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CONTENTS FOR M A R C H , 1 9 1 3 



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Delicately Flowered Purple Wistaria 



Flower Gardens for Everyone By Ida D. Bennett 



A Country Home at Montclair, New Jersey By Alfred M. Evans 



The All-Summer Vegetable Garden By F. F. Rockwell 



Spring Planting Table for Vegetables 



A House in Jamestown, N. Y By Henry Morrison 



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The Garden Vista 90-9 1 



The Story of My Garden By T. F. Spangler 



An Attractive House in Cleveland 



Early American Silver By Robert H. Van Court 



The Picturesque Toby By Mary H. Northend 



Within the House : 



Hardwood Floors By Harry Martin Yeomans 



Around the Garden: 



March in the Garden 



Helps to the Housewife: 



Electricity in the House By Elizabeth Atwood 



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Restoring Old Furniture 



New Books 



The Editor's Notebook 



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