CONTENTS 
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INTRODUCTION. 5 
I 
OUR GRANDMOTHER’S GARDENS.21 
II 
WASHINGTON’S GARDEN.45 
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CHILDHOOD IN THE GARDEN.63 
IV 
THE SOCIAL SIDE OF GARDENS.85 
V 
GARDENS AND GOSSIPS.107 
VI 
GARDENS OF SOME WELL-KNOWN PEOPLE ... 125 
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SOME GARDEN VICES. ....... 145 
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