CONTENTS-SEPTEMBER, 1908 
Birniinghain and Highbury. 
A Collection of Carnivorous Plants. 
New York’s Improved Tenements: Part II . 
“ Hop-Toads ” . 
Forcing Bulbs and Bulbs Adapted to House Culture 
Some Counti'N’ Clubs ot the Northwest... 
Warming Hoiv.es by Water: Part H. 
Automobiles: Where to go for a Four. 
1 be Editor’s "Falks and Correspondence. 
Elizabeth Prescott Laivrence . 7 ^ 
.S. Leonard Bastin . 79 
■ 'John fV. Russell . 83 
Ella M. Beals . 88 
Eben E. Rexford . 9*^ 
Marv Efodges . gi 
Ernest ( 1 . Moses . 95 
Harry IVilkin l^crry . 97 
Margaret Greenleaf . lOO 
Selecting the Stain for the Exterior of the House Hardware and Fixtures Shoultl Complement Each Other 
Disguising the Radiator An Easily Constructed Pergola. The Finish for Same d'lles for a Patio 
Mirrors as a Decorative Feature in a Room Choosing a Finish and Color for Kitchen Walls 
Suggestions for the Month.*. . .. 
"1 be House. Leila Mechlin . 
"Fbe Garden .. 'J. Jf. Hall. . . 
(larden Correspondence. dt . C. Egan . . 
Mantels or Chimney-pieces. Alice A. Smith 
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