VOL. XVI NO. 2 
CONTENTS-AUGUST, 1909 
“Weldacre”. Mary H. NorthernI . 
Andrew Jackson Downing. Richard Schermerhorn, Jr. 
Water Gardens Under Glass. S. Leonard Bastin . 
Turkish Prisons and Prisoners. Felix J. Koch . 
The Historic Homes of Litchfield: Part I. Jeanie Gould Lincoln . 
Berry-Bearing Shrubs: Part II. Mane von Tschudi Price. 
The Scarlet Thorn. E. P. Powell . 
The Famous Busch Gardens. Alvick A. Pearson . 
Simplicity the Keynote of Good Taste. Ada Brown Talbot . 
Poisonous Plants and Vines—The Pokeweed and Celandine. Annie Oakes Huntington . 
A Revival of the Fittest. Minna Thomas Antrim... 
Roses and their Diseases. W. R. Gilbert . 
French Bulldogs. Arthur P. Bender . 
Arts and Crafts Home Making. Mira Burr Edson . 
Dwarfing Small Trees into Shrubs. E. P. Powell . 
Editor’s Talks and Correspondence. Margaret Greenleaf . 
In the Cities’ Marts. 
The Garden—Queries, Suggestions and Answers. John W. Hall . 
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