Vol. IV. NEW-YORK, JUNE, 1883. No. 6. 



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CONTENTS OF 



The American &arden 



Fok June, 1883. 



Page One Hundred and One — Contents. 



Page One Hundred and Two — The Vegetable 

 Gakden— Seasonable Hints— The Pea Weevil, 

 by H. ,T. Seymour— Dwarf Beans, by Th. D- 

 Baird— Bagging. Tomatoes. 



Page One Hundred and Three — Melons for Mar- 

 ket, by C. W. Idell - Relation of Seed to the 

 Potato Crop. 



Page One Hundred and Four — The Fruit Gar- 

 den — Seasonable Hints — In-door Grape. Cult- 

 ure, by MansSeld Milton -When to Pick Fruits, 

 by J. B. Rogers— Planting Raspberries. 



Page One Hundred and Ftve — The Champion 

 Quince— Cherries, by John M. Stahl. 



Page One Hundred and Six— .THE Flower Gar- 

 den— June, a Poem, by James Russell Lowell 

 — Seasonable. Hints — Bedding Plants for Gar. 

 den Decoration, by Dais/ Eyebright. 



Page One Hundred and Seven— Tile Cliantbus, 

 by R. S. E. — Phlox Drummondii, by E. E. Rex- 

 ford —Wintering' Tea-Roses Outdoors, by T. D.E. 



Page One Hundred and Bight — Lawn and 

 Landscape — Rhododendron, by Sam. Parsons, 

 Jr.— Native Spiraeas, by Ike Ivy — Palms for 

 Ornamental Planting — Mowing New Lawns. 



Page One Hundred and Nine — The Window Gar- 

 den and greenhouse —Screens for Fireplaces- 

 Watering House Plants — Propagating Glox- 

 inias—More Mignonette— Window Boxes. 



Page One Hundred and Ten — Foreign Garden- 

 ing — Tropical Fruits, by E. S. Rand, Jr.— 

 Land Culture in Japan — An Imposing Avenue. 



Page One Hundred and Eleven —Horticultural 

 • Societies -The New -York Horticultural So- 

 ciety—The Riverside Citrus Fair. 



Page One Hundred and Twelve — Books and 

 Pamphlets received —Answers to Correspond- 

 ents. 



Page One Hundred and Thirteen — Advertising 

 Department. 



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Every reader of The American Garden is 

 cordially invited to correspond with us on 

 any subject pertaining to gardening and 

 rural life. It gives us pleasure to answer all 

 questions of general interest to the best of 

 our ability, and short statements of experi- 

 ences and experiments, or new methods 

 which have been found of value, are always 

 highly welcome. 



During this month of Roses and Straw- 

 berries, when generous Nature showers her 

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