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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



May, 1912 



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act of writing down the Latin names associates 

 them with the common ones and helps materially 

 to fix them in the mind. 



Two records could go on a page, or both sides 

 of the sheet may be printed, but my preference 

 is that each leaf should have its own individuality. 

 For purposes of convenience, especially in the 

 way of personal observation. I even allow an entire 

 leaf to a distinct variety. Thus, while I am grow- 

 ing only two species of trollius, I have ten named 

 kinds and I find it better to record them separately. 

 So, too, with the fraxinella and the perennial 

 pea, where in each case the white offers a greater 

 problem than the pink; they are best kept 

 apart. 



All this, however, is merely a matter of one's 

 own desire or the time that can be spared, and the 

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 who finds that his memory, no matter how good 

 it may be, is likely to slip a cog once in a while. 



As to the desirability of pasting in pictures, 

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This looks hue a child but it really 

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The ease with which a woman can stoop, step, 

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Xo "hobble skirt," whose spread is about that 

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