the latest developments and sums up all avail- 



Water -Lilies and How 

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By H. S. CONARD and HENRI HUS 



A practical garden knowledge of the best 



water-lilies 

 the family 

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Vines and How to Grow Them 



By WILLIAM McCOLLUM 



A practical volume dealing with all 

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hardy annual vines and permanent woody vines for pergolas, 

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Garden Planning 



By W. S. ROGERS 



Especially designed to help the maker 

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able information on the selection of fruits." 

 ■ — New York World. 



Ferns and How to Grow Them 



By G. A. WOOLSON 

 The contribution of a nature student who 

 has successfully solved the problem of grow- 

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 With table of synonomy. 



Lawns and How to Make Them 



By Leonard Barron 

 The only volume that 

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