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I. LITTLE TWIGS. 

 Boys like black walnuts. 

 The joys of gardening are pure. 

 Roses now are in the background. 

 Encourage the children to garden. 

 Brighter days for the house plants soon. 

 Gardening was the occupation of Paradise. 

 Horticultural shows are great educators. 

 The berberry reaches twelve feet in height. 

 Pound pears have been very common this year. 

 Chestnuts fruit in about ten years from planting. 

 Even a poultry-yard is incomplete without fruit trees. 

 "Gardening for the Million," is this journal's 

 motto, 



We are looking for a big subscription crop in this 

 prolific year. 



To the flames with all garden leavings, and prun- 

 ings, and rubbish. 



Autumn monk's-hood is a frost defier ; it bloomed 

 beautifully all through October. 



There ARE at least 100,000 persons who should be read- 

 ers of such a dollar journal as this. 



Wild-flowers in large variety are used with excellent 

 taste in Graceland cemetery, Chicago. 



If our directions were followed, there should be 

 Roman hyacinths in bloom this month. 



Poetry of Leaf-Fall. — The melting tears from the 

 seared tree-tops on a sunny, frosty morning. 



Thus far a small thorn, Crahvgiis cordata, takes the 

 palm for beautiful autumn coloring on our grounds. 



A remarkably fine autumn ! Where's the excuse for 

 having been caught unprepared by the winter's cold? 



It remains for Buffalo, N. Y., to boast of having a 

 vegetarian cat. Such a cat, a strict vegetarian, is a fact. 



How TO MAKE A LIVE PAPER. — Every one contribute at 

 least one valuable idea from his experience each year. 



Lay down at least part of the hybrid perpetual rose 

 plants ; then note the difference in the bloom next year. 



In this wonderfully fruitful year even the ginkgo trees 

 have borne fruit. Several instances have beem re- 

 ported. 



Work for Specialists. — Cannot some diversity in the 

 colors of our many superb species of sunflowers be 

 wrought ? 



Some neighbor or friend would be glad to subscribe 

 for this journal when you renew, if you would but sug- 

 gest the thing. 



Though we have roses the year round, we by no means 

 tire of them. Could as much be said of the 'mums if 

 they were with us always ? 



The black currant seems to be dubbed "black 

 sheep " by the majority of growers ; but those who like 

 it seem to like it extremely. 



Brevity. — A sign over the door of a country store out 

 west reads thus : "Black, red, rasp, straw, huckle and 

 other berries for sale here." 



A garden exchange encourages the growing of berry- 

 bearing wintergreen plants in the window. It trans- 

 plants with so much difficulty. 



Our readers will kindly bear in mind that we want 

 to receive for engraving any beautiful photographs of 

 plants, trees or garden scenes. 



Spir«as and Rose Chafers. — A. S. Fuller plants the 

 former near his grapes to attract the chafers, which 

 show a special fondness for spireeas. 



Who ever saw a floral design representing a person 

 or a portrait, which was anything but hideous. It is an 

 abuse of flowers to make such designs. 



The orange-growers of Florida say that the deple- 

 tion of the forests in that state must be stopped, or else 

 the culture of the golden fruit be dropped. 



On another page Judge Miller strikes the key-note 

 of successful competition with California fruit. Thin 

 for size ; the eastern article excels in flavor. 



