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'Hurstmont" v.iX. . . . «. 



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'Hurstmont" — The Belvedere at the End of the Walk Abov 



Fo-RjviAL Garden 202 



Monthly Comment ^^>r==:< 204 



Notable American Homes — "Hurstmont," the Estate of James Tolman Pyle, Esq., Mor- 



ristown, New Jersey By Barr Ferree 205 



The Vital Forces of Civic Betterment 213 



The Nuptials of the Flowers By Percy Collins 214 



Walls and Their Meaning 218 



A Pennsylvania Farm House By Francis Diirando Nichols 



Organized Anarchy Among Bees By Gaston Bonnier 223 



The Residence of William J. Serrill, Esq., Haverford, Pennsylvania. 



By Abel IFelch 228 



The Iris Garden By Ida D. Bennett 230 



The Longfellow Mansion at Portland, Maine By Mary Caroline Crawford 233 



Three Inexpensive Houses By Francois Picard 236 



Tomatoes That Imitate Fruit By /. M. Angell 238 



Birds That Kill Snakes By JJ\ C. Fitz-Gerald 240 



Garden Work for June. 

 Ornamental Bedding. 



Plants for Hedges. 

 Window Boxes. 



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