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HENRY H. SAYLOR, Editor. 
by McBride, Winston & Co. 
Cover Design: A Midsummer Afternoon 
Contents Design : Evergreens 
Frontispiece : “Processional''’ 
Photograph by Ella M. Boult 
Water Features On the Country Place. 
By Grace Tabor 
Th£ Decorative Possibilities of Roofing. 87 
By Harold Donaldson Ebcrlein 
Getting Acquainted With the August Flowers and Shrubs. 
By Henry H. Saylor 
90 
The Trend of Modern Furniture. 93 
By Waldo Campbell Hibbs 
Bringing Wild Flowers Into the Garden. 95 
By Florence Beckwith 
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Fighting the Drought in the Small Garden 
By F. F. Rockwell 
Utilizing the Waste Spaces of a House. 100 
By Louise Shrimpton 
The Arrangement of Cut Flowers. 102 
By Laura Balch Carpenter 
The Four Best Evergreens. 105 
By Arthur Herrington 
Making a Garden on a Hilltop . ic8 
By Flora Lewis Marble 
Summer Ferns for Indoors . no 
By G. A. Woolson 
Inside the House. 114 
Some Suggestions for Old Jars Electrical Helps 
A New Jardiniere 
Garden Suggestions and Queries... 116 
American-Spanish Pimentos Plant Evergreens Now 
Bulbs for Spring Blooming 
The Home of Mr. H. D. Corey, Newton, Mass. 112 
Chapman & Fraser, architects 
Editorial Page. 118 
The House Fly The Dog in Hot Weather 
Gathering and Storing Kitchen Herbs 
The Garden on the Small Place 
The Best Colony House for Poultry 
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