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THOUGH allies of the foremost seed 

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strong believers in Proofs. Seeds arc ■ 



fickle merchandise. Besides life, they hold M£\ Xt 



traits. These inherited traits show up in our 

 gardens as well as in yours. Garden Magazine read- 

 ers will be pleased to know that the vast majority of 

 the seeds we sell have proven their behavior and have shown us their 

 inherited traits before they are sold. Illustration above shows a small 

 part of our Radish trials last season which proved to our satisfaction 

 that our customers get the choicest procurable. 



Beckert's Guide to Better Gardens 



In our endeavors to render ioo point Service in Seeds we make our 

 free catalogue much more than a mere price list. Besides describing all 

 the really worth while varieties of Vegetables and Flowers it offers culture 

 suggestions which, if followed, will surely help you to a better garden. 

 Its illustrations from photographs show true-to-type specimens that will 

 help you form a correct idea of what you will grow from our seeds. 



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 as such, we value them as most desirable customers. To make "getting 

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A Garden Full of Salads 25 Cents 



The Cress is ready for cutting 3 weeks after sowing seeds. Lettuce and Endive 

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 extends the season into fall. We wilt mail 6 regular -packets, as follows, for 25 cents, 

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Cress, Extra Curled Lettuce, May King Butterhead 



Endive, Moss Curled Chinese Cabbage, Pe-Tsai 



Lettuce, Curled Simpson Swiss Chard, Lucullus 



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Cover Design: Heralds of Spring (Magnolia 

 and Golden- Bell) - - - - C. H. L. Gebferi 



PAGE 



Unity Between the House and Garden is Be- 

 ginning to Receive Proper Attention - 201 



Photograph by Mattie E. Hewitt 



Triumphing Over Handicaps That are Geo- 

 graphical as Well as' Seasonal - - - - 202 



The Very Spirit of the Friendly Cottage 



Garden ------------- 203 



Outlining the Year's Garden Work - - - 204 

 Paragons of Perfection Among Modern 



Flowers and Vegetables Adolph Krubm 206 



Photographs by the author 



Les Jardins de la Bourgeoisie - E. C. Stiles 211 



Plan and drawings by the author 



The Romance of Our Trees — IV, The Yew 



E. H. Wilson 2 1 3 



Photographs by George Oakes Stoddard and others 



Sunlight, Shade and Shadow in the Far West 218 



Photograph by Frances Benjamin Johnston 



An Actual Winter Garden - - Grace Smith 220 



Plan by the author 

 Photograph by Jens Jensen 



Planning for the Background in the 



Beginning ------ Mira B. Culin 222 



Photographs by Henry H . Saylor 



Considering the Housekeeper M. T. Richardson 223 



Plans and photograph by the author 



Are You Insured? ---------- 225 



Photograph by Arthur G. Eldredge 



Among Our Garden Neighbors ----- 226 

 The Open Column ---------- 227 



Succession of Forced Witloof Chicory — New Varieties 

 for Personal Use — We Too Would Like to Know Why 

 They Don't — A Really Fragrant Iris — The Rare Box 

 Huckleberry — A Greenhouse Heating Problem — Con- 

 tinual Bloom in an Oregon Garden — California Tree 

 Poppy Defies Winter. 

 Photographs by E. L. Crandall and E. Morell 



"Speaking Of — " ----------- 229 



Plants and the Ailments of Man — Lawn Troubles- 

 Getting the Most from theGarden Tools — Bird Friends 

 and Bird Enemies. 



The Month's Reminder -------- 230 



Hints on Dressing a Saw -------235 



Using Fertilizers With Sense ------ 239 



Iris Society to be Formed ------- 240 



The Secret of Growing Good Peppers 240 



Archibald Rutledge 



Growing Nectarines Indoors and Out In 



New England .---£./. Farrington 242 



Photograph supplied by the author 



Leonard Barron, Editor 



Title page and contents to Volume XXX now ready and will be 

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