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Things and Thoughts of the Garden . 
The Onlool(er 
Growing Peaches Under Glass . . . . 
Samuel J. Trepass 
How to Grow the Gladiolus Arthur Coleee 
Diseases of the Violet 
What Science Has Done and Will Do for 
Floriculture . Prof. Edrvard A. While 
Eupatonums for the Greenhouse 
Always a Flower in the Garden 
Adornment of Home Grounds 
The Colorado Blue Spruce 
Burning of Leaves Wasteful 
In the Greenhouse Month to Month 
W. R. FoTvkes 
February's Work in the Garden 
John Johnson 
Sedum Spectabile 
Periodicity in Plants .... 
Culture of Alpines Without Rocks 
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Proper Soil for Dahlias .... 
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What Economy Is Teaching 
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Delphiniums Becoming Popular 
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Treatment of Evergreens 
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Simple Facts About Spraying 
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Planting of Ornamentals 
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Fragrant Pathways 
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How Plant Food Is Formed 
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The White Pine Blister Rot . 
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Massachusetts Agricultural College 
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Park Superintendent's Function E. T. Mische 24 
American Association of Park Superintendents 27 
National Association of Gardeners 
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Among the Gardeners .... 
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Practical Gardeners and College Graduates 
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Farmers' Week at Cornell University 
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The New York Horticultural Society 
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The Massachusetts Horticultural Society 
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Horticultural Events ..... 
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Local Society Notes 
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Stumpp & Walter Co.'s Catalog 
Our 1917 Spring Catalog will be mailed to 
you on request, if you have not already 
received a copy. 
Many New and Exhibition varieties of Flower 
and Vegetable Seeds are offered. Farm and 
Grass Seeds are also a feature. Cannas, Dahlias, 
and Gladioli — the best varieties to date. 
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