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The Garden Magazine, December, 1923 
Fascinating Secrets of Nature 
That Everyone Should Know 
H 
AS the great outdoors an irresistible lure for 
you? Do you long to know more about the 
wonders of Nature—to be able to identify 
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you see in your walks and rides through woods and 
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August 24, 1912, of GARDEN MAGAZINE, published Month¬ 
ly at Garden City, New York for October 1, 1923. State of 
New York, County of Nassau. 
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Treasurer of Doubleday, Page & Company, owners of the 
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aforesaid publication for the date shown in the above caption, 
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443, Postal Laws and Regulations, printed on the reverse of 
this form, to wit: 
1. That the names and addresses of the publisher, editor, 
managing editor, and business managers are; Publisher. Double¬ 
day, Page & Co., Garden City, N. Y.; Editor Leonard Barron, 
Garden City, N. Y.; Business Managers, Doubleday, Page & 
Co. 
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low; if the publication is owned by a corporation the name of 
the corporation and the names and addresses of the stockholders 
owning or holding one per cent, or more of the total amount of 
stock should be given.) F. N. Doubleday, Garden City, N. Y.; 
Arthur W. Page, Garden City, N. Y.; S. A. Everitt, Garden 
City, N. Y.; Russell Doubleday, Garden City, N. Y.; Nelson 
Doubleday, Garden City, N. Y.; John J. Hessian, Garden City, 
N. Y.: Alice De Graff. Oyster Bay, N. Y.; Florence Van 
Wyck Doublcday, Oyster Bay, N. Y.: F. N. Doubleday, or 
Russell Doubleday. Trustee for Florence Van Wyck Doubleday, 
Garden City, N. Y.; Janet Doubleday, Bayville, N. Y.; W. 
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120 W. 32d St.. N. Y. C.; Wm. J. Neal, 120 W. 32d St., 
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Page, Syosset, N. Y.; E. French Strother, Garden City, N. Y. 
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(Signed ) DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY 
By S. A. Everitt, Treasurer. 
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 1st day of October, 
1923. 
[seal] ( Signed ) Frank O’Sullivan 
(My commission expires March 30, 1924.) 
