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"Wittenberg Park" — The Streams of Pure Water 242 



Monthly Comment 244 



"Wittenberg Park" — A Summer Camping Colony in the Heart of the Catskills. 



By frailer Douglas 24:; 



A Boy's Summer Camp By Phehe JJ\'stcott Hnmplireys 250 



Three Inexpensive Log Bungalows By Joseph Darlington 254 



Old Farmington By Francis Dtirando Nichols 21^7 



House-Boating in America By Albert Bradlec Hunt 267 



The Choice of a Dog By Hugo Erichsot 276 



Household Ventilation By Ralph Adams Blake 280 



Garden Work for July. 



Vines for Pergolas and Arbors. 



The Plum as a Suburban Fruit. 

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