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Cover Design — Oriental Poppy (See page 376) 

 The Month's Reminder 



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Ideal Tomatoes tor the Home Garden - Adolph Kruhm 350 



Photographs by the author 



Perennial Phloxes Worth Growing - - Elizabeth Herrick 353 



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



The Yews in Elizabeth Herrick's Garden Wilhelm Miller 356 



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Hardy Shrubs for the Northwest - - - C. L. Metier 357 



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The Irises in Our Small Garden - - Florence Spring 360 



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The Climbing Lilies ------- Parker T. Barnes 363 



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The Annuals Best for Bedding - - - Adolph Kruhm 



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



Roses -___ 



How Transplanting Improves a Plant - - J. S. Boyle 



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Staking and Pruning Tomatoes - - - - Adolph Kruhm 



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A Cultural Color Note on the Oriental Poppy 



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The Hard Work Continues - - - - Thomas J. Steed 

 Fertilizing with Bacteria - - - Frederick D. Chester 



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