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Vol. XVI September, 1909 No. 3 
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Cover : A Mouse at JIt. Kisco, N. Y. 
Albro& Lindeberg, Architects. Photograph 
by J ulian Buchly 
Contents Design: Doorway of a 
House in Germantown, Pa. Albert C- 
Kelsey, Architect 
Designing a House for Its Site . . 75 
By Jared Stuyvesant 
Plant Peonies Now.77 
By Henry Hodgman 
A New House Inspired by an Old One 80 
By Henry Lorsay, 3d 
Wall Papers.82 
By Mabel Tuke Priestman 
Hardy Perennials.84 
By Mrs. M. A. Nichols 
“ Hillcrest,” Port Hope, Ontario . 86 
By J. L. Schwartz 
The Kitchen Bouquet.89 
By J. V. lloach 
A Japanese Garden in America . . 90 
By Isabel Anderson 
Poisonous Vagrant Weeds .... 91 
By A. O. Huntington 
Difficult Spots on the Lawn ... 94 
By E. P. Cahoon 
Why Bulbs Sometimes Do Not Bloom 95 
By E. D. Williams 
Old Tables and Old Chairs . . . 96-97 
From the Schwartz Collection 
Historic Houses of Litchfield, II . 98 
By J. G. Lincoln 
A Design for a Colonial House . . 100 
By William D. Brinckle, Architect 
A $100 Hardy Garden.101 
By Hugo Erichsen 
Geraniums and How to Propagate 
Them.103 
By W. R. Gilbert 
Inside the House.104 
By Margaret Greenleaf 
Garden Suggestions and Queries . . 106 
By John W. Hall 
The Beginner’s Garden.108 
By Russell Fisher 
HENRY H. SAYLOR, Editor 
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Copyright, 1909, ~by McBride, Winston & Co. 
