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CONTENTS FOR JANUARY, 1908 



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Jerseys of the "World's End Farm" Herd 2 



Monthly Comment 4 



Notable American Homes — "The Pines," the House of Philip S. Sears, Esq., Prides Cross- 

 ing, Massachusetts By Barr Ferree 5 



Something About Lamps and Candle Shades By Mabel Tuke Pries tman 10 



A Bungalow in Pasadena By Helen Lukens Gaut 13 



A New England Stock Farm By Mary H. Northend 16 



Winter Gardening Under Ground By Jacques Boyer 20 



The Aspidistra 21 



A Dutch Colonial House, Englewood, New Jersey By Martha Higgins Lane 22 



The World's Largest Butterfly Farm By Joseph Heighton 25 



New Facts About Venus' Fly-Trap By W. C. Purdy 28 



House Built for William H. Gray, Esq., Dedham, Massachusetts. 



By Paul Thurston 30 



Life on Great Vineyards By Charles F. Holder 33 



The Kitchen : .By John A. Gade 36 



The Production of Common Brick. The Action of Grass on Fruit Trees. 



A Suburban Orchard. Window Garden Notes. 



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