December 1923

FRUIT, GARDEN AND HOME

RECENTLY, I attended a convention. When I got home, I told Mrs. Meredith about it. And after telling her about it, the thought ... me that what I ... to her, applies ... reader of Fruit, ... Home.

The Spirit of Christmas

EVERYBODY talks about the spirit of Christmas. Do you know what it is? I believe that each and every one of us know what it is, live it, practice it, and believe in it. But not one in ten can promptly say concretely just what the Christmas spirit is. I made up my mind to find a definition for that spirit.

Strange Habits of Carnivorous Plants

Plants That Prey on Insects Are Found In Many Parts of This Country

Pointers That Make a House a Home

ANYBODY can build a house," so an old adage runs, "but it takes a heap o' livin' in one to make it a real home." But more than mere living in a house is required to transform it into a real home.

The Christmas Complex

BECAUSE the passing of many Decembers has made me a tough old Christmasitc, I feel entitled to say some of the things the young and tender dare not say about Christmas, and to dig into this Christmas complex and see what can be done about it. For about forty-six years I have been dividing my years into two portions: From January to July I worry over saving enough money to pay for last year's Christmas presents, and from July to December I worry about saving enough money to pay for this year's Christmas presents.

This Is the Divine Workshop

"Look, Daddy, what I made at 'tool today!" said little Marilee, the other evening, as she proudly displayed a tiny booklet of rough paper. Little Marilee has just started to kindergarten. And just as proudly did she exhibit her crude drawings made in crayon.

How Water Lilies Grew Into a Business

Waste Land Was Turned To a Profitable Enterprise

Novelties For the Home

Odd Bits of Furniture That Have Excellent Lines

Homes of Famous Americans

IN Alexandria town, hidden away on North Fairfax Street, is a house which easily qualifies as being the birthplace of American freedom. It is hidden away because, unless you know about it in advance or have a guide, you would never find it. It is entirely surrounded on four sides by business buildings; indeed, in order to reach it, you have to pass thru another building and out the back door.

Grow "A Vine Over Your Door"

How and What to Grow for Quick Results Next Spring

Our Oldest Botanical Garden

John Bartram Was Our First Great Gardener

Mrs. Santa Claus Comes In

New Solutions of the Gift Problem in This Timely Article

How to Grow Begonias

Care, Culture and Propagation of These Old Favorites

Two Houses for Varied Needs

IF you, like so many other prospective home builders, have been searching fruitlessly for the type of home that is appealing in design, has every practical and economical feature, and yet can be had for a modest sum, then we are sure your quest is ended here.

The Unbidden Guest, Silvio Villa (MacMillan), $2...

A Corner Lot Garden

IT seems only yesterday that this backyard was about the most unattractive spot along our street. Where the neat garage now stands was an old shed; at the back a shabby board fence in front of which loomed an unkempt garden plot.

My Favorite Bird

I love the meadow lark, whose cheery call has for the past twelve years meant a great deal to me and also to the other members of the family. Even the children have been in the habit of saying, "tee tee teedely dee," every time they hear one. I will tell the little story that has endeared them to me.

A Cornerstone Box for Your Home

Preserve Your Sentiment For Future Generations

Old Poultry Houses for New

A SHORT time ago, with a friend of mine, I happened to call at the home of a backyard poultry farmer in a small Virginia town. In the course of our visit we were shown about the poultry yard where we were attracted o a neat-looking, model poultry house, which, according to our friend, he had constructed from old and used material found on the place.

Better Than Any Other

"I wish to compliment you on your magazine...

Making My Backyard Attractive

How One Suburbanite Secured Restfulness and Beauty

Mr. Loomis' Garden Seat

Spare Time Work For Long Winter Evenings

A TOMATO EXPERIENCE

A Delicious New Fruit

The Feijoa Has Won a Place In Southern Gardens

A Newspaper Man's Garden

Gardens Are Possible For Busy People

Looking Ahead In December

There Is Still Work To Be Done By the Gardener

Christmas Gifts in Brass and Copper

All of the articles illustrated on this page may be ordered thru the shopping service of Fruit, Garden and Home. Simply list the articles wanted, stating whether in brass or copper when a choice is given, and inclose draft, money order or check for the total amount.

Current Record Releases

A charming, lilting waltz song, in which Miss Nelson's flute-like obligato proves a perfect setting for the melody which is carried by Mr. Hart's admirably clear tenor.

The Gift of Hand Embroidery

ONCE a year the whole world pauses for a day and dedicates itself to the thought that it is more blessed to give than to receive. Thrice blessed is the woman who makes her gifts with her own hands, for she has the joy of making, the joy of giving and the joy of knowing that her gift is a gift of love. The articles illustrated here make ideal Christmas gifts. They may be made quickly and easily. Each gift will fit beautifully into someone's home, for of linens one can never have an oversupply.

Successful Fern Growing

ROSE MILDEW

A number of our readers have been asking for an article on the care of canaries...

Along the Garden Path

LOTS of people sneer at fish. A president of the United States has said that he never "saw a fish that exhibited any human emotion," so he didn't mind catching them.