May, 1912 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



233 



Tin: Month's Reminder 



PAGE 

 " " 235 



Color Harmony in the Spring Garden Mrs. Francis King 236 



Photographs furnished by the author 



The Dwarf Tomato and the Small Garden Stephen N. Green 239 



Photographs by the author 



Planting Retaining Walls - - - Warren J. Chandler 240 



Photographs by Philip Moore and H. E. Angell 



Flowers for a Light, Dry Soil - - Gladys Hyatt Sinclair 243 



Photograph by the author 



A New Way of Beautifying Large Buildings 



Wilhelm Miller 244 



Photographs by A. G. Eldredge and others 



Be Your Own Plant Doctor - - - - - H. H. Whetzel 247 

 Grafting and Budding for the Amateur W. C. McCollom 251 



Photograph by the author 



The Child's Garden ------- Ellen Eddy Shaw 253 



Photograph by Anna Hill 



Readers' Service ------- 



Preparing Spray Mixtures - - - - 

 Training Tomatoes to Poles - - - 



Photograph by the author 



Pumpkins and Winter Squashes - - - 

 A Really Practical Garden Book - - 



- II. H. Whetzel 256 



- John E. Taylor 258 



Thomas J. Steed 260 



II. S. Adams 262 



California's Fertility; Is It Soil or Climate? 



Geo. B. Furniss 266 



Making Gardens Between Houses - - Lela A. Lenfest 270 



Photograph by the author 



Making "Pin Money" from Seedlings - - - 



The Proper Way to Trench 



- - W.W. 272 

 W. R. Gilbert 278 



The Showy Bridal Wreath ------ Fred Haxton 224 



Photograph by the author 



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