MAGA ZINE 
MAJZCH 1917 
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Cover Design — Sunlight in Spring J. P. Verrees 
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Among Our Garden Neighbors ----- 83 
What’s this Variegated Vine? — Dahlias in Minnesota — 
The Garden Magazine is Appreciated — Where Landscape 
Articles Fit — Experience with Plant Forcers — New Ac- 
quaintances — The Butterfly Bush — Winter Flowers— 
Wistaria Does not Flower — Alpines for Early Bloom — 
Snow Wreath! Why So Rare ? 
The Month’s Reminder - 85 
What’s New This Season - - Editorial Staff 87 
Numerous Photographs of Novelties 
Treatment of the Long, Narrow Lot Ruth Dean 93 
Plan by the author 
A Garden Made on a Rock Ledge 
E. S. Farrington 96 
Photographs by the author 
An Onlooker’s Thoughts About Plant Names 
Fred A. Wilson 97 
Where the Dwarf Fruit Tree Really Fits 
Samuel Fraser 99 
Photographs by N. R. Graves and others 
When a “Little Glass” is Appreciated 
W. C. McCollom 102 
Photographs by the author 
Which Sweet Corn and Why? - Adolph Kruhm 103 
Photographs by the author 
Thf. Worth of a Nut Tree - Archibald Rutledge 106 
Photographs by the author 
A Question of Management - -- -- -ho 
Roses for Washington Conditions 
H. E. Waterbury 112 
Managing the Roses - - - - H.G. Reading 112 
Wheel Hoes R. E. Rogers 114 
Paper Pots - -- -- -- -- llorlulus 116 
Why Garden Soils Need Nitrates 
James B. Mormon 118 
Witch Hazels in the Arnold Arboretum 
A. H. Judd 122 
Photograph by N. R. Graves 
Society Notes and News - -- -- --124 
Making the Rose Garden 5 . Leonard Baslin 128 
Photographs by the author 
For the South - - - - - J.M. Patterson 132 
Helping the Plant Dealer ------ 136 
LEONARD BARRON, Editor 
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COPYRIGHT, 1917, BY 
DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY 
GARDEN CITY, N. Y. 
F. N. DOUBLEDAY, President 
ARTHUR W. PAGE, 
HERBERT S. HOUSTON, 
Vice-Presidents 
S. A. EVERITT, Treasurer 
RUSSELL DOUBLEDAY, 
Secretary 
“Just supposing” this was your own: think of the joy of gardening 
in its sunshiny warmth, when grouchy old Winter is growling away 
outside! Roses, sweet peas, snap dragons, carnations — armfuls of 
them. What more could you ask? 
GREENHOUSES 
A Glimpse at the Joy of Owning One 
W HEN you start to tell of the joys of greenhouse 
possessing, it is quite like endeavoring to list 
the countless delights of summer. 
Perhaps one could best say that a greenhouse makes 
possible an all-year-round summer land. Or, that in 
it you can gratify your cherished longing during the 
long mid-winter months, for certain of your flower 
friends. Or realize that most pleasurable of pleasures: 
the cutting here and there from your winter garden, 
choice blooms to take to some invalid friend or “shut-in.” 
Then there is the experimenting side. The keen 
zest of trying things the wise ones shrug their shoulders 
over and take on that look of superior experience, so 
irritating to enthusiasts like you and me. 
And then again, there’s the almost fiendish glee in 
showing the Superior Ones results that open their eyes. 
Over and above it all; there is the downright fun of 
gardening with none of its backaching bend-over work. 
Gardening it is, under ideal happy-making conditions. 
But it’s not safe to assume you can have such results, 
regardless of the kind of greenhouse you buy. On that, 
much of your continued pleasure absolutely depends. 
That is where we come in and insure you from any 
regrettably rude awakening. We build greenhouses. 
The dependable kind. We want to show you just why 
they are dependable. 
You now have the advantage over us, of knowing 
our name and address. If you will reciprocate, we will 
gladly see that one of our new greenhouse catalogues 
promptly reaches you. 
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NEW YORK 
1170 Broadway 
General Offices and Factory — Elizabeth, N. J. 
BOSTON 
49 Federal Street 
PHILADELPHIA 
40 So. 15th Street 
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