MAY 
Cover Design : Helichrysums 
Photograph by Nathan R. Graves 
The Evolution of the Tomato 
^ By Adplph Kruhtn 
Contents Design : Photograph by Nathan R. Graves 
Frontispiece: A Garden Entrance 
Photograph by Ella M. Boult 
A Beginner's Experience with Beekeeping. 
By D. Everett Lyon, Ph.D. 
Reclaiming Pl'd A .\i 
By ChartesiEdward^Hdoper 
A Garden of Annuals. 
By H. S. Adams 
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The Naturalizing of a City Man. 
What to Plant for the Fall Garden 
By D. R. Edson 
Improving the Flower Varieties 
By F. F. Rockioell 
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Homes That Architects Have Built For Themselves— VI. 17 
The House of Mr. Lawrence Visscher Boyd, Germantown, Pa. 
By Mabel Take Priestman 
The Right Place for the Garden Arch. 20 
By Grace Tabor 
A Better Room for the Children. 22 
By Hettie Rhoda Meade 
The Useful Columbine. 24 
By E. C. Ritchie 
A Garden Living-Room . 38 
By James M. IT nil 
The Home of Mr. George H. Calvert, PIampton Township, Pa.. 40 
Inside the House. 42 
A Casement Window Device Reducing Water Pressure 
The Piazza Tea Wagon and Table 
Garden Suggestions and Queries. 44 
Summer Blooming Bulbs Early Spraying 
Two Llandy Contrivances 
Editorial . 46 
VOLUME XXI. NUMBER 5. 
Copyright, 1912, by McBride, Nast & Co. 
HENRY H. S.\YLOR, Editor. 
McBride, nast y CO., 31 east 17th street, union square, north NEW YORK CITY 
Robert M. McBride, President; Conde Nast. Vice-President; Robert F. MacCIelland, Secretary; Henry II. Saylor, Treasurer. Published Monthly. 25 cents per Copy. 
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