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-Flowering Evergreens 
J. P. Verrees 
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Among Our Garden Neighbors - - - - - 
Some Good Things Found — Chrysanthemums de Luxe 
— A Japanese Plum — Experience with Mexican Tuberose 
— AJTrick with Poinsettia Cuttings — Is the Globe Thistle 
a Bad Weed? — To the Lovers of Humming Birds — Right 
up in the Front Seats! — Delphiniums Zalil in Pennsyl- 
vania — Guarding the Crocuses — Transplanting) the 
Papaw — Mrs. Sargent’s Lily — Crimson Giant and Icicle 
Radishes — A Word for the Persian Yellow Rose^Start- 
ing Seeds in the Windows — Dahlias from Seed in April 
The Small Garden Plot and the Cost of 
Living - - - G.W. Hood 
The Month’s Reminder - 
Much Ado About Planting 
K. B. Burton and Jessica McMurray 
Photographs by the author 
Bridging the Gap from Winter to Spring 
W. C. McCollom 
Photographs by the author 
Perennials for Succession of Bloom 
Elizabeth Herrick 
Photographs by the author 
Planting for Privacy of the Home 
Wilhelm Miller 
Photographs by H. E. Angel] and A. G. Eldredge 
Broad-leaved Evergreens for American 
Gardens ------- E. H. Wilson 
Photographs by the author, X. R. Graves and A. G. 
Eldredge 
Real Lawns Wherever Grass Will Grow 175 
Photographs by Wm. Tucker, Jr. 
Planting Fruit Trees for Home Use S . Fraser 177 
Photographs by N. R. Graves 
Shrubs for Use and Ornament - E. P. Powell 179 
Photographs by A. G. Eldredge, N. R. Graves and 
others 
Comments on New Carnations - Jas. T. Scott 182 
This Year — Prize Potatoes! - - A. Rutledge 186 
The Fragrant Flowered Daphnes 
Wm. H. Judd 192 
For the South - - - - - J. M. P alter son 194 
Society Notes and News ------- 198 
The Apple-Tree’s Visitors 
Myrta Margaret Higgins 200 
Sweet Pea Mixtures in Balanced Quantities 200 
Renewing an Old Strawberry Bed 
M. T. Richardson 202 
Plants for Northern Regions - S. Fraser 150 
LEONARD BARRON, Editor 
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