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SPRING ? Yes, But Planned in the Autumn 
Autumn’s the time to separate your iris clumps. And your peonies, too. 
And if you have strawberries, prepare to plant them now. (Use pistillate 
and staminate varieties, says the academic Gardener’s Calendar.) And those 
deciduous shrubs—the sooner they’re transplanted the better so that the 
roots can take hold before cold weather. Autumn’s the time to get ready for 
spring! If you need advice and inspiration, you want the 
SEPTEMBER 
HOUSE & GARDEN 
ready August 20th 
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T HERE are all sorts of gardens 
in this issue. A garden in three 
levels, a garden in the shade, an 
English topiary garden. Such prac¬ 
tical affairs as irises and Michael¬ 
mas daisies are discussed at length. 
And another thing about gardens 
—is yours famous for its rose water 
and pot-pourri? That’s rather a 
nice idea, don’t you think so? 
You’d better try the English recipes 
given for them in this issue. 
B UT of course this number isn’t 
all gardens. So there’s a page 
of new upholstery fabrics, and an 
article on curtain stuffs. And the 
Shopping Department, meantime 
has found a lot of pleasant little 
tables—just what any house needs. 
There are delightful photographs 
of Southern country houses, and 
some of English libraries. And 
some interesting and lovely Italian 
plaster decorations. 
There’s no season of the year when you depend more on House & Garden than in the autur 
Your garden has to he “closed” as thoroughly as your country house—and House & Gart 
likes to he at your elhow when you tie up each rose bush. And it wants to be on hand when ) 
get hack to town and take an interest again in the house that you’ve hardly thought of all sunim 
Autumn Furnishings Number 
Your House Needs It Your Garden Needs It You Need 
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The CAREY PRINTI 
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