\ pril , 1917 
THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 
209 
Gffie Gountruside 
Suburban Life 
SIX GREAT SPECIAL NUMBERS FOR ONLY ONE DOLLAR 
Because Y ou Live in the Country 
The Countryside Magazine is for you. And Editor and conducts the Motor Service; F. F. Rock- 
this nffpr is for von y rrrpnt cnocinl well > J 65316 p Frothingham and Parker T. Barnes 
tms oner IS lor you. SIX great Special write on Horticulture and Gardening; Frank A. 
numbers, with gorgeous covers by Paul Waugh writes on Trees; Professor Hugh Findlay 
Bransom; a wealth of beautiful pictures, will conduct "The Countryside Garden Laboratory.” 
and articles on every phase of country liv- WALES' h™™ 31 to appear m The 
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March . Garden Number Note These Names 
Spring Planting Number ro n_ ca ll of contributors under the new own- 
May Suburban House Number ership includes such names as: Margaret Woodrow 
June Porch and Lawn Number Wilson; Zona Gale, author of "Friendship Village”; 
i„l„ u llm L„ George Madden Martin, creator of "Emmy Lou”; 
Sumn T r S P°. rts ^ um L ber W. H. Truesdale, President of the Lackawanna 
August Motoring Number Railroad; Rev. Harry Emerson Fosdick, of Union 
- .. Theological Seminary; Mary Sargent Potter, daugh- 
This is the limited offer of the new owners ter of Professor Sargent of the Arnold Arboretum; 
(The Independent Corporation) to enable Hudson Maxim; Joyce Kilmer; Edna Dean Proctor; 
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the greater Countryside Magazine. CiOOU Trail”; Gutzon Borglum, Sculptor; Kathleen Norris, 
only if you accept before April 20. author of “Mother”; Walter Prichard Eaton; 
John Burroughs; Norman Harsele; Max Eastman; 
Reran se von live in the eonntrv— or evrieet Josephine Daskam Bacon, Herman Hagedorn, May 
Because you live in tne country— or expect j rwin . Edward F . Bigelow; Jack London; Wilfrid 
to live there some day or go there now Wilson Gibson; Cecilia Beaux; Herbert Reed (Right 
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ic v/)i/ r mafTninp Rinehart; Marion Harland. and many others whose 
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Every important problem that concerns « . . _ 
your comfort or enjoyment as a country INote 1 nlS rrogram 
householder you will find discussed in The 
Countryside by recognized authorities who Here are the specific interests to which The Country- 
Stand highest in their chosen fields. s,de devotes lts attentl0n pnmanly: 
House Building — The acquisition of land, se- 
Each number has its big central subject lecting the building site, placing the house, sci- 
in season — but every number is a garden 6 J' tlfic , construction, modern efficiency, buyimg 
, , J & the best building materials and equipment, 
number, a building number, a house fur- choosing the house plans, dealing with the archi- 
nishing number, a decoration number, a tect and builder — on these subjects the country house 
poultry number, a motor number — a coun- owner needs sound advice. He gets it in The Country- 
try living number in every sense. The s,de Magazine ' 
Countryside service never stops, in any interior Decoration — What is new in flooring, 
part of its field. wall coverings, mantels, bath room fittings, 
lighting fixtures, wood finishing? The Country- 
M i tl PoufiiHoc side has articles and pictures about everything that 
INOlC 1 flcSc r catures goes to make the house inside comfortable, beautiful, 
sanitary and efficient. 
Space permits only brief mention of the editorial 
A vm S n r° f FmhnriT five urtirlee HOUSE FURNISHING Choosing rUgS, Curtains, hang- 
rates 3 " Th^ House Livable ” 6 Harold a’ CaDarn ings - furniture - Every object that helps to make 
ti^o A meriea^^eiet v' ef y our bfe indoors complete you will find discussed 
i?a^ A^cffit^S! is printing a ser1Sof y articl^ on '"T h6 ^ untryside by writers who know their sub- 
"The House Outdoors." J. Horace McFarland ‘ 
launches our campaign “Better Roses for America” . 
with an article in March illustrated in four colors. Outside the House — Preparing and keeping up 
the grounds to make your house in the country 
“The Whole House-Room by Room” is another beautiful in its setting, putting up greenhouse and 
new feature to begin soon — a series of monthly garage, buying seeds and bulbs, planting the garden, 
manuals — taking up the problems of construe- choosing efficient tools, planning the flower bed, 
tion, decoration and furnishing as applied to each selecting porch and garden furniture and decorations, 
room as a unit from bedroom to library. enriching the soil, raising small fruits, keeping poultry, 
dogs and live stock — all these delights of country 
Churchill Ripley writes during 1917 on Rugs; Iivin K are dwelt upon in The Countryside by experts 
E. I. Farrington writes on Poultry (every month); who write from scientific knowledge and experience. 
Harold D. Eberlein and Abbott McClure write on but in such a way that everyone may understand and 
Furniture; William Haynes and Mrs. Leslie Hall receive the maximum of help and pleasure from their 
write of Dogs and Kennel Interests; Charles Dexter reading and from the pictures. 
Allen tells what is new in Textiles; Harold J. Howland 
supplies a monthly editorial on the Spirit of the Horticulture — Here again The Countryside en- 
Countryside; Theodore M. R. von Keler is the Motor joys unusual distinction because of its excep- 
tional sources of information and its scientific and 
accurate presentation of horticultural knowledge. 
Sports and Recreation — Life in the open air 
is a big factor in your scheme of country living. 
In The Countryside, as the seasons come round, you 
will find striking and picturesque articles on motoring, 
golf, tennis, riding, driving, skating, shooting, fish- 
ing, camping, boating and other sports — to help you 
get the most out of your life along the countryside. 
The Neighborhood — Good roads for your motor 
car, better schools for your children, proper lighting 
for your side-walk, the country club for your recrea- 
tion, the suburban church for your worship, improved 
railway stations and train service for your suburban 
travel, more attractive approaches for your town — - 
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things for which, as you will see. The Countryside 
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