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1 TEE. ESCORTIBATRRUBICIS NOSIS Aig cele 2 ete Neo ee aun ar Frontispiece 
PREs GARDEN OFERRNOSPSs 4 er <0 1cbs vee bo PE she ae ch By F. F. Rockwell Teter 
JA. IN SV) JBIRSISNS LEO CIS Sala ae Cee eae ae By Mary W. Mount 118 
SOLS QIN 8S NG NT Cee By Winifred Fales 122 
Sl semen Aaa te om Re PA 126-127 
Js, JA OUISIE iW g Oe es DES NO 0 enna By Mary H. Northend 128 
Beer ea ee ae fan ees A By Harvey L. Reddington Ig2 
THE SADDLE Horse For THE CounTRY HoME................. By Herbert J. Krum 1695 
WitHIN THE House—Gray in Interior Decoration...... By Harry Martin Yeomans 138 
AROUND THE GARDEN—April Days in the Garden 
Heirs ro tHe Housewire—Tools for Housekeeping........ By Elizabeth Atwood 142 
Making a Beginning in-Poultry-Keeping __ New Books The Editor’s Notebook 
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