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  CONTENTS 
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  SEPTEMBER, 
  1907 
  

  

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  Mrs. 
  Guy 
  Norman's 
  Sicilian 
  Garden: 
  The 
  Seat 
  and 
  Canopy 
  in 
  the 
  Garden 
  Wall 
  322 
  

  

  Monthly 
  Comment 
  324 
  

  

  Notable 
  American 
  Gardens 
  — 
  Mrs. 
  Guy 
  Norman's 
  Sicilian 
  Garden 
  at 
  Beverly 
  Cove, 
  

  

  Massachusetts 
  By 
  Barr 
  Ferree 
  325 
  

  

  Historic 
  Mansions 
  of 
  the 
  James 
  River 
  — 
  I. 
  "Martin's 
  Brandon," 
  the 
  Home 
  of 
  the 
  Har- 
  

   risons 
  By 
  Francis 
  Dnrando 
  Nichols 
  329 
  

  

  Wonders 
  of 
  the 
  Gourd 
  Vine 
  By 
  E. 
  E. 
  Willcox 
  337 
  

  

  Curtains 
  and 
  Draperies 
  By 
  Delia 
  Austrian 
  340 
  

  

  The 
  Wild 
  Garden 
  — 
  A 
  Plea 
  for 
  Our 
  Native 
  Plants 
  By 
  Eben 
  E. 
  Rexford 
  343 
  

  

  An 
  Old 
  Brick 
  House 
  of 
  Interesting 
  Form 
  at 
  Wellesley 
  Hills, 
  Massachusetts. 
  

  

  By 
  John 
  E. 
  Jenks 
  344 
  

   The 
  Summer 
  Home 
  of 
  Thomas 
  Nash, 
  Esq., 
  at 
  East 
  Hampton, 
  Long 
  Island. 
  

  

  By 
  Mary 
  Watson 
  347 
  

  

  Something 
  Concerning 
  Driveways 
  By 
  George 
  H. 
  Miller 
  351 
  

  

  The 
  House 
  of 
  J. 
  J. 
  Storrow, 
  Esq., 
  Lincoln, 
  Massachusetts 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  .By 
  Ralph 
  de 
  Martin 
  353 
  

   New 
  Ant 
  Lore 
  By 
  George 
  Bullock 
  358 
  

  

  The 
  Ornamental 
  Value 
  of 
  the 
  Hardy 
  Reeds 
  and 
  Grasses. 
  

   Garden 
  Work 
  for 
  September. 
  Plants 
  that 
  Tell 
  the 
  Weather. 
  

  

  The 
  Pansy 
  Bed, 
  New 
  Books. 
  

  

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