ULY, 1917 
“ Love your gardeji and work 
in it and let it give you what 
it surely will of sweetness, 
health and content.” 
— Louise Beebe Wilder 
in “My Garden” 
THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 
333 
The Pocket Garden Library 
Edited by LEONARD BARRON, Editor of the Garden Magazine 
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