tee s / ~ jf J i jo THE 5. 7 "GARDEN MAGAZINE Devoted to Planting and Managing the Grounds About the Home and to the Cultivation of Fruits, Vegetables and Flowers Volume V February, 1907, to July, 1907 NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY 1907 INDEX TO THE GARDEN MAGAZINE Volume V—February, 1907, to July, 1907 Copyrighted, 1907, by DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & CO. Acer, 13, 145 77+ Acetylene gas, 348. Achimenes, 192. Acidanthera, 157. Actea, II. Adlumia, 226. Akebia, 10 Albee, Helen R., article by, 16. Aldrich, T. H. & L. B., article and photo- graphs by, 312. Aleyroides, 112. A. L. F., article by, 194. All the Azaleas Worth Growing, 218.* Allegheny vine, 226. Almond, 141. Alstroemeria, 157. Alyssum, 296. Amarantus, 18.* Amaryllis, 233, 252. Amelanchier, 140. Ammoniacal copper carbonate, 146, 308. Amorphophallus, 232,* 233. Ampelopsis, 10, 26,* 27,* 28,* 84 Anemone, 12,* 156. Angell, H. E., photographs by, 17, 19, 23, 24, 66, 68, 156, 157, 162, 163, 164, 221, 225, 227, 278, 279, 283, 284, 289, 302, 336. Angell, I. M., photograph by, 210. Annual Flowers, 69,* 88. 147,* 154, 176, 217. ; for June Sowing, 296.* Annuals, how to select, 154 Another Case Where the Small Greenhouse Wins, 8. Answers to Queries, 48, 112, 256, 364. Antirrhinum, 18. Aphides, 108. Apple, 141. April-Planted Sweet Corn that was Picked June 3oth, 186.* Aralia, 10.* Araucaria, 114. Arbor, 174.* Ardisia, 80. Are Your Larkspurs Diseased ?, 298. Arrowhead, 344.* Arsenate of lead, 145, 206, 332. Art of Uncovering Bulb Beds, The, 184.* Asparagus, 260. culture, 158*. Aster, 11,* 82, 166, 168,* 176. Astilbe, 74.* Azalea, 72,* 73, 75, 141, 218,* 238. Azolla, 285. Back Yard, The, 30, 96, 235, 350. Baneberry, 11. Barberry, 130. Barnes, P. T., article by, 70. Barron, Leonard, article by, 162. Beans, 32, 34, 67, 217, 234,* 282, 284,* 358. Bee balm, 343. ; Beech, 76. Beets, 66, 282.* Begonia, 8, 9, 78, 86, 192, 198. Berberis, 130. Bessera, 157. Best December Cut Flower, The, 108. Grapes for Home Use, The, 152.* Weeping Trees, The, 76.* Better Evergreen Vine Than the English Ivy, A, 84. Way of Buying Vegetable Plants, A. 289. Betula, 76. Birch, 76. Bitter-rot, 112. The asterisk (*) signifies that the subject 1s illustrated Black knot, 144.* rot, 112. Blackberries, 20.* Blister mite, 61, 144.* Blue spirea, 258. Bocconia, 12. Bog gardening, 342.* Bone meal, 163. Book Review, 46. Bordeaux mixture, 146, 153, 306. Borer, peach, 110. Bougainvillea, 75.* Boult, E. M., photographs by, 279, 321. Boussingaultia, 233. Bouvardia, 9, 108. Box, 112. Braunton, Ernest, articles by, 38, 80, 348. photographs by, 80. Broad bean, 234.* Brown, C. L., table by, 160. Brown, E. Stanley, article by, 298. Brussels sprouts, 282. Bulb Department, 86. Bulbs, 48, 98, 114, 184.* 210,* 217, 233,* 252, 294.+ feeding, 300. for April Planting, 156.* for May Planting, 232.* Bull bay, 150. Burning Indignation From the South, 212. Burroughs, Julian, articles by, 132, 152, 186. photographs by, 152. Butterfly flower, 16. runner bean, 226. Cabbage, 68, 282, 283.* butterfly, 142.* Caladium, 232, 233.* Calcium carbide, 348. Calendar of a Beginner, The, 96. Calendula, 296. California, Department 38.82, 252, 300, 348. Californian Amateur’s Berry Garden, A 20.* Californian’s Reminder, The, 38, 82, 198 252, 300, 348. Calliopsis, 296. Caltha, 343. Calycanthus, 138, 141.* Campanula , 12,* 227, 352. Camperdown elm, 76,* 77. Canary-bird vine, 228. Candytuft, 296. Canker, 112. Canra, 114, 232, 233,* 300. Canning and Preserving, 300. Canterbury bell, 12,* 227, 352. Carbolic acid wash, 260. soap, 146. Carbon bisulphide, 308. Cardinal flower, 18, 343. Cardoon, 192. Carnation, 9. 114, 217. Carrots, 9, 66, 282. Castor oil plant, 8 Caterpillar, 144,* 145.4 Cattail, 343.* Cauliflower, 68, 283. Celery, 67.* caterpilar, 143.* Cercis, 140.* Chard, 283. Cheapest Gardens for the Smallest Lots, The, 13,* 222.* Chelone, 343.* Cherry, 77, 112, 141, 258. Chicken Wire for Peas, 210.* oD d Chimneys for Hyacinths, 46. Chimonanthus, 138, 141.* Choicest Vines for Trellis, Pillar and Wall, 26.* Chrysanthemum, 11, 82, 217. Cinnamon vine, 157. City backyard, A, 20.* : Roof Garden for $9, A, 340.* Clarke, Harold, article by, 72. Clematis, 10. Clivia, 316.* Cobeea, 176, 227. Cohosh, 11. Coldframe, 42,* 65,* 66,* 67,* 68,* 104. Colocasia, 232, 233.* Combination Worth Trying, A, 88. Common Foxglove, The, 265,* 316. Compass for flower beds, 293. Concrete Veranda Box for Eighty Cents, A, 312.% Cooperia, 157. Copper carbonate, 146. sulphate, 146. Coral drops, 157. Cordyline, 79.* Coreopsis, 11, 296. Corn, 32,* 186,* 217, 228,* 283, 284.* Cornus, 77, 138,* 140,* 141. Corrosive sublimate, 146. Cosmos, 180, 354. Cost of Planting Small Lots, The, 46. Country Improvement that Costs Absolutely Nothing, 174.* Cress, 180.* Crinum, 233. Crocus, 38, Cucumber, 106, 217, 283. Cunningham, J. D., article by, 348. Cup and saucer vine, 227. Curculio, 217. Cutflower, 108. Cutworm, 142.* Cydonia, 141. Cyperus, 78. Cypress vine, 176, 226. Cypripedium, 343. Cytisus, 75. Daffodil, 98, 233, 295. Dahlia, 8, 84, 198, 232, 233,* 238, 256, 300, 352- Daisy, 11, Dale, Robert, article by, 30.* Dandelion, 163. Daphne, 140. Darlington, E. D., articles by, 62, 88, 212, 228, 282, 358. photographs by, 228. DeGraff, Marie I, article by, 304. Delphinium, 12, 71,* 82, 298. Densely Shaded Garden, A, 350. Devil’s tongue, 232,* 233. Dewberries for Prairie Gardens, 244.* Digitalis, 265,* 316, Dioneea, 343. Dioscorea, 157. Dogwood, 77, 138,* 140,* 141. Dolichos, 226. Doogue, Luke J., article by, 78. photographs by, 78, 210. Dracena, 79.* Dragon-head, 12. Drosera, 342.* Dugmore, A. Radclyffe, article by, 147. plan by, 147 photographs by, 53, 120, 184, 201, 3379 343) 344+ Dunbar, John, articles by, 69, 294. Dykman, F. A., photograph by, 62. Easiest Grown Iris, The, 246. Easter Plants and Flowers, 72.* Economy cf Garden Plans, The, 9. Edible Wax-podded Peas, 132. Egg plant, 66, 289. Eichhornia, 285. Eleven Types of Garden Enjoyment, 23 * Elliot, J. W., article by, 84. Elm, 76,* 77. Endive, 283 Erica, 75. Eschscholzia, 147,* 296. Euonymus, 26,* 84. Fern, 79.* Garden, 223. Fertilizer, 104, 153, 163, 198, 291, 300. Fine Art of Sweet Pea Culture, The, 62.* First-Class Home-Grown Muskmelons by June 2oth, 102. Fisher, Lyman J., article by, 358 Five Months of Bloom from Climbing Roses, 330.* Fletcher, S. W., photograph by, 68. Floating moss, 285. Flower beds, how to make, 292.* planting, 293. Flower Shows, 310. Flowers, keeping, 72. On and Under a Pergola, 10.* Formaldehyde, 146. Forsythia, 139.* . Four Plans for a 50 x 100 ft. Lot, 338.* Foxglove, 265,* 316. French, Allen, article and photographs, by, 158. Frost grape, 10. Fruit Garden in July, The, 360. F. T. B., article by, 100. Fullerton, H. B., photographs by, 230, 234. Fungicides, 146. Galtonia, 157. Garden, 137, 235 * Densely Shaded, 350. design, 334.* enemies, I10. furniture, 278.* implements, 300. making a, 92. of Bright Red Flowers, A, 16.* of vegetables, 30.* roof, 340.* records, 21.* types of, 23.* Gardener’s Reminder, The, 9, 61, 137, 217, 277+ 329. Gardenia, 48. Gardening hobby, 342.* Garlic, 364. Gas tar, 112. Gate, 11.* Gates, W. Almont, article and photographs by, 20. Gaura, 16. Gelsemium, 138. Genista, 75. Gentian, 258. Gishurst, 332. Gladiolus, 84, 156,* 157. Gleditschia, 258. Gloxinia, 8, 192. Good Houseplant, A., 316. Good News About the Broad Bean, 234.* | INDEX TO THE GARDEN MAGAZINE—Continued Gopher, 348. Gourd, 176. Grading around trees, 364. Grafting Dahlias, 256. Grape juice, 132. Grapes, 10, 152.* Graves, Nathan R., photographs by, i, 17» 69; 715 725 739 742 752 100, 138, 139, 140) 141, 147, 156, 164, 168, 182, 184, 218, 219, 221, 226, 233, 265, 282, 284, 286, 287, 2865 290, 291, 292, 293, 2945295, 206, 316, 335+ Great Flower Shows of June, The, 310. Green fly, 198, 332. Green Lima Beans, 358. Greenhouse, 8, 108. plants, 192. shading, 217. Greensmith, Herbert, article by, 166. Crevillea, 100.* Griffin, Lilian Baynes, article and photo- graphs by, 285. Gunnera, 344. Hamamelis, 138, 141.* Hardening off, 65. Hardhack, 344.* Hardy Border, The, 36, 182. Red-flowered Plants, 36. Harlequin bug, 143.* Harvey, E. T., photograph by, 337. Hawthorn, 258. Heath, 75. Hedera, 26. Hedge, 258, 260. Hellebore, 146, 182,* 332. Hemlock, 260. Hepatica, go,* 92.* Hibiscus, 343. Holly, 358. Hollyhock, 17. Home-Canned Red Raspberries, 300. Home-made Grape Juice, 132. Honey locust,,258. Honeysuckle, 26,* 28,* 138, 258. Hop, 176, 225,* 227.* Horner, M., photograph by, 24. Hotbed, 9, 69,* 102. : Hot Weather Transplanting Device, A., 304 Houseplants, 78,* 316. How to Have a Perfect Garden, 137. Make a Garden, 92. Humulus, 227,* 225.* Hutchinson, Mrs. Charles, photographs by, 10, 11, 12. Hyacinth, 46, 157, 285. 294. bean, 226. Hydrangea, 27, 74.* Tberis, 296 Important Announcement, 360. Insect powder, 146. Insecticides, 106, 110, 145, 146, 260, 306, 332- for June Use, 306. Inside Facts About Table Corn, 228 * TIpomeea, 176, 225,* 226.* ‘Ins, 156,* 201,* 217, 246, 343,* 345.* Tron sulphate, 146. Ismene, 233. Ivy, 26,* 28,* 84. Jasmine, 138. Johnson, Miss Frances B., ph-tograph by, 278. Johnston, John F., article by, 148. photographs by, 141, 148. Jones, Helen L., photograph by, 254. July Opportunties Worth $200 or More, 329, Juneberry, 140. Kale, 283.* Kayan, J. L., article and plans by, 21 Keeping flowers, 72. Kerosene emulsion, 146, 306, 332. Kniphofia, 156. Kohlrabi, 283.* Koshiba, photograph by, 335. Kudzu vine, Io. Landscape gardening, 334.* Lange, O. V., photograph by, 335. Lantana, 9. Largest Blue Flower of the Composite Family, The, 166.* Larkspur, 12, 71,* 82, 298. Lathyrus, 225. Lavender, 116. Lawn, 162,* 348. feeding, 163, 348. fertilizers for, 163. garlic in, 364. mowing, 164. patching, 164. reseeding, 162. rolling, 162, 164. watering, 164. weeds, 163: L. B., article by, 306. Leaf hopper, 332. Leek, 67, 284. Leible, F. C , articles and plans by, 13, 222, 338. Lettuce, 66,* 283. Lilac, 74.* Lilium, 10,* 11, 12,* 73,* 156,* 157, 233, 3432 345-* Lima bean, 226, 358. Lime, 106. Lime-sulphur wash, 61, 146. Linden, 77 * Lobelia, 18, 344.* Longland, William, P., article by, 10. Lonicera, 26,* 28,* 138, 258. Loosestrife, 343. Lorey, Gustav, photograph by, 24. Love-in-a-mist, 296.* Lychnis, 17.* Lythrum, 343. McAdam, Thomas, articles by, 76, 156, 218, 238, 296. 300. McCollom, William C., articles by, 225, 302, 330- _. photograph by, 302. McColm, Viola, article and photographs by, 244. McDonald, James, photograph by, 12. McFarland, J. Horace, photographs by, 23, 25, 156, 157, 218, 278, 334, 336. McLean, George G., photograph by, 157. Macomber, William, article and photo- graphs by, 346. Madeira vine, 233. Madigan, M., article by, 350. Magnolia, 114, 139,* 141,* 148,* 151. Make a Hotbed Now for Annuals, 69.* Making a Good Start, 217 an Azalea Bed, 238. New Varieties, 90, 166. of a Flower Bed, The, 290.* Maltese cross, 17.* | Malus, 141. Manning, Jacolyn, article and photographs by, 340. Manure water, 104. Maple, 13, 14, 77- Marguerite, 73. Marigold, 296, 343. Marr, T. E., photograph by, 336. Marsh lands, reclaiming, 114. Marshmallow, 343. Maxwell, Henry, articles by, 138, 342. Mealy bug, 108. Melon, 102, 104, 217, 284. Mignonette, 9, 82, 178, 296. Mildew, 198, 332. Milla, 157. Millen, John, article by, 86. Miller, Elizabeth S., article by, 300. Wilhelm, articles by, 286, 334. Missouri Botanical Garden, photo. by, 232. Mole, 348, 364. Monarda, 343. Montbretia, 157.* Moonflower, 225. More Prizes for July Efforts, 362. Morels, 112. Morning glory, 225,* 226 * Morse, W. H., articles by, 82, 198, 2°52, 300, 348. Morus, 77. : Moss, floating, 285. Mulberry, 77. Mulch, 116. Multiplying Tulip Bulbs, 210.* Your own House Plants, 78.* Murray, Thomas, articles by, 154, 176. Musk, 116, Muskmelon, 102, 284. Mustard, 284. Myriophyllum, 285. Narcissus, 98, 233 295. Nasturtium, 17. 176, 226,* 227,* 228, 296. National Cash Register Company, photo- graphs by, 286, 287, 290. Naturalizing Bulbs, 98. Nemastylis, 233. New Gardening Hobby for Americans, A, 342.* Interest in Dahlias, The, 238. varieties, making, 90, 166. Way to Plant Crocuses, The, 38. to Select Annuals, A, 154. of Growing Old Favorities, 176. Nicctiana, 18. Nigella, 296.* Nile Beauties in a Tub, 285.* Nitrate of soda, 163. Nitro-culture, 34, 256. Nolte, Phineas, article hy, 108. Northend M. H., article by, 18. Norway, maple, 13, 14. Novelties and Rarities, 132. Nuts, 112. Nymphza, 260, 285.* Office Man’s Vegetable Garden, An, 30.* Old Collection of Hardy Magnolias, An, 148.* Onions, 48, 66. Opportunities that Beginners are Likely to Miss, 277. Orange, 258. Orchids, 343 Osage Orange, 258. Outdoor Living Room for $50, An, 346.* Oyster plant, 188. Oystershell bark louse, 142.* Oxalis, 232. Paint brush, 344.* Palm, 300. Pandanus, 79. Pansy, 258, 296. Papaver, 12, 16,* 17, 147,* 178, 296. Papyrus, 300. Paris green, 145, 306, 332. Parrot’s feather, 285. Parsley, 67, 68.* Parsnips, 188. Pathway Garden of Annuals, A, 147.* Peach, 140 borer, 110. leaf curl, 143.* Pear, 260. Peas, 68, 132, 210.* Pecan nuts, 112. Pendleton, W. E., articles by, 174, 182, 184, 232, 234, 289. Pentstemon, 352. Peperomia, 78. Pepper, 66, 289.* H. H., photo by, 227. Perennials that Bloom the First Year from Seed, 70.* Pergola, 10.* Personal Experiences, 84, 130, 348. Petunia, 8. Phaseolus, 226. Phlox, 11, 17,* 296. Physalis, 18, Physostegia, 12. Pitcher plant, 343. Plans, 9, 13, 19, 30, 147, 222, 235, 338- Plantain, 163. Planting plans for city lots, 13.* table, 70, 160. Plants for Easter, 9. Pleached alley, 280.* Plum, 141. rot, 143.* Pogonia, 342.* Poisoned bran mash, 146. Poppy, 12, 16,* 17, 147,* 178, 296. Portulaca, 296. Potassium sulphide, 146, 332. Potato, 9. beetle, 145.* Prairie Department, 244. Primrose, 74. Privet, 260. Prizes for July Efforts, 362. Propagating, 78, 79, 114, 130, 139, 151 258, 332. Japanese Barberry, 130. Protecting Strawberries from Birds, 302.* Pruning, 141, 152,* 153, 217, 240, 260, ASU ghee Prunus, 16, 77, 140. Psylla, 61 Pueraria, ro. Puff-ball, 114.* Pyrethrum, 12. Pyrus, 141. Quince, 141, 256, 258. Radish, 190, 284. Culture, 212. Rankin, Carroll Watson, article by, 46. Raspberries, 246, 300. Raymoth, R. R., article by, 341. Redbud, 140.* Red-flowered plants, 36. Red-hot poker plant, 17,* 18. Red-humped caterpillar, 145.* Reseda, 296. Resin-lime mixture, 145. Restoring a Run-down Lawn, 162.* Retired Gardener’s Hobby, 341. Rhode Island Experiment Station, photo- graph by, 236. Rhododendron, 75,* 258. Ricinus, 8. Ridding Land of Gophers and Moles, 348. Rigidella, 233 Rock Garden, The, 80. Rockery Making in California, 80.* Rose, 11, 28,* 82, 116, 198, 217, 240, 258, 260, 321,* 330,* 332, 348. beetle, 332. feeding, 332. forcing, 9. moss, 296. scale, 142.* slug, 332. Rosemary, 258. Roses for Veranda Boxes, 240. Rubber plant, 79. Rutabaga, 190, 284. INDEX TO THE GARDEN MAGAZIN E—Continued Sage, 12, 16,* 18, 296. Salad, 66,* 180,* 283. Grown in Three Weeks in a Window- sill, A, 180.* Salix, 76, 77. Salsify, 188. Salvia, 12, 18, 296. Sanderson, E. D., article by, 110, 142. * photographs by, 142. San José Scale, 142,* 332, 364. Sarracenia, 43. Saxifraga, 79.* Saylor, Henry H., article by, 278. drawing by, 196. Scarlet runner, 226. sage, 12, 16,* 18, 296. Schizanthus, 9. Schizophragma, 27. School Gardening, 92. Scott, James T., articles by, 26, 240, 290. William, photograph by, 231. Sea daffodil, 233. Shad-bush, 140. Shading, 217. Shrubs, 138.* Silk oak, 100.* Skunk cabbaage, 344. Slow but Sure Asparagus Culture, 158. Small Greenhouse, The, 8, 108. Snapdragon, 18. Sods, starting melons on, 104. Soil, 48, 86, 153. Soluble oil, 332. Some Vegetables Worth Planting in April, 188. Soot, 106. Sophora, 77. Southern Department, 40, 172, 360. Southerner’s Reminder, The, 40, 194. Speedwell, 12. Spikenard, 10,* 11. Spinach, 67, 284. Spirea, 258, 344.* Spraying, 217. apparatus, 146, 308. Calendar for the Home Garden, A 142. Sprekelia, 233. > Squash bug, 106, 145,* 250. storing, 250. Squashes for May Planting, 248. Standen, George, articles by, 42, 65, 102, 188, 248. Starnes, Hugh N., article by, 298. Start Early Vegetables at Once, 42.* Starting Tuberous Begonias Indoors in March, 86. Steeple bush, 344.* Stocks, 198. Stokesia, 166, 168.* Strawberries, 217, 256, 302.* Striped beetle, 106, 143,* 248. Sugary Southern Sweet Potatoes in the North, 298. Sulphur, 146. Summer house, 281,* 347.* Window Boxes, 286.* Sundew, 342.* Sun-dial, 279.* Swainsona, 9. Sweet bay, 150. brier, 11. pea, 9, 62,*63, 88, 180, 198, 225, 348- enemies, 64. potatoes, 298. William, 71.* Swiss chard, 188. Tabor, I. G., photograph by, 335- Tagetes, 296. Tallest Hollies in the North, 358. Taylor, H. G., photograph by, 337. > Tecoma, 10, 27. Temporary Vines for Quickest Results, 225% Ten Dollar Vegetable Garden on a Subur- ban Lot, A, 18.* Tent caterpillar, 144.* Tested Planting Tables for Vegetables, 160. Thinning grapes, 153. Thirty Dollars Worth of Vegetables from a City Lot, 235.* Three Summer-Blooming Plants, 192. Greenhouse Tigridia, 232. T. M., article by, 254. T. McA., article by, 210. Tobacco, 18, 106, 108, 112, 146. Tomato, 66, 284, 289.* Vines Thirty Feet Long, 254.* Tools that Help in June, 300. Transplanting devices, 304. plants and flowers, 350. Trees and Shrubs that Bloom before the Leaves, 138.* Trees, filling in about, 364. weeping, 76.* Trenching, 331. Tritoma, 17,* 18, 156, 157.* Tropzolum, 17, 176, 226,* 227,* 228, 296. Troth, Henry, photographs by, 16, 18, 24, 26, 27, 28, 66, 67, 68, 76, 77, 139, 140, 152, 153, 220, 226, 233, 278, 279, 280, 281, 283, 291, 293, 334, 335: Troy, John P., photographs by, go, 92. True and False Originality im Garden Design, 334.* Trumpet creeper, Io. - vine, 27.* Tuberose, 233. Tulip, 210,* 294. Turnips, 190. Turtle-head, 343.* Twenty-five-Foot Square Garden, A, 235-* Two Dollar and a Half Window Box for $1.25, A, 194.* Two Hellebores Worth Knowing, 182.* Ulmus, 76.* Umbrella piant, 78. tree, 150. Up-to-date Remedies for Insect and Fungus Pests, 145. Value of the Silk Oak, The, 100.* Vegetable garden, 18,* 30,* 94. Vegetables, 19,* 42,* 102, 188, 235,* 248, 289, 298, 348. for June Sowing, 282.* Venus’s flytrap, 343. Veranda box, 240, 312.* Veratrum, 182, 184.* Verbenas, 8, 9. Vermont Experiment Station, photographs by, 147, 18c, 283. Veronica, 12. Vest-pocket System of Garden Records, A, 21.* Vine, Evergreen, 84. Vines, 10, 26,* 27,* 28,* 157, 176, 225,* 226, 227, 228, 233, 254.* : Violets, 252. Virginia creeper, 10, 26, 27.* Vitis, 10. Water hyacinth, 285. Watering, 65, 94, 102, 287. Water-lilies, 217, 260, 285.* Ways to Kill the Peach Borer, 110. Webster, A. F., article and plan by, 235. Whale oil soap, 146, 306. What to do With Old Bulbs, 294.* White fly, 112. Whole Art of Managing Coldframes, 65. Why We do not Print more Southern Articles, 172. Whyte, R. B., photograph by, 16. Wild Flowers Worth Improving—I. He- patica, 9o.* Wilkerson, Mary R., article by, 96. Wilkinson, A. E., article and plan by, 235. Willow, 76,* 77. Window box, 94, 194,* 196,* 286,* law, 288. Winter protection, 11.* sweet, 138, 141.* Wire worm, 104. Wistaria, 27, 74,* 116. Witch hazel, 138, 141.* Wood ashes, 116, 163. / Yellow flag, 345.* Yew, 258. Zephyranthes, 157. Zinnia, 296. 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TW lSt IR 118, NCIS IRS) ON ® Yee A R Gentlemen: Gentlemen: Please send me THE GaxDEN MAGAZINE for three years, beginning with Please send me THE GARDEN MaGazine for one year, for which I enclose | current number. I enclose $2.00. $1.00. Name Name Address Address THE GARDEN MAGAZINE N EEDS ROOFING PAI NT DO YOU USE A ROOFING THAT REQUIRES PAINTING AND COATING? If so, do you realize that the coating and painting will probably cost as much, if not more, than the first cost of the roof itself? When you buy a epoaye that has to be coated, you must consider the cost of maintenance as well as the first cost. If you do this, you will find that coated roofings cost you just about twice the original cost. If you try to save money by not coating such roofs they will soon leak and rot away. = # eae = The best way out of the difficulty is to oe a eee that requires no coating, such as Amatite. 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FEBRUARY, 1907 Specimen Trees and Shrubs That Produce a Finished Effect The second edition of our illustrated and descriptive Nursery Book will be sent free to anyone who is in- terested in nursery stock. It contains valuable information which will aid you in selecting, planting and care of trees, shrubs and plants. Landscape Department For the convenience of our patrons we have opened an office in Room 9094, Metropolitan Bldg., New York City. A competent landscape engineer of wide experience is in charge, and we shall be glad to have you call and consult him. Cottage Gardens Co. Queens, Long Island, N. Y. G row Your Own Mushrooms and in addition to supplying your table with a tasty and delicious delicacy—a toothsome morsel—give yourself the pleasure of gar- dening during winter months. Grown without a greenhouse or even a cold frame. Pure Culture Spawn insures desired color, uniform size; makes possible breeding to variety. Illustrated booklet “‘A” free for the asking. 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FEBRUARY, 1907 THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 7 Hardy Plants you should buy Quick as well as lasting results, that will save both your time and money, spring from our plants. a fact. Why? This is not an exaggeration but For fifty-three years we have been growing, studying and handling plants, shipping them all over the world. We use this experience right in our business, and every plant we sell has had the most careful attention. In coming to us, you have the assurance of securing the best that good soil, intelligent culture and experience can produce. With such plants you can be as successful as the luckiest of ““/ucky”’ planters. Send to-day for our helpful book, ““Meehans’ Manual of Outdoor Plants.”’ \t is full of suggestions. eed The dainty profuse flowering of the Deutzia makes it the most desirable shrub to plant. This variety, Pride of Rochester,” has a white flower, prettily marked wi The pretty Japanese Anemones, flower- ing in Autumn, please all. The delicate pink and white blossoms come ata time in the Fall when flowers are scarcest. We include these in Special Offer No. 11. Hardy Garden No. 11 A special old-fashioned garden selected with care and consisting of the choicest hardy perennials successively blooming from early Spring until Fall. You have flowers at all times—a bouquet ready any time you want it. This is the special offer we have to make you. dens of this kind. This garden consists of fifty-six dependable, hardy perennials, ready to Purchased at our usual $ 5 rates they would cost $8.40. We offer this entire collection ifor flower this season and every season. We are experts in selecting gar- We will gladly furnish the list of varieties if you wish. Suggestions—Our Special Infor- mation Department will be glad to advise you about your home grounds. Write to us to-day. FREE A Year’s Subscription to FARMING and The Farming Almanac for 1907 SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY OFFER! GOOD ONLY THIS MONTH! 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J] You don’t need to pay for it. {| You can earn it by taking subscriptions for THE GARDEN MaGAZINE—and only a few. ] Everyone interested in Horticulture, and especially every- one growing things for profit, ought to possess it—needs it in his business. 4 Our regular edition of the invaluable Cy- clopedia of American Horticulture can be secured for less than six subscriptions per volume. Isn’t it worth the trouble? {] For full particulars send a postal to Circulation Manager, THE GARDEN MAGAZINE “Imagination fails us in the attempt to determine what would have been the result if he had fallen short in the work he did so thoroughly on that great day of March, 1862, in Hampton Roads, Virginia. In the smoke of that battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac disappeared the Confeder- acy’s hope of foreign recognition and foreign alliance. The thunder of the Monitor's guns, as they echoed around the world, gave assurance that the United States was equal to the task it had undertaken, and that the prophetic words of Webster were to be inscribed indelibly upon the banners of the Re- public, ‘Liberty and Union now and forever, one and inseparable.’ ”’ From the address of Col. Wm. C. Church, August 1, 1903, at the unvetling of Ericsson's statue 11 New York. Capt. John Ericsson Patriot and Inventor of The Monitor ... Hot-Air Pump Articles for domestic service, no matter how useful, never attain the fame which appertains to implements of war, so it is that the sword and not the ploughshare re- ceives the world’s homage. ‘Therefore Ericsson’s Caloric Engine or Hot-Air Pump is overshadowed in the popular mind by his maritime inventions. But, in its every-day usefulness, the Pump exceeds in importance the Monitor. 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Send to-day for Handsome Illustrated Catalog; GROVER NURSERY CO., 94 Trust Bidg., Rochester, N.Y: me is here. THE GARDEN MAGAZINE FeRRuUARY, 1907 Beauty or Profit. TREES are usually bought by height alone The crooked, knotty one pictured here might be offered to you as 10— 12 ft. in height at $1.00. We do offer the straight bushy one at $1.75. If you would buy the better of these two trees write to ““ MOON’S”’ for the choicest NUR- SERY PRODUCTS—for Shade Trees, Flower- ing Shrubs, Vines, Perennials and Evergreens, in lavish quantities and profusion of variety. Some plant for every. place and purpose in our collection. Our HORTICULTURAL ART BOOK is just filled with illustrations, descriptions, and prices of the stock we offer. Upon request it is sent free to interested persons. THE Wm. H. MOON Go., TMakefield Terrace, [orrisville, Pa. Philadelphia Office, 21 S. 12th St. Order now o Handsome catalogue Send now for it. Box N, MOORESTOWN, N. J. ®Y Prepare for the Spring by early planning. We offer a choice stock of Flowering Shrubs, Hardy Herba- ceous Perennials, Roses ba and Hardy Chrysanthemums, V with Native Perennials for the Wild Garden. Catalogue sent on application. Shatemuc Nurseries Barrytown, Dutchess Co., New York Why BUCKBEE’S Are Better For fine quality, choice variety and large yield, seed must be selected and the good kept sepa- trate. Seeds “gathered as they come,” like most seeds you gather or buy, “run down’’ in quality every year. We have made quality pro- duction a close study for 35 years. Itis an in- teresting story told in our new Seed and Plant Guide Seed sold on orders from this book are pedi- greed—best of the best—selected by experts. Also, for 10c in stamps (for postage) we will send our PRIZE COLLECTION: Radish, 17 varieties; Let- tuce, 12kinds; Tomatoes, 11 the finest; Turnip, 7 splendid; Onion, 8 best varieties; 10 Spring-flower- ing Bulbs—65 varieties in all; and our new book, “What to Plant,’” giving plans of gardens and tell- ing how to arrange vegetables or flowers, to get the most profit and pleasure from your outlay. H. W. BUCKBEE Rocktord Seed Farms, Farm NNo.225, Rocktord, Il. Buckbee’s Full-of-Life Seeds VC enGROW QUALITY CROPS Another Case Where the Small Greenhouse Wins je THE January 1906 GARDEN Maca- ZINE we showed the big advantage the owner of a small greenhouse has over the gardener who has hotbeds only. Here are four more instances of the things you can do with a small greenhouse that will make your professional hotbed man an ad- miring friend or an envious Casca. Item 1. You can have the finest beds of verbenas and petunias in town by starting the seeds indoors in February—a month earlier than usual. Thus you will have a solid mass of bloom in your flower beds in May instead of a mere scatterment. ‘This is a whole month gained, because both these species will bloom until the autumn frost. And more important still, you can arrange your colors so that you will never be arrested for disturbing the peace. You never can tell how they will turn out—nightmares or pleasant dreams—until you see them in blossom. ; Item 2. If you want perfectly gigantic castor oil plants—the kind that will make farmers sit up and stare—start them in February, too. But be very careful when transplanting them to take plenty of soil with the roots, otherwise they may not keep up their lead. Item 3. Of all the tender flowering plants for porch and window decoration in mid- summer gloxinias are at once the most gorgeous and the most refined. This is the time their tubers begin to stir with new life, and if you have some repot them. Tuberous rooted begonias need the same attention. Item 4. Ordinarily most people forget all about their dahlias during the winter until April, when they go down cellar and find the roots of all their choice varieties shrivelled beyond recognition or reduced to a sodden, decadent mass. In February, how- ever, they are likely to be sound and happy, and if you can bring them into a small greenhouse you can propagate them in com- fort while your friend across the way is risk- ing tonsillitis and quinsy in his effort to ventilate his hotbeds according to the vagaries of a sunny day in winter when small cloud masses fleet across the sky. Start your dahlia roots in a gentle bottom heat and you will be able to take off a big crop of cuttings of some one dwarf variety that needs no staking and that will make a bedding effect with fifty plants which will delight your heart from the middle of June until frost. FEBRUARY, 1907 < = ge j ANC E’S MONEY IN S)) MIN G\ If you understand Modern Methods and FARM INTELLIGENTLY Every reader of THE GARDEN MaAGAziInE who is interested in farming or gardening, in the growing of fruit or flowers, is invited to send fora free copy of our 80-page catalogue and full information in regard to the Home Study Courses in Agriculture, Horticulture, Landscape Gardening and Floriculture which we offer under Prof. Brooks of the Massa- chusetts Agricultural Coilege and Prof. Craig of the Cornell University. The Home Correspondence School Dept. 8 SPRINGFIELD, MAss, ZOLDEN NUGGET i® if Ze) TOMATO ‘ Wy THIS grand noveltyis areal gold nugget in value. , Wonderfully prolific; each plant bears 150 to 200 fruits. Rich golden yellow color, delicious flavor and very solid. We are offering $25.00 IN CASH PRIZES to the persons growing the greatest number of fruits on a single plant. Seed sells at 20 cents a package, but if you - mention this paper, we will senda Prize Compet- itor’s package of 25 seeds for two 2-cent % stamps, with privilege of competing for prizes. Large, illustrated catalogue of Vegetable, Flower and Farm Seeds, FREE IOWA SEED CO. Ne Des Moines, Iowa. of square dealing entitles the OVER 50 YEARS dealer to the consideration of all who buy his kind of goods. Re- \ 4 sponsibility should always count. Our specialty is dealing direct with Yf wa the planter, who thus pays but one WY) rofit. 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Write for New 1907 Catalogue \ showing complete Planet]rline of 45 Seed- \ ers, Wheel Hoes, Horse ‘ Hoes,One-and-Two-Horse Riding Cultivators, Harrows Orchard and Beet-Cultivators. 8-b THE GARDEN MAGAZINE FEBRUARY, 1907 THIS IS THE SECOND OF A SERIES OF CONFIDENTIAL TIPS ABOUT THE SEED BUSINESS WHICH WILL REVEAL SOME INTERESTING AND VALUABLE SECRETS THAT YOU OUGHT TO KNOW, IF YOU WANT THE BEST THERE IS TO BE HAD =a)H1Y the Chinese, who brought the chrysanthemum to such an extraordinary pitch of per- fection before their country was opened to the world, have never bred up the native aster of their country is something hard to understand, for the China aster has a far wider and more beautiful range than the chrysanthemum. JVowhere im nature do we find more pure and tender pinks and sky-blues then m the aster. The first single aster did not reach Europe until 1731, and it was not until the middle of the 19th century that the first important “break” occurred. This was the quilled flower—a stiff, formal thing which suited that age—but it is only within the last quarter of a century that we have secured those extraordinary types of asters which mimic the chrysanthemum in its wildest as well as its most refined moods. The aster is now second only to the chrysanthemum in the variety of beautiful and picturesque shapes that it presents. Nothing can be more interesting than to grow a collection of the different types of asters showing the wonderful variation in form and color, and the extraordinary products of high-breeding. But there is nothing in seeds that shows on the face of them their high-breeding; nothing to tell of the thousands of plants which the ordinary person would be glad to have, but which our specialist ruth- lessly destroys. ‘This process is called ‘“‘rogueing,” and we believe that no other grower rogues his asters so relentlessly as our grower. That is why our /zgh-bred aster seeds must cost more than common kinds, and that is why you get such extraordinary purity of color and size of flower from our \ “ high-bred aster seed. . Why not get a complete collection of Azgh-bred asters and make a little informal study of the Ube Uncycap type of asters whole group so that you can see for yourself in what an extraordinary way this plant has varied in cultivation and what the “Azgh-breeding,” upon which we lay so much stress, really means? Why not have an “aster show” in your garden this year that will be a joy to your family and friends? Write to-day for a collection, because the demand for our high-bred seeds is so great that you may not be able to get them late im the season. Seeds that Should Be Sown during January and February ASTERS per pkt. High-bred Hohenzollern, white, rose, dark blue and mixed . Crown Prince, brilliant carmine Syringia, blue, beautiful variety Giant Comet, white, rose, dark blue and mixed Daybreak, a beautiful pink variety Purity, pure white, magnificent . é 3 5 Dwarf Queen, for bedding, white, brilliant rose, light blue, dark blue, crimson 5 Late Branching, in 5 colors or mixed Verbena Mammoth, mixed iS 5 Also include varieties of seeds listed in last month’s issue. VEGETABLES Cauliflower, S. & W.Co.’s Best of All . per!40z. $2.00 perpkt. $0.25 ee Cabbage, Early Jersey Wakefield . per loz. 4eX0) 10 7 ; 2 é eo | on Early Summer ; : iG 25 .10 ey Se : Re a | Early Spring . ' , ‘ me .50 .15 ; ‘ : pe Lettuce, Golden Queen ; : : ee 25 .10 66 £6 sé 66 a6 66 Begonias, S. & W. Co.’s Gold Medal Strain. These bulbs should be started f inside during February to give the best results during the summer. : — : ee thee) Single Tuberous Rooted white, yellow, nankeen, pink, rose, red, dark red, salmon, orange or ER * : mixed: Each, 5c.; per doz., 50c.; per 100, $4.00. a Double Tuberous Rooted, same colors as single: Each, 10c.; doz., $1.00; per 100, STUMPP & WALTER CO. 50 Barclay Street, New York High-bred aster RAS eel EBRUARY, CovER D&EsIGN—Crocuses Naturalized in the Grass = = = = = = - = = = a = = = = = = ms 5 N. R. Graves PAGE PAGE ’ THE GARDENER’S REMINDER E cng ee ye akc ee 9 THe CHoIcEest VINES FOR TRELLIS, PILLAR AND WALL - - FLOWERS ON AND UNDER A PeERGOLA - William P. Longland 10 James T. 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It should be planted in groups, and, like the Rosa Rugosa, it can be used in the shrubbery. Coming from Siberia, it is absolutely hardy. Limited stock. 2-year-old plants, $1.25 each; $12.00 per dozen PRICES OF AQUILEGIAS Per doz. 100 Glandulosa. Splend dwarf EDEL, with KOHN blueand Perdoz. 100 : : white flowers - - a 50 = 00 eae ceerulea (Rocky Mountain Columbine). Vulgaris. Old- fetionedl dowibils Colhombiins - - - 125 800 e most beautiful of all Columbines; one o the most ESE, Wanixtce ioe = e - a - 10) 8 charming hardy flowers in cultivation - - $1 75 $12 00 p OUR celasion Chrysantha. Beautiful golden- yellow flowers ; loons for SPECIAL OFFER OF HOLLYHOCKS two months - - - - - 150 800 Best Large-flowered, Single, all colors mixed - = 7 00 Canadensis (native). Red om ellen, - - - - 150 10 00 Best Large-flowered, Double, mixed colors - - - 8 00 Skinneri. Scarlet, handsome and distinct 2 - 150 1000 New Allegheny. Immense semi-double flowers, with Stuarti. 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The Garden Magazine VoL. V—No. 1 PUBLISHED MONTHLY FEBRUARY, 1907 { ONE DOLLAR A YEAR FIFTEEN CENTS A COPY MEN The Economy of Garden Plans INES good dollars are wasted each year because the garden is improperly planned. To be a success, a garden should bring in as much as, or more than, it costs. There is only one way to have your garden practically perfect, and that is to plan it carefully during the early months of the year. Make a definite scheme on paper, and stick to it. Of course, there will be errors and omissions, but the experience you will gain will be worth a great deal in future years. Draw the plan on a fairly large scale, so that each row in the vegetable plot can be marked, and the vegetable which is to be grown there plainly written in; also, indicate on this plan what the second and third crops are to be, with the probable planting date of each. See the illustration on page 22 of this issue of THE GARDEN MAGAZINE. The professional gardener always makes a working plan which he hangs upon the wall of the tool-shed. He finds that a garden which has been planned before planting is more nearly complete than one which has not been planned. Planning enables him to arrange for a much better succession; more than that, there is more time now to scheme and arrange than there will be later on; and the ultimate result of work done now is economy of time, money, and effort. Another advantage of making the plan now is, that you will know at an early date what seeds you need and can order them promptly, and by early ordering, you avoid the danger of finding that the stock of what you most need has run out. In planning the vegetable garden, try to have the space to be cultivated longer than it is wide, because it saves time in turning at the ends of the rows. If possible, have these rows run north and south, rather than east and west, because the plants will be less shaded. You cannot accomplish much in the actual growing of plants during this month; in fact, outdoor work is at a standstill. But the seeds- men’s catalogues are now ready; get them, and by a careful study now, become acquain- ted with all the novelties that are offered. Make a selection of a few of these, but never make the mistake of trusting your entire garden to the season’s novelties. Place your reliance upon the old time, well-tried favor- ites, or such recent novelty as has proved itself worthy under your special conditions. Very few varieties do equally well under all conditions, and in all sections of the country. Read the various articles in the back numbers of THE GARDEN MAGAZINE, such as: “A Complete Garden for a Family of Six,” 3:265. (These figures refer to the volume and page; this reference meaning Vol. 3, page 265.) A less pretentious garden, yet one which supplied a family of three adults with all its vegetables, is described in 2:268. If you are a commuter, and have only a few minutes each day that can be devoted to the garden, read the results of devoting to it ten minutes a day, 3:71. Now is the time to select the vegetables which you are to eat at this time next year. Read Mrs. Barron’s article, ‘Fresh Vege- tables All Winter,” 4:183, and get some ideas as to the requisite quantities and desirable varieties. HOW TO ENSURE ‘‘SUCCESSION”’ But, after all, the most difficult thing is to provide for a proper succession. ‘The ground should never be without a crop, and under a proper system, a small plot of ground will give as great a total return as a much larger area. Study the classified planting tables (3:155), which show the time taken for the various crops to reach maturity; and what varieties to plant for succession. In Mr. J. T. Scott’s article (3:332), are suggestions for vegetables to follow the early peas, early potatoes, etc. If you want to grow the very best vege- tables, that is, vegetables of quality, regard- less of all other considerations, read: Cucumbers and Melons, 2:61; Lettuces, 3:318; Onions, 4:204, 306; Peppers, 3:325; Potatoes, 3:143, 158; Tomatoes, 3:223, 4:62; Unusual vegetables, 3:20. For the flower garden, valuable suggestions can be had from reading the following art- icles: Annuals, 3:28, 139, 226; Hardy perennials, 3:145, 2125 Alpine flowers, 3:133; Asters, 3:166. Chrysanthemums, 3:274, 280; Sweet peas, 3:170, 172, 174. For the suggestions about planning the fruit garden, read Pofessor Fletcher’s articles, 3:68, 220, 276, 327; 4:10, 125 (especially the last, where complete planting plans are given). If you would know what insect pests to watch for, and how to combat them when they come, read 3:64, 158, 232, 288, 320, 346; 4:12. SEEDS FOR FEBRUARY SOWING You can have early summer flowers in the conservatory, and plants in flower for bedding out in May, by starting seeds now in the greenhouse or even in the window. Other- wise, you must buy potted plants from the florist. All these are easily handled: cocks- comb, China aster, verbena, Marguerite carnation, sweet sultan, periwinkle, and the varieties of the Vernon begonia. If seeds are sown not later than the first week of Feb- ruary, they will make strong plants in 24-inch pots by bedding out time. Sow sweet peas for spring and early sum- mer flowers indoors, or sow in pots for later transplanting to the open ground as de- scribed by Mr. Presby in the December GARDEN MAGAZINE, page 227. He had them in bloom May r7th. See if you cannot beat your neighbors next season, and send us the record, with a photograph, for next December’s collection of “Achievements.” Make cuttings of Lantana. Propagate Bouvardia (by root cuttings) and Swain- sonia. This month is the last for making good carnation cuttings, and the earlier in the month the better. March cuttings, if they strike at all, rarely make strong plants. Sow seeds of Schizanthus and mignonette for pot culture. TABLE DELICACIES FROM HOTBEDS Just for once, try a few extra early potatoes forced in the hotbed or the small greenhouse. Plant the tubers on end in flats of sand until sprouted, then pot singly in 8-inch pots only half full of soil, filling up as growth proceeds. Carrots of the Early Short Horn type may be grown in deep flats, or in drills in the hotbed itself. They will be ready in ten weeks and nothing can be more welcome than these early forced vegetables, of exquisite tenderness and delicacy of flavor. Also sow a drill of forcing radish every ten days. PLANTS FOR EASTER There is just time to have Crimson Ram- bler roses in bloom for Easter, if forcing is begun on January 15th. This gives exactly ten weeks. Start in 50° to 54° at night, syringe the wood every clear morning, and when the buds break, raise the temperature to 58°, which should be maintained until the flowers open. sm ice a a a RR This pergola is attractive every day of the growing season because of its well-selected vines, perennials, and shade-loving trees Flowers on and Under a Pergola—By Wm. P. Longland, Wis- consin THE VINES THAT PROVIDE A SUCCESSION OF BLOOM FOR EIGHT MONTHS, AND THE FLOWERS THAT THRIVE BEST ON THE SUNNY AND SHADY SIDES BELOW HE pergola shown above is a rustic one at the summer home of Mr. Charles Hutchinson, Lake Geneva, Wis. Because it leads from the house directly to the woods it was made in the rustic manner. Every pillar has a different vine, and the varieties are so selected as to have something in bloom upon the pergola practically every day throughout the season. The succession idea is much better for a home pergola than the display idea. If you have the whole pergola covered with one kind of vine, the effect will be too showy for a brief period, and exceedingly monotonous for the rest of the season. On our per- gola we have growing all the vines named below. I say nothing about the cultivation of these, as the methods are simple, and may be had from any good catalogue, or from various numbers of THE GARDEN MAGAZINE. The vine which blooms longer than any other is the trumpet creeper (Tecoma radi- Spikenard (Aralia racemosa) growing in a stump. An ingenious way of softening the transition from architecture to wild nature cans, also known as Bignomia radicans). It commences flowering in June and continues to produce an abundance of orange and scarlet blossoms through August. It has the happy faculty of climbing by means of aérial roots so it is unnecessary to be con- tinually tying it in place. Akebia (A. quinata). A very graceful vine climbing ten or twelve feet high. The chocolate colored flowers are borne the latter part of May. It must be grown in a sunny place. So it is with the beautiful white clematis (C. Henry); its conspicuous flowers averaging six Inches across are seen from June to September. Its rich purple and better known companion is Clematis Jack- mani, very similar in habit and blooms during June and July. There are two small white-flowered clematises which always give me pleasure. They are the Virgin’s-bower (C. Virginiana) and the Japanese Virgin’s bower (C. paniculata). The former blooms during July and August, the latter in August and September. The flowers are replaced by seeds which have long fuzzy appendages, which give the plant a woolly appearance for a month. FOLIAGE VINES FOR THE SHADED SIDE In a position which is shaded from the sun nearly all day I have a plant of the frost grape (Vitis vulpina, also known as V. riparia), a vigorous, tall growing vine with bright green leaves. In June the sweet-scented flowers fill the atmosphere with a delicious fragrance. The cultivated grape vines are also desirable plants for the pergola—I have a plant of Concord—but they need the sun. The fastest growing vine I have is the Kudzu vine (Pueraria Thunbergiana). It kills back nearly to the ground each winter but the roots are hardy. It does equally well in sun or shade. The Virginia creeper (Ampelopsis quin- quefolia) will grow in either sun or shade. The flowers are inconspicuous but are fol- 10 lowed in August by large clusters of purple fruit. Ampelopsis quinquefolia, var. Engel- mann is very similar to the type but the leaves are smaller. The fruits ripen in August and are purple or black. This variety has the faculty of hanging to anything it touches by means of little sucker-tipped tendrils. In the fall the foliage is much more highly colored than it is in the type. A telative of these two which always gives satisfaction is the Japanese or Boston ivy (Ampelopsis tricuspidata, known to the trade as A. Veitch). This, like the previous plant, will stick to almost anything, so that it is unnecessary to be continually tying it into place. It has glossy, dark green foliage all summer long, which turns to bright orange and scarlet in the fall. Here it is necessary to grow it in the shade or else it will winterkill. The only variegated vine I have is the variegated grape (Ampelopsis heterophylla, var. elegans, also known as Vitis variegata). The best lily is the gold-banded one (Lilium auratum). It succeeds admirably tor three years when grown among peonies, then needs replanting FEeBRuUARY, 1907 The leaves are blotched and striped with white and when young have a tinge of pink. ‘The flowers are borne in July and are fol- lowed in August and September by an abun- dance of purple berries. In June and July two varieties of the prairie rose (Rosa setigera, var. tomentosa, also known as R. rubifolia), are in bloom; Baltimore Belle, a light pink becoming nearly white, and Queen of the Prairies, which is bright rosy red. These must be grown in the sun. The Crimson Rambler rose also An entrance from a courtyard made of pebble dashed walls. Allis harmony with the rustic char- acter of the pergola blooms during June and July, its bright crimson flowers lasting an unusually long time with us. On the shady side of the pergola I have a plant of the sweet brier (Rosa rubiginosa) ; it does well there, attaining a height of thir- teen or fourteen feet, and always has a sweet, pleasant odor. To protect the roses from the winter’s cold and wind, I cover them by wrapping with common building paper outside of which is a covering of burlap. This is not done until December, when the ground has frozen, and to help keep the mice out a strand of wire is drawn rather tightly around the bot- tom of the covering. PLANTS UNDERNEATH THE FRAME The question of flowers to be grown be- neath a pergola, in order to make each step of the long passageway interesting and attrac- tive, is a rather delicate one. I have tried perhaps fifty of the favorite garden flowers along the sunny side of the pergola, but our list of standbys has come down to about a dozen. The shady side of the pergola is overhung by trees that form the fringe of an ancient wood, and on this side the appropriate thing is of course the modest little wild flowers, ferns and other shade loving subjects that are native to the woods on the estate. There is no expense for getting the plants, and the cultural problem is chiefly that of providing plenty of woods earth in the beds. There is, however, one native plant of such extraordinary decorative beauty that we have propagated it to a great extent, and made it a characteristic feature of our wild garden. This is the spikenard (Avalia racemosa), a THE GARDEN MAGAZINE plant of which is shown in the first of the small illustrations. The old stump in which the aralia is growing was brought from the woods and inserted in the walk with such painstaking care that no guest of the family has ever suspected that it has not been there always. The idea was to reproduce near the end of this rustic walk a living picture that would tempt the guests to explore the woods beyond. The spikenard grows from three to five feet high. During the latter part of July and early in August the greenish white flowers are borne on long, slightly drooping spikes. Later these same racemes are densely packed with red berries which ulti- mately change to purple. The plant is easily grown from seed or from root cuttings taken in the fall—October and November. It is perfectly hardy, but prefers a rich soil in which there is an abundance of leaf mold. GAY FLOWERS IN THE SUN Tn its season nothing equals the peony, and it needs so little attention after it has been planted. Give it a place in a sunny well-drained border and rich soil. Its season of bloom extends from May to July. To keep up a gay appearance all summer in that portion of the border where the peonies are planted, I grow lilies between the plants. The China aster is used as a filler, tn the late summer, for vacant places caused by the foliage of the perennials dying down Lilium auraium, L. speciosum, and L. spect- osum, var. rubrum all do well and the flowers showing up above the groundwork of foliage make a good show. It is necessary to give the peonies and lilies a mulch of long manure during the winter. I have a continuous show of phlox from May until frost. The first one to flower is Phlox glaberrima, var. suffruticosa. This blooms in May but its season may be pro- longéd easily by removing the blooms as soon as they begin to fade. This is followed by the many varieties of the perennial phlox (P. paniculata), which blooms from July to frost. Phloxes like a good rich soil with plenty of manure and full sunlight for best results. 11 They may be divided in fall or in spring and in this way are increased very rapidly. If you have a favorite you want a quantity of, lift a plant in the spring and put into gentle heat in a frame or greenhouse; take the cut- tings as soon as large enough to handle, put these into sand and they will root very quickly. Pot up when rooted, and transplant to the open ground asconvenient. They will bloom in August and September. The best yellow-flowered hardy perennial is Coreopsis lanceolata. Its flowers are two to three inches across and are borne on long slender stems. It isa striking plant, but to be effective must be grown in masses, the plants being set one to one and a half feet apart. It succeeds in any good garden soil and is best grown in the full sun. It is perfectly hardy here and is better off if no mulch is given; mulching causes it to rot in the centre of the crown. The large flowered coreopsis (C. grandiflora) is not perfectly hardy here. VALUABLE FOR SHADED SPOTS If you want a plant to grow in the most dense shade get the red baneberry (Aciea spicata, var. rubra). It has the additional value of being in good shape all the season. The plant grows one to two feet high, has beautiful dark green foliage and in June has a Cluster of white flowers. The flowers are quickly followed by handsome bright red berries which last until September. A later species which grows a little taller and has white fruits with black spots may be had in the white baneberry (Actea alba). ‘These do not need protection during the winter. I have tried the cohosh (Acte@a spicata) but so far have not been able to grow it in the shade; it always dies during the hot weather. A good white flowered plant for the shade where other things will not succeeed is the giant daisy (Chrysanthemum maximum). Its dark green leaves and white flowers with yellow centres are always attractive. In some of the varieties the flowers are as much as four inches across. It blooms continuous- ly all summer long if the flowers are removed as soon as they begin to fade. If seeds are started in March the plants will flower the first year. Divide old plants every third season, as they are very prone to rotting in During the winter the vines need some protec- tion. Tarred paper and burlap shield them from the drying winds. Cover after the ground freezes The best white flowers for late fall, the Japanese anemone (A, Japonica). There are pinK and semi- double varieties. Easily increased by root cuttings the centre if too large. Give a light mulch of straw or leaves during the winter. The false dragon-heads (Physostegia Vir- gimiana and its var. alba and var. speciosa), are very desirable perennials which flower in August. They all grow three to four feet high and have long spikes of showy tubular flowers. The variety alba is white, the other two are pink. All three succeed equally well in full sun or partial shade. Once planted you need have no fear of losing them as they increase very rapidly after the first year, provided they have room and are frequently divided and replanted. Another good group of hardy perennials of easy culture, with colors ranging on all shades of blue to yellow and white is the Larkspur (Delphinium). The Chinese larkspur (Del- phinium Chinensis), blue, and growing about one and one-half feet high, is in continuous bloom from June into August. The white Russian larkspur (D. grandiflorum, var. album) is just as good. The taller varieties will vary in height from three to six feet. If the seeds are sown in March the plants will bloom the first year. A good deep soil with plenty of manure is what they like best, but they will succeed in almost any soil. Re- move the flower stalks as soon as through blooming and plants will bloom again till frost. For best results grown in full sun, but I find that they also do fairly well in partial shade. The common pyrethrum (Chrysanthemum coccineum, known in the trade as P. roseum) we grow in profusion because it is so lavish of its flowers and succeeds in either sunny or partially shaded situations. The centre of the flower is yellow but the outside, or rays, is either white or shades of red such as pink, carmine, rose, lilac and crimson and some- times the rays are tipped with yellow. In this section it starts flowering in May and continues in bloom for four or five weeks. It is very useful as a cutflower. Plant in a good rich soil with plenty of decayed manure, as it is a gross feeder. As soon as it has finished flowering cut off the old flower stalks to within three or four inches of the ground so that the plant will have a chance to make a strong growth for next year. Give THE GARDEN MAGAZINE protection during the winter with a light mulch of straw or long manure. BLUE FLOWERS ALL SUMMER Two of the most satisfactory biennials I have are the Canterbury bell (Campanula Medium) and the cup and saucer (C. Medium, var. calycanthema). ‘The latter looks like a double flower, the reason of this being that the calyx is the same color as the corolla. They do very well in partial shade and may also be grown in fullsun. Both are to be had in various shades of blue, white and red. The Canterbury bell commences flowering in May and lasts in good condition until July. To secure the best effect plant in masses. Both are easily grown from seed (the variety coming fairly true from seed). The beautiful blues of the speedwells can be enjoyed all summer by planting for suc- cession and two kinds only are necessary for this result. For early flowers I grow Ver- onica spicata. This commences flowering in June and lasts nearly all summer. The first flowers to open are at the base of the spike, while it is still quite short but it length- ens until finally it is about eight inches long and the open flowers are at the tip of the spikes. The plant grows about one and one- half to two feet high. A taller growing but later kind may be had in Veronica longifolia. var. subsessilis. This one is a very robust, compact growing form growing three to four feet high with 1-foot spikes of intense, lustrous blue flowers. It flowers during August and September. Both prefer a good rich soil. HOW TO GROW THEM All these perennials are easily grown from seed which may be sown either in the spring (April) or in July. If sown in the spring, as soon as the plants are large enough to handle comfortably, transplant them to their permanent quarters. If this is not convenient, put them in some out-of-the-way place where they can be given good care and the following spring transplant them to the place where they are to flower. Good plants for flowering the following season can be had by sowing the seed in a coldframe in July, and giving the plants a light mulching of Pate A mass planting of the spotted autumn lily (Lilium speciosum). One of the most popular lilies and grows best where the ground can be shaded FEBRUARY, 1907 The Canterbury bell (Campanula Medium). one of the best hardy biennials of the gardens. It will flower the first year from seed if sown in February leaves over winter. In the spring, transplant to permanent quarters. A QUICK GROWING PERENNIAL SCREEN The best hardy perennial for a screen is the plume poppy (Bocconia cordata) and it does equally well in the shade and in the full sun. The leaves are light green above and a silvery white underneath. The creamy white flow- ers are borne in plume-like spikes which need not be removed after the blooming period as the seed vessels are also pretty. The plume poppy grows six to eight feet high; will grow in any soil and when once established its suckers are hard to eradicate, therefore it belongs to the wilder parts of a garden. In the back garden out of the way I grow some plants of scarlet sage (Salvia splendens) and some China asters, for they come very handy to fill in the bare places which are sure to show among the perennials late in the summer. They can be readily transplanted at any time during the summer. WHERE THE LILIES THRIVE Among the perennials and in shady places I have been using lilies with great success. They will do well for three seasons, then they must be replaced by new bulbs. Here are those which will succeed. L. elegans, one to three feet high, with flowers which are usually self colored in some shade of yellow, orange, or red (flow- ers during late June and early July). It has a small variety, Wallacei, which has one pale red flower (July). L. Grayi, two to three feet high, with purple spotted, dull reddish brown-orange colored flowers (latter half of July and beginning of August). The wild yellow lily (Liliwm Canadense) one to four feet high, with yellow, orange, or red flowers which usually have brown spots (June and first week in July). The wild orange-red lily (L. Philadel phicum), one to four feet high and has bright red flowers which are brown spotted (June to July rsth). The American Turk’s cap lily (L. superbum), three to six feet high, with bright reddish orange flowers with darker spots (July rsth to August 1sth). a ee The Cheapest Gardens for the Smallest Lots—By A. Lieble, ¢s: TEN COMPLETE PLANTING PLANS FOR CITY LOTS, THE LARGEST OF WHICH IS 50X 100 FT., WHILE THE COSTLIEST SOLUTION INVOLVES AN EXPENSE OF ONLY $100 DO not want to spend very much money, yet I do want to have a few plants around my house.” ‘Thisisan every- day problem that faces the majority of people who have just moved out into the country. In the average city lot of the regulation 25x 100 feet, there is no opportunity for landscape effect. Whatever is done in the way of planting, should be with the idea of decorating and enlivening. ‘The restrictions are so emphatic that there is very little room for individuai design. The house itself usually occupies practically one-half of the plot and my idea is that in front the plants should merely be a sort of basal trimming for the building, and in the rear I would strive to hide the ugliness of the boundary wall or fence by planting a selection of orna- mental flowering shrubs. These I would select to give a display of bloom over as long a period as possible. On the other hand, I have found it quite practical to make the back-yard not only ornamental but useful as well, by including in the planting a few fruit trees or berry bushes. Some people want to realizeas much money value as _ possible from their home garden. In that case, the city lot can be rescued from ugliness at a cost not exceeding five dollars, but in this case I rely on the fruit trees themselves to give the bright floral effects in the spring months. By all means plant a shade tree along the curb line in front of the house. If you are seeking a maximum effect for a minimum expense, plant just one tree on the street line and let that tree be a well-formed specimen of respectable size. A 9- or 10-foot high Norway maple (Acer platanoides), I think will give more satisfaction than any other tree. It makes a beautifully formed trim head, it leafs early in the spring, all summer its foliage is richly dark, and in the fall it becomes the most luminous golden yellow of all the large trees. Added to these facts is this; that the Norway maple is not easily damaged by storm or weather and is not usually prone to suffer from insect attacks. In the cheapest solution of the 25 x 100 foot lot, peach and pear trees give the flower in early spring, the weigela (Diervilla florida), in early summer and the late summer sees the hydrangea (H. paniculata, var. grandi- flora). Around the porch, the Japan Honey- suckle (Lonicera Japonica, var. Halliana) may give greenery at all times. It is a very easy matter to spend fifty dollars on the same- sized plot. I assume here that the owner is able to buy all his fruits and vegetables, and wants his garden to be merely ‘‘a thing of beauty.” Evergreens are not to be used in these small lots, because they are too expen- sive. The only desirable kinds would cost anywhere from two to ten dollars and the cheaper, quicker growing ones require a great deal more room than can be given. For fifty dollars, a succession of bloom can The regulation city lot of only 25 x 100 feet is by no means an impossible problem. VEGETABLE GARDEN (oy Lonicerc Japonica, . One Norway maple (9 to 10 ft.) Acer platanoides 4. Four Hall’s honeysuckle 2. One weigela (4 ft.) Diervilla florida +50 var. + Halliana 3. One hardy hydrangea (4 ft.) Hydrangea pani- (L. FHlalliana) 1.00 culala, var. gran- 5. Two peach Prunus Persica -50 diflora .50 6. Two pear Pyrus communis 1.50 Toray Cost, Eleven plants $5.09 alle ® 2 S ) m LAWN VEG. GARDEN BEEBE E =| 1. One Norway maple (10 ft.) Acer platanoides $2. 00 6. One carolina allspice Calycanthus floridus .50 2. One rose of Sharon Hibiscus Syriacus -50 7. One weigela Diervilla florida -50 3. Two hybrid deutzia Deutzia Lemoinei I.00 &. Six H. T. roses 2.70 4. Two Japanese virgin’s bower Clematis paniculata -50 9- One lilac Syringa vilgaris -50 5. T'wo Jackman’s clematis Clematis Jackmani 1.00 to. Eight blackberries 80 Tortat Cost, Twenty-five plants $10.00 o2® LAWN @2® BEB ®°oe So $1.50 1x. One Dorothy Perkins rose Rosa 1. One elm (12 ft.) Ulmus Americana multiflora, 2. Twenty-two California privet Ligustrum ovali- var. Dorothy folium 2.20 Perkins -40 3. Three Chinese peony Paonia albiflora, 12. Eight grape vines Vitis Labrusca 4.00 var. Sinensis 1.50 13. Seven currants Ribes rubrum 1.40 4. Two plantain lily Funkia subcordata .50 14. Three gooseberries Ribes oxyacan- 5. Three showy larkspur Delphinium formosum .75 thoides 1.40 6. Three spiked loosestrife Lythrum Salicaria, 15. Six rhubarb Rheum Rhapont- var. roseum superbum .75 icum 1.50 7. Three astilbe Astilbe Japonica, 16. One Hall’s magnolia Magnolia sicllata 3.00 (S. Japonica) 75 17. One pear! bush Exochorda gran- 8. Three perennial coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata .45 diflora -50 9. Two Chinese wistaria Wistaria Chinensis 1.00 18. One winged euonymous Euonymus alatus 1.20 o. One crimson rambler rose Rosa multiflora, 19. Two rose of Sharon Hibiscus Syriacus 1.50 var. Crimson 20. Four pompon chrysanthemum Chrysanthemum Rambler Indicum 80 4.00 Torat. Cost, Eighty plants $25.00 1. One Norway maple (12 to 14 ft.) Acer platanoides $2.50 9. Seven grape vines Vitis Labrusca 3.50 2. Fourteen arborvite Thuya occidentalis 14.00 to. Three hybrid deutzia Deutzia Lemoinet 1.50 3. Seven rhododendron Rhododendron Cat- 11. Three rose of Sharon Tibiscus Syriacus 1.50 aczvbiense, var. 8.75 12. Three Carolina alispice Calycanthus flori- 4. Seven bright-flowered azalea Azalea Indica, var. dus 1.50 anvena 8.75 13. Three red bud Cercts Chinensis 5. One yew Taxus baccata 2.50 (C. Japonica) 2.00 6. One white Chinese wistaria Wistaria Chinen- 14. Three golden bells Forsythia suspen- sis, var. albiflora «50 sa, var. Fortunet 7. One Chinese wistaria Wistaria Chinensis 50 (F. Fortune?) 1.50 8. One trumpet honeysuckle Lonicera — semper- 15. One weigela Diervilla florida virens, var. fuch- (Weigelc rosea) +50 stodes (L. fuchsiodes) .50 Tora. Cost, Fifty-six plants $50.00 The labor for planting the above should not exceed $1,00 for the smallest lot of plants, and for the others, $1.50, $3.00 and $5.00 13 14 be had from an abundance of flowering shrubs, and a rich dignified effect is given to the front by a hedge of arborvite (Thuya occidentalis) faced by rhododendrons (K. Catawbiense,var.) and brilliancy is given in the Fas Dr Ey (GACRAD BENG WirAs Gee ZaaNGn spring by the showy azalea (A. Indica, var. amena). Provision is made in the rear for a grape-arbor, vines being trained over a conveniently placed summer-house. During recent years, the so-called double 1. Two Norway maple (12 ft.) Acer blatanoides $3.00 2. Twosugar maple (8 to to ft.) Acer saccharum 1.59 3. Six Japanese barberry Berberis Thunbergii 1.80 4. Two Waterer’s spirea Spiraa Anthony W aterer -70 5. Two mahonia Berberis Aqui- folium (Maho- nia Aquifolium) 1.20 6. Two crimson rambler rose Rosa multiflora, var. Crimson Rami bler ast 7. Three Chinese wistaria Wistaria Chinen- sis 1.50 8. Three Japanese virgin’s bower Clematis panicu- lata nS g. Nineteen perennial phlox Phlox paniculata 3.50 Tora Cost, Forty-one plants $1<.00 aais ATEN 1. Two linden (12 ft. ) Tilia Americana $4.00 2. Two juniper Juniperus com- munis, yar. Can- adensis 3.50 3. Six deutzia Deutzia gracilis 3.00 4. Thirty-eight sweet William Dianthus barbatus 4.75 5. Fifteen pompon chrysanthemum Chrysanthemum In- dicum 2.25 6. Two Chinese trumpet creeper Tecoma grandiflora 70 7. Four Japanese virgin’s bower Clematis paniculata 1.00 8. Two crimson rambler rose Ros1 multiflora var. Crimson Rambler 80 9. Five grape vines Vitis Labrusca 2.50 io. Twosyringa Philadel phus pu- bescens 1.00 11. Two weigela Diervilla florida =50 12. One golden bell Forsyllua_ viridis- sima -50 Tora Cost, Eighty-two plants $25.00 yars w7TEe MN 1. Two purple maple (12 ft.) Acer palmatum, var. alropur- pureum $7.00 2. Six Japanese barberry Berberis Thunber- gu 3.09 3. Six Waterer’s spirea Spiraa Anthony W aterer 3.09 4. Two Mugho pine Pinus montana, yar. Mughus 6.00 5. Six Adam’s needle Yucca jilamen- losa 3.00 6. Two Japanese holly Ilex crenata 6.00 7. Fourteen hardy hydrangea IGE paniculata, var. grandiflora 5.60 8 Eight Chinese wistaria Wistaria Chinensis 4.00 9. Four showy larkspur Delphinium — for- mosum 1.00 to. Six showy sedum - Sedum spectabile I.20 11. Fifteen golden tuft Alyssum saxatile, var. combaclum 2.20 12. Three silver bell Flalesia tetraptera 1.50 13. Three syringa Philadelphus pu- bescens 1.50 14. Three honeysuckle Tonicera Morrowt I. 59) 15. Three lilac Syringa vulgaris 1.50 16, Four California privet Ligustrum ovali- folium 1.00 17. Three golden bells Forsythia suspen- sa, var. Porlunet (F. Fortune) 1.00 Totar Cost, Eighty-eight plants $50.00 For the new style suburban “double” lot of 40x 100 ft., the cheapest solution is $15.00 worth of plants, which could be planted for $2.00. The larger lots would cost $3.00 and $5.00, respectively; in. the last case, two men for one day FEBRUARY, 1907 suburban lot (which is really two lots of 20 X 100 feet) has become a popular unit. This gives the gardener a great deal more leeway, as it enables him to use some ten to fifteen feet on one side of the house. Gener- ally it is best to keep this entirely in lawn, and it offers a great opportunity for the use of vines on the wall of the house itself or for ferneries in narrow beds. Everything, of course, depends upon exposure to the sun. The narrow strip should preferably be on the east or north, but usually the space is divided up evenly between the two neighbor- ing houses and the problem of exposure is reduced to a minimum. With the expenditure of as little as fifteen dollars, a well furnished appearance may be obtained. Two plants each of the Norway or sugar maples are used to give the greatest effect, and the Japanese barberry planted in two clumps, one on each side of the en- trance, to give character and dignity to the garden from early spring until Christmas. Of all the deciduous shrubs, this is the one which most nearly approaches the evergreen effect and its bright color in early winter is an added advantage. The Anthony Waterer spirea is used near the steps of the piazza because it gives flowers in the summer time, which fact very largely discounts any objec- tion to its color. In each corner near the street line are clumps of the mahonia which give a bold evergreen appearance almost as good as that of the holly. The ornamental flowering plants are confined to vines and shrubs around the piazza, and of Phlox paniculata, which may be made to give a rich growth and abundant flowers nearly all summer. With the expenditure of fifty dollars, quite a wealth of plants may be obtained, and an effect of seclusion given to the rear part of the plot, where a belt of mock orange, honey- suckle, lilacs and snowdrop tree give a wealth of bloom at all times. In the front portion I am able to use two Mugho pines, than which nothing is better in the dwarf ever- greens. Beyond these, I have a belt of yucca and two specimens of Japanese holly. The hardy hydrangea gives light and brilliancy in late summer and in the bed on the right side of the piazza steps, a wealth of herba- ceous perennials may be planted. J am very fond of delphiniums with their charming blue flowers, unequalled by those of any other plant. Many of the plants that I have named here can be easily substituted by others, according to one’s special ideas and requirements. If only twenty-five dollars can be expended, I would reduce the rear shrubbery to one mass on the open side and at the rear of the plot make provision for a grape trellis. The easiest suburban plot to plant is the double lot measuring 50x 100 feet. This offers a great opportunity for the gardener and if the scheme of placing the house to one side is adopted as is shown on the next page considerable play can be given to land- scape features. The smallest sum that can be counted upon for any reasonable quantity of plants on the 50 x 100 lot is twenty-five dellars. It will not differ very greatly in the iE Rea G AC RADE Ne VIVAIG ACZ Noe, 15 FEBRUARY, 1907 beris Thunbergit appear in each corner as well as along the front of the piazza. specimens of arborvite are placed one on each side of the walk to give a furnished effect selection of plants from what has been given for the same amount of money in the smaller- sized plots. The only thing that can be done in this case is the making of a few isolated shrubbery clumps and the placing of two or three specimen trees. Around the house itself I place peonies or other large- growing herbaceous plants and rely on vines for the porch decoration. The clumps of shrubbery are each made of one kind of shrub and so designed that a succession of bloom is given from early spring until the rose of Sharon expands its flowers in late summer. If you will expend as much as one hundred dollars for plants, a plot of this size can be converted into an abundantly furnished garden, which would give play for a connois- seur to include such gems as his fancy may dictate. The whole plot can be enclosed by a hedge of California privet for less than during the winter time, and clumps of Ber- (For suggestions on planting, see page 46) SSS SSE. aaa j thirty dollars, of course, buying small-sized 1. One Norway maple _ Acer platinoides $5.00 1&8. Three Japanese snowball Viburnum tomen- : : . z 2. Two hundred and ninety Cali- Ligustrum ovali- tosum, var. plica- plants which will develop into a hedge in a fornia privet folium 29.00 tum 1.50 a 3. Six standard roses 6.00 Ig. Seven Swamp rose mallow Hibiscus Moscheu- year or tw 0. The rear of the plot is edged Bue TEKS bya mnilex tose Ree 2 P A “is with flowering shrubs, in front of which space 5: aie Tanansse basberny, Besheris Lilniniber git 3.00 20. Lous peony te Looms officinalis 2.00 a 4 3 E z yey’s vite huya occidentalis, 21. Five showy larkspur Delphinium jor- is left for flower beds, in which bulbs may be ; eae, Elona 4.00 : ee j 1.00 ° : : . 7. Two yew Taxis baccata 4.09 22. Ten pearl achillea Achillea Pltarmica, planted in the spring time, and a selection of 8. Six hybrid deutzia_ Deutzia Lemoinet 3.09 var. flore fleno 1.25 herbaceous plants arranged for cut flowers 9. Six Chinese wistaria Wastaria Chinensis 300 23. Nine German iris Tris Germanica 1.35 5 to. Five deutzia Deutzia gracilis 2.50 24. Nine Caucasian soapwort Saponaria Caucasica 1.80 throughout the year. 11. Six blue spirea Caryoplteris Masta- 25. Eight coneflower Rudbeckia peciosa 1.60 ¥ : canthus 1.80 26. Eight perennial phlox Phlox paniculata 1.60 Beds of TOSES are planted each side of the 12. Four Thunberg’s spirea Spirea Thun- 27. Six Shasta daisy Cis entrance walk, a selection of which, of course bergit 2.00 28. Seven Japanese iris Tris levigata (I. eee 5 SB aBe J 13. Two arborvite Thuya occidentalis 3.00 Kem pjeri) 1.40 may be varied to suit the conditions, but I 14. ave Storax 5 rae seeaee 2.00 29. Six baby’s breath Gypsophila pani- 5 15. Four rose of Sharon thiscus Syriacus 2.00 culata I.20 sat suggesting the Baby Rambler on account 16. Three black alder Ilex verticillata I.50 30. Four spiked loosestrife Lythrum Salicaria 1.00 of its continuous-blooming character. Two 17. Three globe flower Kerria Japonica 1.05 é TVorat Cost, Four hundred and sixty-eight plants $100.00 ©3 1. Two ash Fraxinus Amer- Ss icana $5.00 3 2. Thirty-eight Japanese barberry Berberis Thun- [ bergit 7.60 : ao 3. Two weeping mulberry Morus alba, var. oe pendula( M.Tar- cy tarica, var. alba) 4.00 c 4. Two box Buxus sem per- 3 vIrens 6.00 5 5. Six savin Juniperus Sabina 12.00 6. Four Chinese wistaria Wistaria Chinen- sts 2.00 7. Two Japanese virgin’s bower Clemalis panicu- lata -50 8. Three Van Houtte’s spireea Spiraea Van Hout- ter 1.50 9. Three rose of Sharon Hibiscus Syriacus 1.50 10. Five golden bells Forsythia viridis- sima 2.50 (@} 11. Four syringa Philadelphus cor- onarius 2.00 12. Twosmoke tree Rhus cotinus 1.50 13 Four Persian lilac Syringa Persica 3.00 14. Three flowering raspberry Rubus odoratus -9o Tora Cost, Eighty plants $50.00 1. Two sugar maple Acer saccharium $4.00 2, Two hardy hydrangea Hydrangea pantc- ulala, var. grandi- ora 1.00 3. Fourteen Chinese peony Peonia albiflora, var. Sinensis (P. Sin- ensis) .00 4. Four Chinese wistaria Wisltaria Chinensis 2.00 5. Two Japanese virgin’s bower Clematis paniculata -50 6. Five snowberry Sym phoricarpos ra- cemosus 2.50 7. Three dogwood Cornus sanguinea 1.50 8. Eight rugosa rose Rosa rugosa 1.50 9. One horse chestnut Asculus Hip poca- slanum 2.00 to. Three snowflower Deulzia scabra, 2 var. crenata 1.50 ir, Three rose of Sharon Tibiscus Syriacus 1.50 Torat Cost, Forty-seven plants $25.00 A piot 50x 100 ft. may be redeemed by an expenditure of $25.00 for plants, which can be planted by a good gardener in one day. jaborer couid plant the fifty dollars’ worth in one day for about $5.00. one competent gardener on the planting work; if he needs assistance, hire day-laborers One expert man anda It would take these two men two days to plant the hundred dollars’ worth. Always have The Oriental poppy (Papaver orientale) is the most splendid of the red flowers of June. The young seedlings are often winter-Killed so should be protected the first year A Garden of Bright Red Flowers—By Helen R. Albee, New Hampshire A GUIDE TO THE SELECTION AND USE OF TRUE RED AND SCARLET FLOWERS TO THE EXCLUSION OF TONES BORDERING ON PURPLE AND MAGENTA—HOW WHITE IS USED AS A FOIL (Epvitor’s Nore—This is the second article in a series of “color studies” for the hardy border. ARE term red as applied to flowers has great latitude; it includes all tones ranging from orange-scarlet, pure scarlet and blood red, to those tinged with bluish shades, which verge from deep purplish pink, solfer- ino, and magenta into crimson. Therefore one needs to exercise much care in arranging places for the different plants. By keeping In the late summer, and unlil frost, the scarlet sage overwhelms all otner red flowers orange tones at one end of the border and purplish tones at the other, uniting them by pure red, a certain color harmony can be maintained, but it is difficult. Matters are very much simplified if all solferino and magenta colors are absolutely debarred. Fortunately, however, the red- flowered plants usually have an abundance of foliage, so that each plant furnishes the background for its own flowers; and if the various tones in the foliage of red-flowered plants are given consideration as a part of the color composition subtile effects can be produced. But it requires intimate know- ledge of the plants, and for this reason a red border involves many experiments and upheavals before it can be finally and satisfactorily arranged. Most of the flowers mentioned are pure red, and (with the exception of the spiked loosestrife and marvel of Peru) there is no suggestion of either a magenta or solferino tone. The plants named here and the supplementary tables on page 36 comprise such as I have tried and found desirable. As a foil to the bright reds I recommend the butterfly flower (Gaura Lindhewmert), a tender perennial from Texas, usually quoted in the catalogues as an annual. The num- erous white flowers, perhaps an inch across, resemble orchids delicately poised on slender mahogany-colored stems two to four feet high, At a distance these graceful waving 16 The first appeared in the September, 1906, GARDEN MAGAZINE. flowers look like hovering butterflies, hence the name, and give a delightful airiness to an otherwise red bed. At first I grew mine as annuals but as the plants looked singularly vigorous at the end of the season I mulched them lightly with coarse litter and a few leaves, and in the following spring was not a little surprised to find they had spread from the root. The second summer, instead of growing only two feet high, they were four feet high, and the loose raceme became dense —almost a spike of bloom. In sheltered gardens where protection is given by deep snow the butterfly flower can be looked upon as a hardy perennial. My red border shows its first color in April, and from then until October there is a constant succession. The first flowers are the tulips, and of the early singles, Artus, with its blood-red flowers, is the best: among the doubles, Cochinille, pure red. Nothing in May can equal the brightness and gaiety of the many varieties of the flowering almond (sometimes, but erroneously, referred to as a peach). Its deep red and pink varieties are verily the glories of the month. The flowers are double. When once established it is certainly one of the most beautiful of shrubs, and it is no wonder that the Japanese hold Prunus Japonica, fl. pl., (sometimes known as P. nana) in so great esteem. The ground about it needs to be well fertilized and a liberal dressing of wood ashes will also FEBRUARY, 1907 One of the best brick-red-flowered plants is the Mal- tese cross (Lychnis Chalcedonica) help greatly in ripening the wood for winter. The shrub can be kept ina bushy form if the shoots are cut back after the flowering season. Of the many red flowers that June con- tributes the most splendid in effect is the Oriental poppy(Pa paver orientale) ; the variety Parkmanni has given me special pleasure. While established plants of this poppy are hardy, the young seedlings are easily winter killed in some localities. The best way of overcoming this difficulty is to sow the seeds early in spring where the plants are to remain, and by autumn a vigorous growth will have been made, and if mulched lightly and covered with boughs, the plants will usually endure a severe winter. There is so much vigor in this poppy that any portion of the root cut into small pieces will grow into new plants. In its second year the plant blooms a little, and in the third is a veritable patri- arch. The leaf somewhat resembles that of a thistle, and the flowers, borne on tall stems two feet high, are usually four inches across—though one of mine was six inches. They are a gorgeous flaming red with a black spot at the base of each petal. The blooming season covers but a few weeks; after which the foliage assumes a rusty appearance, and in a few weeks should be cut down for the sake of tidiness and also to induce the for- mation of new crowns. The first week in July brings a dazzling array of an old-fashioned, semi-double red rose, such as was formerly found in every New England dooryard. I have a number of plants massed in a long bed that outlines the driveway for about a hundred feet from the entrance. I do not know the name of this rose, nor can I identify it in any of the catalogues. The plants were brought from an abandoned farm, whence all trace of the THE GARDEN MAGAZINE old house had disappeared; for more than a generation they had run wild in the grass and were not growing over eight inches high. They were transplanted into a heavily man- ured bed and now make an annual growth of from two to three feet, which is cut back each autumn within six inches of the ground. In mellow ground they spread much at the root. The flowers are nearly four inches across, semidouble, brilliant red, with a tovely fringe of yellow stamens showing about the pistil. I have counted more than forty roses on a single bush. The fragrance is spicy and clean, unlike the heavy perfume of many other varieties. It resembles the American Beauty in many respects, but is less double and is a clearer red. The hollyhock, in both single and double varieties, in pure cardinal red, is another July perennial, growing from five to eleven feet high and bearing spikes of large, open, funnel-shaped flowers four or five inches across. It does not bloom until the second season, and as winter kills it in some places, it is often spoken of as a biennial. It can be propagated both from seed and by division of the root; the former method gives stronger plants. The hollyhock varies greatly from seed, and a strain is quickly changed. From seeds of a pale pink single kind, years ago, I have grown all shades of pale pink, deep pink, deep rose and pure cardinal red, and all in both single and double varieties; also a lovely, distinct semi-double kind that had a few small tufty petals about the centre. This latter type, in a shell pink, was the most beautiful hollyhock I ever saw. Plants from self-sown seeds are strongest because they have found conditions peculiar to their needs; so I allow mine to spring up where they will and select the most vigorous for transplanting. The plants should be renewed every few years as they outgrow their vigor and become subject to the rust, which is death to the plant. Spraying the plants, while still young, with a weak solution of permanganate of potas- sium is recommended for the rust in its incipient state. If the tops of hollyhocks are nipped when not more than three feet high the stalks throw out lateral branches. This pruning delays the bloom and prolongs the season into October. 17 Among the modern varieties of the perennial phlox, Coquelicot (poppy red) is one of the best In July there is an abundance of annuals in red. Perhaps none is more satisfactory than the nasturtiums (Tropeolum), both tall and dwarf in pure red. A good dwarf variety is known in the trade as Compact Lustrus; of the climbing or tall type select Coccineum. The only difference between these plants lies in the manner of growth. The dwarf form is a low mass of green, with an abundance of blossom, while the running kind makes a vine of four to ten feet in length. I tried the experiment once with a dwarf variety, of cutting off most of the leaves, and the result was an almost solid mass of blooms of enormous size, but the plant was soon exhausted. Extreme forcing impairs the vitality of any plant. By picking off a reasonable number of leaves, and the seed vessels as they form, nasturtiums may be The red-hot poker plant (Tritoma Pfitzert); flowers from July to September. Stalks 3 ft. high 18 encouraged to bloom vigorously, and this will insure flowers from July until frost. Three other red annuals are of a special merit: Satin flower (Ginothera Whitney, known in the trade as Godetia gloriosa), in cardinal red, the annual phlox (P. Drum- mondi, var. grandiflora), in deep blood red, and the peony-flowered poppy in pure red. The last is more showy than any geranium, and a succession of plantings about three weeks apart, beginning in April, secures bloom from July until frost. During August, one of the best red flowers in my garden is the Firefly snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus, var.), which begins to bloom in July, but is at its height in August. From seed started in March plants bloom in July of the same year, and given the protection of a litter or hay covering in winter, they will persist for years. ‘There are both tall and dwarf growing types in many colors—yellow, pale pink, deep red, white. The curiously lipped corolla, whence the name snapdragon is derived, is always a source of interest. The plant requires rich soil and full sun. For a splendor of color in the late summer and enduring until frost, there is nothing to compare with the scarlet sage (Salvia splendens). "There are many varieties, but the one I grow is Clara Bedman. It grows two feet high, and bears huge quantities of slender spikes of brilliant red flowers for which the dark green foliage makes an excel- lent background. The end of the spike droops somewhat, thus relieving any suggestion of stiffness. A tender perennial, the scarlet sage is usually grown as an annual, and seeds should be started in frames, or even in the open. Toward fall the plants may be taken up and potted as house plants for the winter. If the plants are to be left in the garden to bloom as long as possible, they should be protected from the first light frosts of autumn, for, if saved from these, there will be perfec- tion of bloom during the long warm season of the Indian summer which follows the first cold nights of September. During the bloom- ing season, give water freely, and by pinching back the growing tips early in the season, to induce branching,very bushy plants will result. A $10 Vegetable Garden on a Suburban Lot-—By M. H. Northend, “% GARDEN MAGAZINE THE With September the red-hot poker plant (Kniphofia Pfitzera, known in the trade as Tritoma Pfitzert) adds its brilliant spikes of bloom to the garden. Its fleshy root is not reliably hardy in all localities in the North, so if you are not certain about the conditions, it will be better to keep it packed in sand over winter, and in a cool cellar; it can then be planted out each spring. It bears long, slender leaves, and many foot long spikes, set with drooping scarlet flowers, each spike being carried erect on a stout stem a yard ormore high. ‘There are several other named varieties, varying greatly in the intensity of color, but most of them are later flowering than the well-known Pfitzeri, which begins to bloom in July or August, but is at its best in September. No red border should be without our native cardinal flower, (Lobelia cardinalis), which is found in low lands, in the North, but will also live and thrive in dry locations. Loves:lies-bleeding (Amarantus caudatus) must be care- fully selected to the desired color; self sows FEBRUARY, 1907 It attains a height of three feet, and bears quantities of large flowers of the purest cardinal red, distributed on the upper part of the spike. I transplanted four specimens from a low marsh while they were in full bloom, fearing lest I should not recognize them later. My garden is on a dry hill-top with full sun exposure, but I watered the plants daily, shaded them from the sun for several days, and then gave them no further attention. The following spring each plant had made several growths from the root, and later, giant spikes of bloom, larger than are commonly borne in the wild state, were developed. They began to bloom late in July and were one of the chief features of my garden all through Septem- ber. Plants may also be raised from seed, which germinates within a week after planting. No annuals appear in September; the latest of them begin to bloom in August, but are at their best in September. Among them is Sander’s hybrid tobacco (Nicotiana San- dere). ‘The brilliant red, original form is especially recommended. Introduced within the last two or three years, it is already widely known, and is most favorably reported on in New England. It is an ideal plant for its color in shaded beds. It grows three feet high, and bears quantities of large salver- shaped flowers so closely resembling those of the white, sweet-scented tobacco (JV. alata), that it may be regarded as a color variety of it. It has fragrance, too. The feature for October, when all else is failing, is the Japanese lantern plant (Phy- salis Francheiti). Its coarse, weedy looking leaves and inconspicuous white flowers are not attractive through the summer, but at this late time, when the husk enclosing the small, tomato-like fruit brightens into a glowing scarlet, it is distinctly attractive. The showy husk is nearly two inches in diameter. If cut after the leaves fall, the shoots, still carrying the fruits, may be kept all winter as a house decoration, or the berry itself may be made into a preserve.. Though a perennial (if given protection in our climate), it is commonly grown as an annual. Massa- A PRACTICAL SOLUTION OF AN EVERY-DAY PROBLEM; GIVING PLENTY OF FRESH PRODUCE THROUGH- OUT THE SEASON—AMPLE SPACE FOR CUT-FLOWERS AND THE USUAL BACKYARD CONVENIENCES AST year I decided to attempt a vege- table garden, and for fear of failure, determined to limit my outlay to ten dollars. Throughout the season an account was kept of the produce from it, at market prices, and I found that it yielded nearly double the amount of my outlay. The vacant land at the rear allowed a garden plot forty-six by thirty feet. Early in March a plan was made, using the notes taken in my neighbors’ gardens and following the more specific directions on varieties and } spacing found in reliable seed catalogues. As I could think of nothing more discouraging than to weed rows over forty feet long, I decided to cut them across the centre with a path two feet wide, distinguishing this walk by an edging of flowers. This made two sections with rows twenty-two feet long, running north and south. Beds there were none, as with flowers I had learned that rows were much more easily cared for. In the sunniest end of the garden early peas, lettuce, radishes, cucumbers, and string beans were planted. A few hills of musk- melons, one dozen tomato plants, three rows of early corn, and one row of summer squash were also to go in the southern half of the garden. On the other side of the path (toward the north) rows of Black Mexican corn, pumpkins and Hubbard squash, parsnips and salsify, and pole beans were planted. Being anxious to have plenty of tomatoes for preserving, twelve more plants were put here, also five additional hills of melons, also one row of bush peas to be my second crop. Turnips and winter beets shared one row, carrots and beet greens another. Next came Fespruary, 1907 MAGAZINE BUislls Grek 1 ID) IB, IN| Why not grow fresh, crisp vegetables like these rather than buy wilted ones at the green grocer's? a variety of late peas which I had been ad- vised to plant early and train on strings. Just here, at the eastern edge of the garden, where the soil was exceptionally deep and loamy, space was deyoted to a row of spinach and onions. After a few seeds of parsley and cress were sprinkled along the path its bor- ders were to be filled up with zinnias, mari- golds, and candytuft. The plan did not reach this finished state until I had spent many hours thinking it over and readjusting it. Once completed, how- ever, the seeds were ordered immediately, so that I might have no opportunity for changing my mind. In April, as soon as the frost was out of the ground, the land was plowed. As the earth was new, there was much work then to be done in the way of pulling up sods, throwing out stones, and spading, where specially well worked soil was needed. At first I undertook to do all this myself, but was finally obliged to hire a man for the heavier part of the labor. By working with him the work was finished in less than a day. Lastly the garden was raked three times. No change in the plan was found necessary when planting the seeds, but figuratively speaking, it was necessary to have the cata- logue tied to my apron-strings for constant reference as regards time of planting, dis- tances, and depth. As the soil had not been worked for some years I was advised to use a little commercial fertilizer to start things, in addition to the stable manure, which would carry them through the season. It had been predicted that the two kinds of corn would mix, as both were planted in such a small area, but by delaying planting one variety for three weeks I had no such trouble. After the earliest peas were gone, lettuce was planted in that row, while more peas (a wrinkled variety) went into the original lettuce row. When the carrots were ready to be thinned out the surplus plants were trans- planted into the other half of their row, which had previously been filled with beet greens. The string and butter beans were successful, but the pole beans did not mature so well, although their flavor was good. I learned, however, that more fertilizer was required for that kind than for other varieties. Tiring of radishes in July, endive was planted, which was taken into the cellar in the late fall and lasted some time for use in salads. ‘There were really more cucumbers than I could use, but some were disposed of by pickling. The turnips were a failure, as the damp soil was too heavily fertilized. The parsnips were left in the ground till winter. The hardest work of all in my garden was thinning and transplanting, but, it was at the same time really the most interesting. Weed- ing was done daily, never letting the weeds get ahead. At first the different bugs and worms seemed a great problem, so far did their num- bers exceed those of the insect pests common to flower beds; but I found that by fighting them systematically I could check their depre- dations. Later on, the toads proved to be such willing partners that I introduced a plentiful supply into my garden. In August, someone suggested cutting off the tops and branches of the tomatoes, leaving only three stalks to a plant. I tried this with a dozen, which were tied to. stakes; Street 19 the others were left to grow as they would, supporting some in frames made of barrel hoops and staves, and tying the others to lattices which were at hand. The first method is the best, as it economizes space, and results in larger and more abundant fruit. This year I am going to attempt Brussels sprouts, okra, kale, and a dande- lion bed. ‘The peas are to be in earlier, and tomato plants are being raised from seed. The kitchen window now serves as a hotbed, but I hope for a genuine one by another season. The cost of fertilizers is reduced by the use of wood ashes, of which I collect about a bushel in a winter. Another econ- omy is a compost-heap, where are thrown old vines, the kitchen waste, and autumn leaves raked off the front yard. These last retain moisture and will be decomposed by spring. When recommended to me, I thought such a collection would make an unsightly object, but this difficulty was rectified by sprinkling seeds of wild cucumber and scarlet runner over the heap, and planting around the edge a screen of Russian sunflowers. LIST OF EXPENDITURES Plowin eects ras Vieni cera ty sen ore $1.00 (Gommerxciallfertilizenee eee eee eerie 1.00 Mean MT eH aati dh wtceen wea teen neo es 3.00 See d Seytecterattya tyra tee Lites acai eres re 2.50 sRomatomplantsie anne neerias er rete -50 Is eEIN FOES Nenodaogennedosdoenoounade -50 Wnsecticides: wrsee poe he Gee eel 25 Haborhined irises sarkce cnc actiec acces 1.25 Total $10.00 My western wind-break of wild barberry (Berberis vulgaris), is the outcome of several years’ labor and is effective, both as regards use and beauty. The scent of its yellow blossoms fills the spring air, and its cardinal fruit adds to the brightness of autumn, while some remain even through the winter snows. The thorns prove an additional safeguard against small boys, who never make a second attempt to crawl through. Flan of len Dollar Garden and sketch showing location Spinach Onions Peas on strings Chothes-yard wer &Play-ground, Garden Jormmatoes | Cucumbers | Lettuce fadishes | S#ting Beans | Musktie/ons Tomatoes Pole Bears aS). Hubbard Squash Early Corn £arly Cora What may be done on a 50 x 100 foot lot to raise all the vegetables for the family A Californian Amateur’s Berry Garden—By W. Almont Gates, Berkeley, Cal. LUSCIOUS FRUITS IN CONTINUOUS SUPPLY FROM MAY UNTIL THANKSGIVING FROM THREE VARIETIES THAT ALSO MADE A PERFECT SCREEN—FORTY POUNDS OF BLACKBERRIES FROM A SINGLE PLANT HE garden is of the usual kind, the rear end of a small city lot, but the berries that grow there are very unusual. The lot (forty feet wide) faces the east, and the berries occupy the west end. They were planted in February two years ago, and last summer was the first bearing season. The rear fence is of boards, four feet high A city bacKyard, with 40-foot rows of blackberries which produce fruit for half a year and solid, with the rails on the inside. Next to this fence are three plants of the Mammoth blackberry, fifteen feet apart. These plants require a partial shade for the best results and this is an ideal place for them. Besides, an unsightly board fence has been converted into a beautiful evergreen wall. The canes start very early and take on the running habit, some of ours extending sixteen feet. We train them on the fence, using the rails — A cluster of Himalaya blackberry bearing 132 fruits, The whole plant bore a crop of forty pounds as a trellis and fastening the branches with staples. The berries are the largest blackberries known, many of them exceeding two inches in length. They are of good flavor and unlike any other. We picked our first ripe berries May rst and plants continued bearing for two months. In the next row I set two plants of Phe- nomenal berries and crowded in some plants of Cuthbert and Wilson. ‘These latter, however, are to come out and the row will be completed with two more of Phenomenal. This row was set too close to the Mammoth. The distance must be not less than six feet. These must have a trellis and four plants will be sufficient for a 40-foot row. Our plants sent up three canes each the first season which after harvest were cut away to give room for the six new canes sent up by each plant the last season. The canes are of good size and some have reached fifteen feet in length. This berry is a cross between the red raspberry and the dewberry. In color the ripe berry is bright crimson, border- ing on purple. The flavor resembles the raspberry but is more acid. ‘The berries are very large, many of ours last season measured one and one-half inches in length, and one inch in diameter. They commence to ripen early in May almost as soon as the Mammoth and continue in bearing about sixty days. From two plants I gathered thirty-six pounds of berries and I expect an increase in the yield this coming season. The Phenomenal is an excellent table berry and has no superior for jams and sauces. The third kind which I have adopted for my garden is the Himalaya blackberry. I set three plants fifteen feet apart in the 4o-foot row and the first season allowed but two canes to grow from each plant. These canes were trained on a trellis made by setting 2x4 in. posts, extending six feet above the ground and nailing on each post, four feet from the ground, a cross piece one foot long. On these cross pieces, on each side of the posts, I fastened a board four inches wide, laid flatwise. The canes were trained on the top of these shelves and firmly tied or the wind and weight of the crop would have pulled them off. No laterals were allowed to grow. These canes grew so very large and long that I could not keep some of them from encroach- ing upon my neighbors. Others I induced to make a right-angle turn at the fence rail. The longest of these canes measured thirty- three feet. They were allowed to root at the tips during the winter season and in the spring were cut back to the length of the trellis. The buds on these canes were eight inches to ten inches apart, and in the spring a bearing branch started from each bud and grew to be from two to three feet long. Many of these branches produced more than one hundred berries each. Our trellis 20 was now a solid wall of vine and berries. New branches, blossoms and berries kept right on growing. The last ones were picked on Thanksgiving day and then we made an end of it by removing all branches, leaving only the bare canes. The canes that fruited this year do not die like those of other berries, but The Phenomenal blackberry. Four plants cover a 40-foot trellis. Berries one and a half inches long remain healthy for several years. This year I had difficulty in providing for the two new canes permitted to grow from each plant, but it was accomplished by placing on the same posts another pair of trellis shelves thirty inches from the ground and training the new canes on these. The berry is large, globular, dull black in color, and of good flavor. When fully ripe it is very sweet. Our first berries were gathered June 2oth and the vines continued bearing until stopped by pruning. I kept a record of the berries gathered until the last of August, when over forty pounds had been obtained. The Mammoth blackberry; an early variety, and the largest-fruited. Fruits two inches or more long Phila: A Vest-pocket System of Garden Records—By J. L. Kayan, i THE SIMPLE SCHEME WHICH HAS GIVEN A PERFECT SUCCESSION OF VEGETABLES WITHOUT LOSING A DAY, AND HAS INCREASED THE YIELD UNTIL A 60x68 FT. GARDEN PRODUCES ENOUGH FOR A FAMILY OF FIVE [All the record systems for garden use we have ever seen were of no real good. They in- volve too much work and don’t get the results. What everybody wants is to raise enough veg- etables for his own family on a space oj a few square feet without hiring outside labor or turning play into work. The author of this article attains these results because of a little vest-pocket note-book that omits the red tape and “‘gets there” by a short cut.—Ep1tor.]} me reasons why ordinary systems fail are two. (1) You can’t get a big yield without fertilizing and there is no way to learn how to fertilize except by experimenting. (2) You can’t economize space unless your crops follow one another without the loss of a day and there is no way to get the necessary dates except by experimenting. My garden contains about one-tenth of an acre and it grows all the vegetables (excepting late potatoes) needed for a family of five adult persons. Last year was the fourth of its existence, and each year has shown an in- creased yield which was made possible only by keeping a record of each year’s work and making use of this in planning the succeeding year’s garden. The garden’s daily progress is recorded in a small book (24 x 44 inches) that can be carried in the vest pocket, and is always handy. The pages are arranged in the form of a table, usually with only one kind of a vegetable on a page, yet so arranged that the same book can be used three years. The entries are made in pencil and at the end of the year they are copied in ink into a much larger book—one that will last for a number of years, so that the records for a series of years may be seen at a glance. Both books are indexed. The sample pages are reproduced in part herewith: The first is the record of an early tomato. The page number appears in the upper left hand corner. In the first column the variety of the vegetable is placed. Ab- breviations are used to mark the columns as follows: Sow—Meaning the date seed was sown. Sp.—The date seed sprouted. 3. Pot—The date plants were taken from flat and put into 3-inch pots. 4. Pot—Date of shifting into 4-inch pots. Pit.—The date of planting outdoors. Blos.—The date of first blossoms. T.—The time elapsed from seed sowing to blossom. Ripen.—The date of ripening. T. Blos.—The time from blossom to ripening. T. Seed—The time from seed to ripening. Done—The date of last picking. No. Pits—The number of plants of the variety. A space on the extreme right is left for remarks. Immediately below the line on which these records are kept is one for the yield. The mark, four upright strokes crossed by another, represents five tomatoes picked; the fraction 7-25 is the date placed in the row, July 25th, and is inserted to show how the crop -came on. After September roth tomatoes were measured. In the record of the peas the last column is marked L and gives the length of the row in feet. In recording vegetables by measure the X is used to represent one peck, each leg being one-quarter of a peck. Each vegetable has a table arranged on this general basis to suit its needs. 15°-TOMATO Yaris | Sar hasst~ Mier 0 mam MAR He CS 2 & h me estes sta tet — dala ee A pat [lls Pele alerValeepal eT pape gece cen pe = i go J Sarfrte Yz|%a | 15 el | 19 |93[%o|4 HPO En AA ALIVE ao ES ae ie tr, bushes planted last year and set eighteen inches from the fence; also a shallow gutter fifteen inches wide used as a path, which also gives room in which to turn, but may be shortened if necessary. At the rear there is a row of rhubarb plants set eighteen inches from the fence. Two and a half feet in front of this is a row of asparagus (planted last year), the roots set eighteen inches apart; this year another row of asparagus will be planted two and a half feet from the present one. ‘The remaining sixty-two feet is divided into two unequal portions. All vegetables of the same family are grown in the same portion, the position Remarks. Tis $ Ye aN ——— pany ie Two sample pages from the record book by which closer cropping was made possible By keeping a record I am able to estimate, almost to a day, when anything planted will be ready for use, and also—and this is very important—when it can be cleared away to make room for a succession crop. Although some things planted may be almost failures, yet the total value of the yield from a small garden may still be large by careful planning, planting another crop as soon as one is cleared away. In other words do not let the ground remain idle. By this means, too, the garden is always presentably neat and in order, never an eyesore with old plants, vines, etc., disfiguring it. An almost perfect succession is the total result of my three years’ records. The plan on page 22 shows that the larger part of the garden yielded two crops. A 4-foot space along each tence line contains a row of berry 21 of these portions being changed each year, so as to get a rotation. In deciding on the distances between both rows and plants the effort has been to give the plants room to properly develop, yet to have them so that when grown the foliage will completely shade the ground, and thus lessen the labor necessary for their care. Paths one foot wide are left between the beds of small vegetables, so that the beds can be seen to and crops gathered without un- necessary trampling of the ground. Several changes from the plan are con- templated for this year as a result of the winter’s study of the records. Cabbage is to be omitted, making room for another row of asparagus; celery can therefore follow early potatoes. When cabbage is again grown it will be tried planted among the corn 22 hills. Stringless greenpod pole bean has given me suck a large crop that it will be planted instead of the wax pole beans, and no late bush beans. This one variety will bear from the middle of July until frost. Early bush beans will still be planted, as the first picking was made from them on June 18th. These rows of beans will be placed between the limas and the corn. The record shows that late peas were through bearing by July 8th, the early peas by July 2oth; corn can therefore follow the peas, giving ten rows instead of eight. Even if the peas are not out in time it will not matter as they can be sowed six inches away from the line of the future corn row, being cleared away later. All such plants as lettuce, early cabbage, parsley, egg plant, pepper and tomato are grown from seed; the tender ones in the win- dows of the house, the hardy ones in the laundry, which has sash on two sides, but no means of heating. After March 7th the hardy plants do very well here; on cold nights COT. Rhubaré, THE GARDEN MAGAZINE they are covered. These home-grown plants are better than the wilted bought ones; also I know they are of the desired variety, and for a very small outlay in cash I get a great number. The early plants grown in the house last year were six egg plants, sixty- eight tomatoes and fifteen peppers; in the laundry, thirty plants of cabbage, twenty- four of parsley, and over two hundred let- tuce. The tomatoes are grown on an upright trellis. The plants are set eighteen inches apart in the row, and trimmed to two stems, all side shoots being cut off as soon as they start. The first ripe tomatoes were picked July 2nd. Three varieties of early tomatoes were grown, six plants of each. Chalk’s Jewel gave me the greatest results out of the five varieties that I have tried during the last three years. The scarlet fruits are smooth, solid, medium sized, and of excellent quality. For late tomatoes, Stone and Match- less were grown. Both are excellent and hard to distinguish. . Asparagus . % x | 8 | 5 + é | ls oy sS ie Pea eM el b Ap O7-22 a} EY “ [3I: re 702 Ne ; |S ee RE ee eee Lett Uc2 ApZtl. 27PLA07S) Weert Pea oat, © ee era eS 8 & ; igk- DLwach Aprz = O7722 222. o'- N |. val - gi NS retence pret reid). ae eae al .) 2 pinach Ap Corzz Z2 oy | . Ss rn 3| a) | Jn 5 ‘; 9 | ‘9 oz. Aa 5 | 2 ~ wie wi j S Q2-72 MNZ0 9 aS /2:A7a eS Q I 3 | x o % eo . z : g | ry J . ple 4 I. cc) | | | Vie h G | | | AR | . lg 2 eS ag SR Sa ae DOOBLE ROWS ~~~ | aR es. Scale-tn-Feet, An ingenious garden chart. Solid lines are rows; dotted lines mark successive crops when spacing "was changed: marks on lines show distance between the plants. The names and dates of first planting sare in the left-hand column: those of successive planting in the right-hand column. FEBRUARY, 1907 Previous to the first killing frost all green tomatoes were picked from the vines, the small ones used for pickles, and the large ones stored in a dark place where they kept ripen- ing until December 18th. The first early cabbage was ready for use July roth. I had twenty-five good heads from thirty plants set out. Kale follows early cabbage, and is transplanted into the rows as fast as a cabbage is removed, and set so as to come between the cabbage plants. Two sowings of kale are made, one about June 6th and another about July 6th, so as to always have young plants ready. Kale needs frost to make it good. Last winter it was used until February and the young growth, made in the spring before the ground was plowed, was also used. The early potatoes were dug July 2oth. Late cabbage followed the potatoes, fifty-two plants were set but only twenty-four heads matured, because of the club root. Growing cabbage in my garden has been a continuous fight with club root and maggot. The latter is over- come by the use of lime; when the plants are set out they are watered with limewater so strong that it might be called whitewash. About one week later they get another dose. BIG RETURNS FROM EIGHT DOLLARS All my crops are planted in straight rows, for easy cultivation with a wheel hoe. In fact I could not take care of this sized garden without that tool, as all the work is done by myself either in the morning before going to work or in the evening after returning home. The annual cost of the seeds used is really very small, for taking advantage of the fact that their vitality extends over a period vary- ing from one to ten years, they are bought in larger quantities than needed for one year— indeed in many cases this is unavoidable, and instead of throwing out the remains of a single packet of seed, the surplus is kept on hand. Thus for example, my Chalk’s Jewel tomato has been grown from the same packet of seed for three years and germin- ation was as strong last year as it was at first. The yearly average seed expense is kept below three dollars and my total outlay in money is less than eight dollars, made up thus: COST PER YEAR Walle we Saacl Wseel jon cnccgcscccesauccoce $2.82 4B loails Gi imenmune ale MOG 2-2 6-c50000c0: 2.25 Ilyana Aiovel neMIMOMMUNYs 6 oo 26 55a cc ons oeese 1.50 FO lids, Wome WAAL oo55sac00ceseas00000700 1.15 Total $7.72 The bone meal is used in the rows for second crops and mixed with the soil when setting out plants from frames or pots. MORE THAN 600 PER CENT. RETURN The produce of the garden was estimated (by careful records kept all the season), to be $51.59. This does not include such items as the herbs, parsley, etc.—a number of vege- tables of which no estimate can be made, such as kale, New Zealand spinach, green tomatoes pickled before frost, five rows of spinach, and a large quantity of rhubarb which was freely used and of which I have fifteen quarts canned for winter use. Eleven Types of Garden Enjoyment CONVINCING EXAMPLES OF CREATIVE IMAGINATION AND NO UNCERTAIN PURPOSE ON THE PART OF THE OWNERS—SOME GARDENS THAT WILL NOT HAVE TO BE MADE OVER AT GREAT EXPENSE A real seaside garden. A bed of portulaca in the poorest sandy soil; its brilliant flowers in sharp contrast to the rocks and sea A seaside wild garden. Where the lawn meets the rocky shore are planted barberries and 23 An old-fashioned garden that almost takes care of itself. Filled with peren- niai flowers, which do not have to be planted every year other native shrubs and trees in a nature-like manner A secluded sunken garden where tender bedding plants appear at their best. A garden that is attractive both winter and summer. This formal garden is Here they do not bring a discordant note into the landscape. A formal arrange: composed almost exclusively of hardy evergreens which always give a glimpse ment which suits a formal situation. Mostly geraniums and cannas of life and cheer from the home windows. Yonkers, N. Y. A large formal rose garden in which “‘standard roses” are the dominant fea- The garden of a collector where one may grow every variety of his favorite ture. A “‘standard” is a shrub grown in tree form. A popular idea in England, flower and rejoice in the merit of each. A place where you may forget your but rarely successful here. Mrs. Spencer Trask’s, Saratoga, N. Y. troubles and be an amateur Burbank. Iris maKes a good hobby Water lilies naturalized on a large scale at small expense by an enthusiastic A Japanese garden ina village yard. The owner had the wisdom.to give a amateur who enjoys outwilting muskrats, turtles and other enemies. Every first-class Japanese gardener a free hand and he is better satisfied than if he stream and pond should have water lilies and fish to devour mosquito larvae had imposed ideas of his own 24 A garden that has the spirit of the Colonial times—seclusion, maturity, a certain formality, flowers for sentiment rather than display, permanence, evergreen ’ growth (a symbol of immortality), and above all, a masterful sensé of design which speaks of personality and home life—not mere show The imperishable dignity and charm of the Southern ante-bellum home. The magnolia is the grandest broad-leaved evergreen tree of sub-tropical regions, and box is the most aristocratic of all broad-leaved evergreen shrubs. In such a place flowers would be petty, impertinent, undignified 25 fs The Choicest Vines for Trellis, Pillar, and Wall_sy James T. Scott, %% FLOWERING AND FOLIAGE PLANTS THAT WILL GIVE SECLUSION AND FINISH TO A NEW HOME —THE PROPER SIZES TO BUY FOR BEST RESULTS AND THE PARTICULAR USES OF EACH KIND HE best known and most useful of ali foliage vines is the Boston or Japanese ivy (Ampelopsis tricus pidata, known in the trade as A. Veitchii). This is most suitable for brick or stone walls, because it has disk-like tendrils on the young growths by which it holds on securely, and the plant is supported to any height. Boston ivy succeeds in any aspect, north, south, east, or west, and is per- fectly hardy. It succeeds in the smoke and dirt of the city just as well as in a clearer atmosphere; and after planting needs no attention, except cutting back when it encroaches upon windows or doors. The foliage is deciduous, but in early spring bursts forth with beauti- ful tints of green and red-brown. In summer the vines present a mass of shining green, and when autumn arrives the foliage assumes vivid tints of gold, purple, and scarlet; it hangs on with great tenacity, and is among the last of the leaves to stand against the approach of winter. Plant the vines in early spring, using by preference two-year-old pot-grown plants (costing about 25 cents each), and set them six to eight feet apart. As growth is very rapid, any ordinary wall will be covered with drapery in two or three years. Field mice are very fond of the young growth in winter; they must be destroyed, as otherwise it is no use trying to grow Ampe- lopsis. Poisoning is the most effective method. Get a can of green peas from the grocery and stir well into it a few grains of arsenic, then let it stand for a short time. A few of these strewn around will be a greater enticement than the young growing shoots; and the result to the mice is certain. There is a larger leafed form of Boston ivy known in the trade as Ampelopsis Roylei, but I prefer the former. The Virginia creeper (Ampelopsis quin- Even in winter time, the bare stems of the Boston ivy give an attractive quality to masonry walls in the city quefolia) belongs to the same family, but does not climb. It trails much more freely, however, and is the more suitable for covering rocks, boulders, and low walls. Whenever possible, it should be planted on the top of a wall, rather than at the bottom, for its tendency is to creep and grow downward, rather than to climb upward like the Boston ivy. Where it can be used to advantage, it is a very effective and satisfactory plant. Neither one has any natural enemies to bother the gardener. Their purple berries in the fall are much sought by our feathered songsters. The English ivy (Hedera Helix) is the only distinctly evergreen vine suitable for a high wall; it is practically hardy in the The best quick-growing, fragrant-flowered vine. How greatly it improves the lamp post vicinity of New York, but it must be planted against a north wall, or have northern ex- posure, or by some other means be protected from the sun in winter. The cold and frost do not injure the plant, unless the growth be more or less active. The greatest injury occurs during February or March, when the vine is grown in a sunny position. The early spring or late winter warmth starts 26 the flow of sap so that every cell becomes filled, and if at night this sap gets frozen, the cell walls are ruptured and the injury is done. The leaves soon turn yellow and later on fall from the plant. If given a northerly exposure, where the sun does not strike until late in the afternoon, this cause of injury is avoided. On rough walls, the climbing euonymus has all the grace of English ivy. Rather slow growing The English ivy is slower in growth than the Ampelopsis, but there is no other vine that approaches it for beauty at all times. It should be used wherever possible. It emits roots along its branches, and clings with tenacity, deriving nourishment from even a stone wall. In planting, treat it just like an evergreen shrub and do not handle it until about the end of May, or beginning of June. Get two-year-old pot-grown plants, as in the case of the Boston ivy. The price is the same, about twenty-five cents each. Plant six to eight feet apart and supply them plentifully with water the first summer, or until they get a good hold of the new ground. This vine also has few natural enemies. The climbing euonymus (Euonymus Ja- ponica, var. radicans), illustrated in the January GARDEN MAGAZINE, page 286, is a plant that ought to be better known as a vine. It is often seen in masses, used as a low shrub for covering bare spots, and for this it is very well adapted, but it is also of | great merit as a true vine for walls, trees, rocks, etc. It clings as tenaciously to a rough surface as does the English ivy. Its leaves are small, and growth is slow, two attributes which fit the plant well for use on a low wall. Besides the green form, there is also a variegated leaved one that is extremely decorative. Both are perfectly hardy in New York, and for some distance north. Their small, beautiful, shiny green leaves, about an inch across, are evergreen. I do not know of any vine that gives a neater appearance. It is quite easy to establish either as a vine on a wall or as a ground cover. Plant in early spring in a rich soil, It may FEBRUARY, 1907 be lightly sheared in June to keep an even surface. I have seen the climbing hydrangea (H. petiolaris) on one or two places only, but its possessors have always spoken of it in very laudatory terms. It is of slow growth, and seems to be rather more difficult to establish than the commoner vines, but when once established it is perfectly hardy. It will cling to stone or brick, but not to wood. I once saw it planted against a wall which retained a terrace. At the time of my visit (in June) it was one mass of white bloom. I cannot recall a prettier picture, nor a more suitable subject for the situation. It has all the white beauty of the Japanese clematis, which twines, but does not really cling. The leaves are deciduous, but as it is one of the earliest of plants to show its leaves in spring, the period of bare stems is short. Plant in early spring, and for the first two or three winters (or until established) give it a light protection with salt hay or burlap. Often confused with this plant, even by the trade, is the false hydrangea (Schizo- phragma hydrangeoides), but it is quite distinct. The leaves are deeply lobed, and the flowers are not so showy, having only one large white sepal to the sterile flowers, whereas THE GARDEN MAGAZINE The trumpet vine and Virginia creeper will quickly cover a wooden trellis to makKea solid screen the true plant has four showy sepals. It is unfortunately better known than Hydrangea petiolaris, and.is responsible for the popular unfavorable opinion about that vine. Two of the most useful of hard-wooded vines requiring support, and very suitable for wall or piazza decoration, are the wistaria, Wistaria Chinensis with its racemes of 27 pale purple, fragrant flowers, and the trum- pet vine (Tecoma radicans) in bright orange- scarlet flowers, four or five inches long. Both are perfectly hardy, and excepting, perhaps, an oak or a maple tree, nothing is so easily taken care of. Both are rapid growers, and attain to a great height, and they will outlive the natural term of any man. They can be planted either in spring or in the early fall, and so far as my observation goes, the results are about equal. Give them a rich soil, and they will respond readily to it. Complaints are often heard about these plants not bloom- ing. ‘The fault is usually with the man who handles the shears. In his endeavor to have everything pruned and cleared up before spring, he invariably cuts away all the flower- ing wood. Let him restrain himself for once, and leave the pruning operation until afler the flowering season. He can then cut away any superfluous growth, and need not be afraid of killing the vines. They will respond to such treatment by a still greater profusion of bloom a year hence. Several of the clematises are excellent for screen and trellises, or for draping on walls and pillars. The most generally known is the Japanese clematis (Clematis paniculata). It is one of the very showiest of all vines, 7 y ee 2% a? out Ys 4s The Virginia creeper (Ampelopsis quinquefolia) is an ideal vine for rough places, or banks and walls where it can hang down. Needs support 28 THE GARDEN MAGAZINE Crimson Rambler roses on an arch over steps, a blaze of color foiled by Boston ivy and shrubbery producing more flowers than any other that I know, in August. It is best adapted for trellis work, and if planted against a wall must have a piece of large-mesh wire netting to cling to. It supports itself by its leaves, which twine around any such medium, and it requires no further training. It is best to cut it back almost to the ground every spring before growth starts. As the flowers are produced upon the current season’s growth, it may be stated broadly that the harder it is cut back the greater the profusion of bloom. The wild clematis (Clematis Virginiana), the traveler’s joy (Clematis vitalba), the scarlet-flowered clematis (Clematis coccinea), and Clematis flammula, are all suitable for growing in similar situations and serve to extend the season and character of bloom. There are many beautiful flowered hybrid varieties of clematis of the Jackmani type, A combination of honeysuckle and Boston ivy on a Pittsburg garden-wall, a charming gaiety of color FEBRUARY, 1907 and they are worth growing for the size of the flowers, four to six inches across, whereas in the others named a diameter of about one inch is extreme. But the growth of the large- flowered kinds is not nearly so robust, nor do they produce flowers in such lavish quantities. They are to be regarded strictly as gems and should be planted in the most prominent places. ‘They are at home on the lattice or trellis work of a piazza, or for covering pillars or posts in prominent places; they do well also when planted with Crimson Rambler and other climbing roses. Their growth is thin, and no harm is done. For fences and low walls and for the rougher portions of the garden the honey- suckles are superior to all else. They grow quickly, and are not over-particular as to soil; they produce an abundance of fragrant flowers the whole season (which compensates for their comparatively small size); they are not subject to disease, or bugs of any kind. In fact, when once planted, they seem to thrive indefinitely, requiring no attention whatever. It would be hard to find another lot of plants at once so useful and so pretty that will also stand so much abuse and neg- lect. Honeysuckles are very easily estab- lished, and can be planted in either spring or fall, although early spring is preferred. Nursery grown plants can be procured from thirty-five cents upward. Though not par- ticular as to soil or situation, they do, like any other plant, respond readily to good treatment. If the soil of the place where planting is to be done be naturally poor, dig out a place big enough to hold a large wheel- barrowful of rich soil and they will soon establish themselves. When once agrowing, they will find enough sustenance in the poor- est locality. The best climbing kinds are: golden Japanese (Lonicera Japonica, var. aureo-reticulata), with variegated foliage; monthly fragrant (L. Periclymenum, var. Belgica), with reddish flowers, extremely fragrant and in bloom all summer; Hall’s evergreen (L. Japonica, var. Halliana), flower- ing in the fall; red trumpet (L. semper- virens), evergreen in the South, flowering all summer; and Heckrott’s (L. Heckroiii), the freest bloomer of all. While the climbing roses are not vines in the strict sense of the word they can with so little trouble be tied and trained to so good an effect that we may take some of them into consideration. ‘The easiest method is to have a lattice-work frame or cedar posts, about four feet apart, on which they may be tied. Planted at that distance the roses will com- fortably fill the intervening spaces. In the vicinity of a wall or dwelling an amount of subsoil usually gets incorporated with the overlying earth which makes poor conditions for plants. If such be the case, dig out the poor, gravelly, or sandy material, and put in fresh, rich matter. While a trench two feet wide and eighteen inches deep will suffice, more will be: better. Breadth is preferable to depth, however, at all times. Where large-growing specimens, such as wis- taria, or trumpet vines, are to be planted, a square hole that will take two or three cubic yards of good soil will be sufficient. THE GARDEN MAGAZINE HE story of the growth and development of a new and better table melon than those in common use makes a horticultural record of unusual interest. All of the Garden Magazine readers may not know or realize the years of careful selection and hybridizing necessary to secure and fix a new fruit of value. Mr. Paul Rose, in whose Michigan fields this new variety, the HOODOO, originated, has spent a lifetime in growing Cantelopes. His shipments have brought the best prices in the big markets of the Central States, Buffalo, Pittsburg, Chicago, Columbus and other cities. His specialties have been Osage, Osage Gem, Paul Rose (Petoskey) Netted Gem and this his latest, the HOODOO. Four of these ‘have been intro- duced to the public by Vaughan’s Seed Store and not one of them has been a failure,—ail are grown largely to-day. It need not be said that Mr. Rose has been constantly watching for a better melon and ready to notice, save and im- prove any variation in Cantelopes that comes nearer to the per- fect market sort. Mr. Rose now has Cantelope plantations in Michigan, Illinois, Texas, Alabama, Indiana and Tennessee. WHAT OTHERS SAY Pronounces the HOODOO the Best elon “We have grown HOODOO four seasons, both in field and under glass. Far from bringing us bad luck it has given us our best melons every year, holding of blight ten days longer than Emerald Gem, Paul Rose (Petas- key) or Rocky Ford Netted Gem. It would seem Mr. Rose has achieved complete success and we feel certain this new variety will not HOODOO its growers.’ The ‘Rural New Yorker. In A Class By Itself “The HOODOO Melon is in a class by itself, totally unlike any other Cantelope in flavor and has a very deep color.’’ Trotwood’s Monthly, Nashville, Tenn. Real Hybridizing Mr. Paul Rosewrote as follows March 8, 1906 > Mr. J. C. VAUGHAN, Pres., Vaughan’s Seed Store, Chicago and New York. Dear Sir: The HOODOO js an out-growth of the Petoskey. time to get a melon of more uniform size, I baye been working for some solid netting, of a rounder form, tough netted rind and a much more hardy foliage. I have found the HOODOO to be more blight resisting than any other yariety that I think that it will prove the best shipper of them all; retaining the high quality of the Petoskey (Paul Rose). It is really some later than the Gem varieties, but more prolific. No seeds haye been sold to any- one, I am not looking for anyone to buy seed. Ionly want to perfect this Cantelope and give the public something that is a little better than the best. VAUGHAN’S OSAGE GEM. in its time. I have ever grown. Yours truly, PAUL ROSE. A grand successor to, and from the same breeding as those three splendid melons—The OSAGE, the PAUL ROSE (Petoskey), and Each in succession a market leader VAUGHAN’S SEED STORE This new melon, which has been given by Mr. Rose the peculiar and distinct name HOODOO, he has placed with us for distribution. We promise that it will benno HOODOO in the garden, but rather the most perfect Cantelope for gen- eral use. Its Description The HOODOGO is the ideal basket and crate melon, the fruits average 11-2 lbs., are thickly netted, as hard as a bullet, extra strong at the blossom end, of a very hand- some appearance. The flesh is very thick, of fine firm texture, not stringy, rich orange in color, and of the sweetest flavor. The seed cavity is very small; it is a scant seed producer—30 melons yielded but one pound of seed. The well netted rind is very tough and rubber-like. The vines are vigorous, healthy, and the most blight resisting of any we have seen. The Rural New Yorker says: “‘It holds off blight from a week to ten days longer than Vaughan’s Paul Rose or Petoskey (the most blight resisting up to date), the ‘Emerald Gem’ or the ‘Rocky Ford’ strain of Netted Gem.”’ : Sn eee aaa The Best Ever “T think the HOODOO the best melon I ever ate.’’ C. B. Compton, L. G& N. Ry. Never Tasted a Finer Melon Than the HCODOO ““We have never tasted a finer melon, no matter where grown, than your HOODOO, received to- day from Michigan. If the prod- uct duplicates the melon, we should have no fear of handling on this market all that could be grown. The melons you shipped us on the 18th and used on the 24th, were of a superior quality. The party who purchased your Tennessee stock was so_ well pleased that he called again and again for that variety. ‘hey were at that time being used jointly with the Rocky Ford product.’’ Phillips & Sons, Commission House. Advises Growers to Try the HOODOO “‘T cannot say too much in favor of this melon and will advise all growers to try the HOODOO.”’ F. M. Welch, Buffalo. (HOODOO sold by Mr. Welch at $4.50 per case, while Rocky Ford Netted Gem sold at $3.00 and $2.25.) The 1907 Catalogue of Vaughan’s Seed Store will be mailed free with every order for HOODOO Seed. Our 20th Anuaual Edition. more complete than ever, A Mirror of Horticulture, Four Com- piete Departments in Gardening. The Best Flower Seeds in America. 160 pages. Price for HOODOO Melon Seed, one packet 20 cts.; 3 pkts. for 50 cts. prepaid with catalogue. For market gardeners 1-4 Ib. sealed packet prepaid for $5.00. While the supply is limited, we hope to see a few seeds sown in every good garden for 1907. 84-86 Randolph St., CHICAGO 14 Barclay St., NEW YORK Greenhouses, Trial Grounds and Nurseries, Western Springs, III. 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AJ] parts are inter- changeable. lf any part (say the blade) becomes worn, it can be replaced, thus making the shears as good as new at a slight cost. Made in three sizes—9-inch, $2.25; 10-inch, $2.50 No. 3B (7%<inch) for light pruning, $1.75 Extra blades, 50 cents each. For sale by all dealers. J. WISS & SONS CO., 15-33 Littleton Avenue, Newark, N. J. An Office Man’s Vegetable Garden @Me available space measured up to a total of 540 square feet, and a few trenches for sweet peas. We had wax beans from June 26th to July 31st, nine and one-half pecks, valued at $2.27; pole beans from July rst to Sep- tember 26th, eighteen and one-half pecks, worth $3.94; sweet corn from July 3rd to September 2nd, 204 ears, worth $3.98. The tomatoes yielded from July 18th to October 4th eight and one-half bushels, worth $4.70. Of the early lettuce, radishes, onions and beets we kept no accurate account, but we would have had to pay at least $1.50 at the grocer’s. The time devoted to working in my gar- den was that remaining out of office hours, 8 A. M. to 5 p. M. The three obstacles of little time, little space and little knowledge Salm TOMATOES - SEVEN PLANTS 8 ° ° ° re) ° © ° = fk y > QS {S| | 4usH «wax BEANS s/s s Stas 3/8 8 bs Sor g Bus Wax) BEANS s\8 © | 8 s 2 > > 5 © is s GRASS PLOT = || é z 3 | 8 SWEET PEAS Lay UB eas ~ 2 S565 ONIONS DRIVEWAY GoLbEN BANTAM \x\ StTowelLs EVERGREEN SYOWELL'S EVERGREEN | ASH PY SWEET CORN |\& SWEET CORN SWEET CORN BINS (EARLY) CHRST PLANTING) (Secono PLANTING) | L7c_ The plan of a garden which cost less than one dollar and produced $14.52, over 1400 per cent. were overcome, and the table for a family of four was kept supplied with crisp, fresh vegetables. As soon as the ground was in condition to work, it was spaded up, and the soil—a tough, yellow clay—worked as thoroughly as possible with hoe and rake. A quantity equal to two wagon loads of old, black, stable manure, hauled by the wheelbarrow load, was carefully worked into the ground. We had decided to begin with only the staple summer vegetables—tomatoes, beans, corn, beets, with lettuce, radish and onion for early spring greens. The garden was laid off as shown in the accompanying diagram. The strip on the south side of the division fence, four feet six inches wide by eighteen feet long, was-devoted to tomatoes, seven plants. Bordering the walk strips eighteen inches wide by ten feet long were devoted to early bush wax beans. A strip eighten inches FEBRUARY, 1907 THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 31 SWEET PEAS AND ) SOMETHING ABOUT GROWING THEM IN A GREENHOUSE N this age of electric buttons and subways we are apt to get the idea that everything can be done in a snap-shot way, but with Nature, although you can hurry her along a good deal, she resents too much hus- What we had in mind more particularly was, sweet peas grown in a greenhouse and the neces- sity of building your house in time this year so you could get your sweet peas started in time for next fall. Can there be anything more beautiful or delightful in their fragrance than a vase of sweet peas picked for your table, two or three times a week, all through the wintermonths? The reason we selected sweet peas from all the choice things so suc- cessfully grown in greenhouses, is because tling and simply refuses to act. we just visited this house where they are growing so abundantly. This little sketch shows the kind of box the gardener has rigged up for growing them. It is easy to handle, while the frame, strung for the vines, does away with the unsightly brush or net wiring. He plants them in his U-Bar house during August, the first picking was for Thanksgiving, and each year he has picked right through to Easter. We don’t know of ancther such record with an ordinary house. Just another one of the proofs of the won- derful growing powers of U-Bar greenhouses —wonderful because they are so light, so near like an actual outdoors condition. U-Bar houses are built so entirely different from other greenhouses that we have tried to tell this difference for you in an interesting way in our new book catalog. This catalog we want you to have. Write to the Pierson U-Bar Company U-Bar Greenhouses Metropolitan Building, 23d St. and 4th Ave. New York But don’t put off building until next fall if you want flowers and fruit for next fall and winter. 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Portland. Me. Grand Rapids. Mich. . College Av. Birmingham, Ala. Hot Springs, Ark. San Francisco, Oal., West Haven, Conn. Washington. D. ©., 211 N. Oapitol St. 265 8 32 THE GARDEN MAGAZINE Frpruary, 1907 wide by seven feet long, at the back of the enclosed porch, was given to the old-fashioned pole beans, as was a strip eighteen inches by nine feet at the front of the coal shed and another eighteen inches wide by ten feet long at the end of the shed. Outside the driveway was a plot nine feet in width, running the full depth of the yard. This was divided into three 15-foot spaces, in which sweet corn was planted. In the “WV” of the rear walk, a bed for head lettuce was made, French radishes being sowed be- tween the rows of lettuce. At the end of the shed, between the space given up to beans and the driveway, was a plot ten feet long by four feet wide; this was utilized for spring onions and early beets. The purely decorative gardening was con- fined to a strip a foot wide and ten feet long, beside the driveway, wherein was made a ~ $age : trench for sweet peas. A double trench for eas AAA ER LEE the same flowers gave two 20-foot rows to- CAESAR CLICHE CO ward the front of the yard and outside the An Interesting Outcome At the time when you were all enthusiastic over the so-called nature-study craze, the old ‘‘gray-beards’’ shook their heads and declared ‘‘the fad could not last’’—and they were | right; the fad did run itself out of breath, but the many who were interested in a healthy, red- blooded way are still revelling in the joys and charms of nature, and will continue to do so. Along with this ever-growing interest, comes the desire for flowers in the dull gray months, and you are no longer content with the brief pleasures of the outdoor garden—you must have them all the year through; that is just the reason we have made our greenhouses such attractive, workable sort of places—actual bits of garden land where, amidst most delightful surroundings and just the right growing conditions, you can experiment with seedlings, turn completely around the blooming or fruiting time—have your roses in December as well as June; go straw- berrying at Christmas, picking a quart from every six or eight plants. Then there are the vegetables—tomatoes and string beans growing side by side. Melons and cucumbers clambering up their trellises. With it all comes not alone the actual pleasure of having things out of season but the genuine enjoyment of helping things to grow—that zest that only comes with doing things. Send tor our ‘“Iwo P’s’’ booklet. It shows four of just the kind of greenhouses that will bring all this to you. Seventeen dozen ears of corn were produced from a narrow strip on one side of the yard LORD & BURNHAM, GREENHOUSE DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS, 1133 BROADWAY, CORNER 26TH STREET, NEW YORK 7 | driveway; climbing nasturtiums were planted BOSTON BRANCH: 819 TREMONT BUILDING beside the back steps and at the south end of the enclosed porch, and a small bed of old- fashioned flowering plants was made beside the walk leading around the house. One plot of corn was planted with Golden Bantam for first crop, while in the other plots, two plantings of Stowell’s Evergreen were made a month apart. For the climbing beans, small stakes were driven deeply into the ground at the ends of the trenches, and strong wire was run across Pp | a n t fo r ] mm m ed iate Effect from one stake to the other. Then stout twine, such as is used in tying heavy parcels, ILLUSTRATED HOLIDAY EDITION Kipling’s “ THEY ”’ Prepared under the author’s special supervision ($1.65, postpaid). 133-137 East 16th Street, New York City DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY, Not for Future Generations was strung from the wires to the walls—the walls being, in one case, the lattice of the Start with the largest stock that can be secured! It takes over twenty years enclosed porch, and in the other the front to grow such Trees and Shrubs as we offer. and end of the shed. The strings were placed three or four inches apart and were run up about seven feet. For the support of the tomato vines a A N 0 CHESTNUT HILL, trellis, English fashion, was planned, the D RRA NU RSE RI ES PHILADELPHIA, PA. 7 | intention being to hold the plants well up WM. WARNER HARPER, PROPRIETOR from the earth so that the air might circulate freely under and through them and the fruits We do the long waiting—thus enabling you to secure trees and shrubs that give an immediate effect. Send for illustrated list. Frespruary, 1907 THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 33 Garden 6 Floral 7K Guide Contains the most intelligent information pos- sible to obtain on planting Vegetable or Flower Seeds, Vines, Bulbs, and Small Fruits. The culmination of over a half century of experience by the Pioneer Mail Order Seed House of America. SPECIAL OFFER 4 If you send 10 cents with request for Cata- log, we will mail prepaid a Hardy Baby Ram- bler Rose, ready to bloom indoors or out. But one to a customer, however. 4 Send for the Catalog anyway, it’s free. JAMES VICK’S SONS, 362 Main St., Rochester, N. Y. The Earliest Tomato Grown Rickards Brothers EXTRA DARL SG Or; of our many striking novelties this year is a tomato that is at least 70 days earlier than any other tomato grown. Besides its earliness it is a fine, smooth, medium size tomato—a delicious variety for the table. Every one who prides himself on the showing of his garden should plant it. PER PACKET 10 CENTS For 83 years it has been the policy of Bridgeman’s to handle the best varieties of everything. Our 1907 catalogue contains a complete description of everything you will want to grow. Sent free upon application. BRIDGEMAN’S SEED WAREHOUSE, RICKARDS BROS., Proprietors 37 EAST 19th STREET, NEW YORK. Established 1824 Quality Vegetables If a vegetable lacks quality, no matter how prolific it is, or how beautiful to the eye, it should have no place in the family garden. The varieties of vegetables that are most profitable for the market gar- dener are not always the most sat- isfactory for the amateur. Dreer’s Garden Book describes the varieties of vegetables that are best for the ama- teur as well as best for the market gardener. Four Superb Color Plates, 224 pages profusely illustrated, describing everything worth growing in vegetables and flowers, including our unmatch- able Hardy Perennials, Roses, Dahlias, Cannas, Gladioli, ete. Mailed free to anyone mentioning this publication. Five ‘‘Quality”’ Vegetables Dreer’s Aristocrat Sweet Corn. Extra early; ears 8 to 10 inches long and of delicious quality. Pkt. 10c; pt. 25c, postpaid; qt. 45c, postpaid. Dreer’s Crystal Forcing Radish. Beautiful round white variety, crisp and ten- der; a quick forcer and succeeds equally well in open ground. Pkt. 5c; 0z. roc; 14 |b. 35c. Dreer’s Superb Salad Tomato. ‘st the right size to serve whole with salad. ery solid and smooth; few seeds and su- perb in flavor. Very prolific. Color bright red. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. soc. Dreer’s All-Heart Lettuce. Forms large heads, with extremely solid heart. Color beautiful yellowish green, and flavor rich and buttery. The very best lettuce for private gardens. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 25c. Dreer’s Improved Lima. This pole lima of our introduction has now become the standard for quality, earliness and_prolific- ness. Our strain will be found greatly super- ior to the ordinary. Pkt. roc; pint 28c, post- paid; qt. soc, postpaid. One Packet each of the above five kinds of “Quality Vegetables” sent postpaid for 40c. Henry A. Dreer, Philadelphia those with small, dull hued, imperfect blossoms, but the improved kind, with large, perfect, ex- ceedingly double, bright colored flowers (each one a veritable rosette) — crimson, maroon, rose, salmon, yellow, snow white, etc. Though not generally known, there has been as great improvement made in this stately flower, during the past 25 years, as there has in the Canna, Dahlia, Chrysanthemum or Carnation. Lovett’s Superb Hollyhocks will doubtless prove a revelation to thousands. The flowers are not only very large, wonderfully perfect in make-up and pure in color, but they are produced in far greater numbers and for a much longer season than the Hollyhocks of ‘‘Grandmother’s Garden’’—inter- esting and attractive as they were. In my catalog of Hardy Perennial Plants the above are illustrated and described, with prices of plants, together with more than one thousand varieties of other beautiful hardy flowers. Nothing for the cost gives such an air of refinement and adds so much cheer to the country home grounds, rendering them attractive and interesting from early spring until late autumn, as Hardy Perennials; yield- ing, as they do, a wealth of flowers of an almost end- less variety of form and color—not only during the year planted, but for many years—from a single planting. My catalog of Hardy Perennial Plants is a profusely illustrated and beautifully printed book of seventy IS ees should have Hollyhocks. Not pages; its descriptions are accurate and it is replete with information of value to all who are interested in flowers. Mailed free for the asking. J.T. LOVETT, Little Silver, N. J. 34 THE GARDEN MAGAZINE @ Little Book About Roses «*Buyers of plants for the flower garden have always suffered from the commonplace J monotony of all catalogs from nurserymen and the like. No one has been able to break away from the conventional style, until George H. Peterson issued his ‘A Little Book About Roses.’ But this seems to make the interests of | the plant buyer and seller mutual, and is written with an originality and a literary touch that has all the charm of the unexpected.” Framingnam (Mass.) Tribune, May 25, 1906. 123 W. 44th St., New York, Feb. 6, 1906. ©] thank you for your very attractive book on Roses and appreciate the expensive manner in which you have adorned it.” Mrs. Jefferson Davis. NOTE—The late, adored Mrs. Davis was a most enthust- astic lover of the Rose, and in the old days tn Mississippi was mistress of a five-acre Rose Garden, embracing six hundred varteltes. Niles, Ohio, Feb. 12, 1906. “Every page has been read and reread— delighted. I would call it the ‘ Little Classic’ of rose literature.” J. L. Watson. 1907 edition, better than ever, ready February Ist. Mailed free to patrons and in- tending purchasers; to anyone (without obli- gation to purchase) on receipt of 10 cents in | coin or stamps, deductible from first order. GEORGE H. PETERSON ROSE AND PEONY SPECIALIST Box 50 FAIR LAWN, N. J. have stood the test for over 50 years, and are stillin thelead. Their absolute certainty of growth, their uncommonly large yields of delicious vegetables and beautiful flowers, make them the most reliable and the most popular everywhere. Sold by all dealers. 1907 Seed Annual free on request. D.M. FERRY & CO., Detroit, Mich. THREE SPLENDID BLACKBERRY PLANTS FREE—POST-PAID I have faith in my plants. Hence this offer to in- troduce into your commu- nity absolutely free, post- paid three fine blackberry plants. Get a good place ready—then send your name. ’ I want to prove that I excelin : c fine blackberries—the money making kind. Many of my customers are realizing $300 PER ACRE PROFIT from my blackberries, new raspberries, straw- berries and currants. I offera full line of nursery stock, farm and garden seeds, poultry, etc. 800 acres in farm and nursery—the actual fruit of good plants. Catalog free. Send for it. W.N. SCARFF, New Carlisle, Ohio thus be kept off the ground. The estimate of the probable growth was entirely too low; the tomatoes finally attained a height of fully seven feet from the ground. The beans attained a similar height and the pods were always clean and easy to gather. The bush wax bean came to maturity at least three weeks before the climbing kinds, and from the twenty feet given of row, we gathered five pecks. While the bush beans were still in bearing, the climbers matured their earliest pods, and in repeated ‘‘pick- ings,” the last of which was made about the middle of September, the vines produced two and one-half bushels of as fine “snap” beans as anyone could desire. Two varieties were planted—one called Kentucky Wonder, and the other, a week to ten days later, called Lazy Wife. The Kentucky Wonder is cer- tainly true to its name, many of the pods picked being more than eight inches in length, and a number of the fully matured ones measuring eleven to thirteen inches. Seventy-eight fully developed ears were pulled from the early corn, over a period of three weeks, the two later plantings furnish- ing 126 roasting ears, through a season of about seven weeks. The tomatoes planted were of the variety Beefsteak, large and solid. The first ripe fruits were picked on July 18th. At one time the seven vines were set with over two hundred fruits, and from their first bearing until the end of the season, with the frost in October, they furnished an ample supply for the table, as well as an abundance for making catsup, Chili sauce, etc. As for the cost of the garden, less than one dollar covered the entire cash outlay for seeds, etc. A single packet of nitro-culture sufficed for treating all the seed beans, and this cost twenty-five cents. The manure cost no- thing; spade, mattock, hoe and rake were already on hand; therefore, the total cash outlay involved in making this experiment in “intensive farming” was only $1.15. Close account was kept of all vegetables used, the market price of the produce at the time being set down, and by the end of the season the city backyard, that had been considered too small for anything larger than a flower bed, had produced, according to the actual market prices, $14.52 of the finest of home- grown vegetables. I made a comparison of treated and un- treated beans, and am entirely satisfied that nitro-culture increased the yield. The soil was prepared in precisely the same manner in all cases, and the beans were all weeded, hoed and watered exactly the same. From the 7-foot row of Kentucky Wonder beside the porch (given the treatment), we gathered five times the quantity of beans plucked from the untreated 9-foot row. The vines, too, made a growth of from two to five feet greater length. I also treated our sweet peas, and in the entire neighborhood ours were the only ones which were a success, flowering until September and being nearly seven feet in height. The soil is a tough, hard, almost un- workable yellow clay, that must be cut up with sand and fertilized until there is little of the original soil left. Indiana. ROBERT DALE. 1907 FEBRUARY Vaughan s Vest Pocket Calendar and Memorandum Book — For every day in the year, a week to every page, and carefully prepared “Hints on Garden Work” for every week, timely, correct and suggestive. Bound in linen, 90 pages. The most valuable compilation of useful sug- gestions to the country gentleman. f and private gardener ever printed. It contains tables, rules, weather maps, etc., etc. Invaluable THIRD YEAR in every rural home. Price 25 cents with Catalogue for 1907 (30th An- nual Edition), A Mirror of American Horticulture, and @ coupon entitling you to 25 cents’ worth of packet seeds free when returned with any order made up from our New Catalogue. Write now. VAUGHAN’S SEED SHORE CHICAGO, 84 and 86 Randolph Street NEW YORK, 14 Barclay Street Greenhouses, Trial Grounds and Nurseries, WESTERN SPRINGS, ILL. “BONORA” For your house plants; jit will give them pro- OFMODERNTINES. | fuse growth, and make 2] them healthy. ‘‘BO- | NORA” will make | your old plants look | likenew. Endorsed by | the two greatest horti- culturists Luther Bur- bank ana Eben Rexford. i} 1 lb. pke. by mail postpaid making 28 gals. 65c. 5 8 86 SS express se 6-140 *§ $2.50. WRITE FOR DESCRIPTIVE CIRCULAR Bonora Chemical Company, 488 Broadway, New York Order Bonora CHEMICAL CO. \_ 584 BRroAowAy. New Yoni A THRIFTY GARDEN whether large or small, needs proper tools for seeding and cultivat- ing. We make garden implements of all kinds, a tool for every purpose. MATTHEWS’ NEW UNIVERSAL Hand Seeders and Cultivators singly or combined with Hoes, Plows, Rakes, Markers, etc. Over 20 styles) FREE BOOKLET giving description, prices and valuable informa- tion mailed to any address. Write Now. RHODES DOUBLE CUT } PRUNING SHEAR Cuts from both sides of limb and does not bruise the bark. We pay Express charges on all orders. Write for circular and : prices. 7 Grand Rapids, Mich. RHODES MFG. CO. ASEH eGyAck 1D) Ey Ni SMGALG AZINE Frspruary, 1907 Nature’s Two Unique and Wonderful “New Creations” in Bush Limas! Nature has surely surpassed herself! na single season she has outstripped all efforts of man. In fact, such distinct new types have never even been dreamed of before! Look at the illustrations shown of the BuRPEE-IMpROVED and FoRDHOOK BusH Limas, recall to mind the largest and best pods of Lima Beans you have ever seen, and you must agree with us that this is a most remarKable find. To learn just what they really are and how they were discovered, kindly study pages 10 to 75 of ‘THE FarM ANNUAL FOR 1907. ‘These two most unique new Bush Limas will be worth many thousands of dollars annually to the gardeners of America. They are undoubtedly the ‘‘ Greatest Novelties of the Age.” B I is an entirely “New Crea- The urpee- mproved tion.” The pods are truly enor- mous in size, borne in great abundance upon bushes two and one-half feet high by two feet across. The beans are both larger and thicker than those of the popular Burpee’s Bush Lima or any strain of the large White Pole Lima. D This is altogether wzzgue. Nothing Fordhook Bush Lima. like it has ever been seen before. It is the first and ovdy stiffly erect Bush form of the fat ‘‘ Potato Lima.’’ Both pods and beans are twice the size of Dreey’s and more than half again as large as the Challenger Pole Lima. With one $1115.00 in Cash Prizes for 1907. “.° $150.00, several of $50.00 each, we will pay a total of $1115.00 on these Two New Bush Limas. For particulars, see page 28 and page r99 of BURPEE’s FarM ANNUAL FOR 1907. ° are sold only in sealed pacKels. Each These Bush Limas packet contains twelve perfect hand- picked beans. Per pKt. 25 cls.; 5 pKls. (assorted as desired) for $1.00, postpaid. Burpee’s Karm Annual for 1907. “The Leading American Seed Catalog.” The ‘‘Sz/ent Salesman’’ of the world’s largest mail-order seed trade. An Elegant New Book of 200 pages with hundreds of illustrations from photo- taphs, it tells only the plain a very beat OEMS that Grow. truth about the very best It describes Grand Novelties in Flowers and Vegetables, of unusual BURPEE-IMPROVED BUSH LIMA,— NEW “FORDHOOK” BUSH importance, which cannot be obtained elsewhere. If interested, wrile LIMA,—Life-Size Pod. to-day,— ame this publication,—and the book is yours. Five Finest’? New Flowers. we will mail,—as a special advertising offer,—one regular /fteen-cent For 25 Cts. packet each of the charming VARIEGATED QUEEN TaLL NaASTURTIUM, the first of Burpee’s New ‘‘ Royal-Race’’ of Variegated-Leaved Tall Nasturtiums,—BURBANK’S New Crimson-FLOWERING ESCHSCHOLTZIA,—BURPEE’s HERCULES GIANT PANsIES,—the gigantic orchid-flowered new pink FLORENCE SPENCER, and the richest colored EvELYN Byatt SWEET PEA. Purchased separately these five packets would cost seventy-five cents. All five mailed for 25 cts.; or live assortments (in all 25 packets) for $1.00,—mailed to separate addresses if requested. Four Advance Novelties for 1908 Given Free! To every one who orders direct from this advertisement, we will present Free,—if asked for,—any ane with a 5oc. order, any fwo with a dollar order, or all four with an order for $2.00. ‘These Novelties, not yet cataloged by us, but on which we offer Cash Prizes for advance trials, are: /Vew American Dwarf Bush Nasturtium, ‘Ashes of Roses,’’—The New English ‘‘Beacon’’ Sweet Pea,— New American Thick-Leaved Gigantic Mustard, and a New Early Hard-Head Butter Lettuce from fff Germany. W. ATLEE BURPEE & Co, Siititiema"ra vse Life-Size Pod. pas> Be sure to ask for our complete catalog. “3a 1907 FEBRUARY, 36 THE GARDEN MAGAZINE Compare the one- man-one-hammer way of laying REX Flint- kote ROOFING with the crew of skilled la- borers and apparatus necessary to lay any other kind of roof. NITRATE = "SODA if ‘LAWN. 224. GARDEN NO FORM OF NITROGEN is so quickly available, or so positive in its results for the vegetable garden, on the lawn, for shrubbery or trees as a top dressing of NITRATE OF SODA (THE STANDARD FERTILIZER) Send your name and address on Post=Card and we will send you, as long as the edition lasts, “*Food for Plants’’ a most valuable book of 237 pages. dealing with the use of Nitrate of Soda as a fertilizer, giving detailed information Hardy Red-flowered Plants There is a host of red flowers from which a selection may be made to follow out the scheme of an entirely red garden suggested by Mrs. Albee’s article on page 16. The plants in the following list have been tested and may be relied upon to give results in the months named. FLOWERING IN APRIL covering a list of trials at Agricultural Experiment Stations throughout the United States and on all sorts of crops. Mention magazine in which this advertisement is seen, and address WILLIAM 8S. MYERS, Director HEIGHT costs less both for | SCMMON NAME SELENE NYAS a BRET John Street and 71 Nassau St., New York, N.Y. material and labor of | False water cress Aubretia deltoidea, var. Helease) app lyg byes Cee laying than any other Leichtlini (A. good roof, yet lasts Leichtlini) 13 == 5 e longer and Sives FLOWERING IN MAY AY WATSON better PEORSCWION Columbine Aquilegia Canadensis 2 ia from fire, Tain, SNOW | Japanese quince Cydonia Faponica 2 Four’ Row Potato /{ ji and wind. Maltese cross Lychnis Chalcedonica 2 prayer Sa a Coversaniodoncrespordey Strad-, 1 Seed es VS, 4atatime. / WRITE FOR FLOWERING IN JUNE Wheels. adjust tor different : t. fi BOOK AND Red valerian Centranthus ruber 24 esse Gi erars o GGaTOR Ban choosen . 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Belgica (LZ. Belgica) 8 THE GREEN MFG. CO. Victoria stock Maitthiola incana, var. 54 SYCAMORE ST. SPRINGFIELD, OHIO annua I Agida peony Paonia officinalis 2 Oriental poppy Papaver orientale 2 Advice on What to Plant Shirley poppy Papaver Rheas, var. and Where to Plant It Shirley 1s Hybrid potentilla Potentilla Mars IZ FRANK HAMILTON Rugosa rose Rosa rugosa, var. rub 2 Pete isgetahs Landscape Gardener FLOWERING IN JULY ; Bryant Building, 55 Liberty Street, New York Pheasant’s eye Adonis astivalis I Tel. 1286 Cortlandt Pheasant’s eye Alonsoa incistfolia, var. Warscewiczii (A. : : grandiflora) I N abundance of fruit of highest | Prince’s feather Eh RTAGIES © Tejeda SUN-DIALS driacus (A. cruen- quality, finely colored and flav- tas) 1 with or without PEDESTALS ored, is the dir ect result of Poppy mallow Beer ae involucrata, Send for Illustrated Price List H $ var. /ineariloba I ae a comp dlete fertilizer ae aoe cies _ Callistephus hortensis 2 Hartmann Bros. Mfg. Co. taining trom tO 12 per cent. o resident Cleveland canna Canna Indica 3 p p 1 if , } 7 7 omnes Cia Villa ob Jigga New York Office, 1123 Broadway Mt. Vernon, N. Y. OLASHeCOMENe MELEE WING sOLmD USI Early hybrid cosmos Cosmos bipinnata, var. 4 “ 33) 5 aig 5 Plant Food” is a book well worth seg ir pa A AEE 2 Horsford’s Hard F ; assel flower 7 Ca- a place in the library of any fruit bape eee eee 2 F rf y erns fi A r t grower. We will gladly mail it to all Avens : Geum Chiloensis 13 Have you tried icfon Wii cee Ee nothing more appl ‘eante Collomia oe coccinea (Col- decorative mag ey in the mene places and you can eroy them vs where few other plants wi ive. M t ff Coralibells oe he eno : the best of the hardy ade which cant peeked oaineesla GERIIAN KALI WORKS Royal pee iigis rates ee ae s Wants ee oHere Jong list of plants, shrubs, trees, etc., : terest t h. Ask f 93 Nassau Street, New York Phyllis Unwin sweet pea Lathyrus odoratus WN SED KH. HORSE OND, Charlotte, Vir FEBRUARY, 1907 GARDEN FURNITURE How much the addition of a stone bench means to the furnishing of the garden. It shows distinc- tion, taste and refinement. We would be pleased to send you our collection G of sketches upon request. WELL HEADS—SUN DIALS—VASES IN MARBLE, STONE AND BRONZE. LELAND & HALL CO. 557 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK Miss Lots L. Howe, Architect, Boston Plenty of Evidence can be furnished to prove the artistic, durable, and economical character of Cabot’s Shingle Stains “Five years ago this month I had my house stained with your moss-green and ruby-red shingle (creosote) stains, and it looks almost as well to-dayas then. . . . House was stained in April, r900—never touched since.”’ Englewood, N. J., April 22, 1905. WILLARD SMITH. ‘"April 23, 1903, I bought No. 302 green shingle stain from you, which we used ona new residence. . . . Same has proved very satisfactory, and I now want to place an order for three barrels :f this same No. 302 Croesote shingle stain for a new property which I am now building.”’ Billings, Mont., June r, 1905. Austin Nortu. East or West, North or South, the only re- liable, guaranteed wood-preserving stains. Stained wood samples, catalogue and color-chart, free. SAMUEL CABOT, ! Oliver St., Boston, Mass. Agents at all central points. 140 Fifth THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 27 Water seal of unusual depth, making escape of sewer gas impos- sible. Absolute cleanliness assured by water ca- pacity and width of water surface in bowl. <x Vacuum chamber into which entire contents ™ of bowl are drawn by syphonic action. Water jet at bottom of bowl, which cleanses inside of trap and in- —_— sures bowl being abso- : lately washed out. To know what a closet should be to be safe, study the sectional view showing the principle and action of the Sy-CLo Closet. If your closet is not self-cleaning, odorless, positive in its action when flushed, replace it with the Sy-CLo Closet,—‘“‘the closet of health.”’ The Sy-C1Lo Closet overcomes the offensive and dangerous faults of the common closet of the wash out variety by its syphonic action. In addition to a copious flush of water from above, a powerful jet of water enters at the bottom of the bowl. ‘This starts the flow of water over the retaining rim into the soil pipe, where a vacuum, or suction is formed, into which the entire contents of the bowl are drawn. If your closet merely empties without thoroughly washing the bowl, ‘replace it with the Syv-CZO TRADE MAREK The Sy-CLo Closet as shown by the illustration of the sectional view, is formed in a single piece—fine hand moulded chinz—without a crack or crevice where impurity can lodge. Un- affected by water, acid or wear. No enamel to chip or crack. If your closet is different in any respect, it is unsafe. Replace it with the Sy-CLo. The name “‘Sy-CLo”’ on a closet guarantees that it is made under the direction and super- vision of the Potteries Selling Company, of the best materials, and with the aid of the best engineering skill, and has the united endorsement of eighteen of the leading potteries of America. FREE.—Send us the name of your plumber, and we will send you a valuable booklet— “Household Health.” It will tell you how to be certain of the sanitation of your home, and may explain the cause of past illnesses you have never understood. Lavatories of every size and design made of the same material as the Sy-CLo Closet. POTTERIES SELLING CO., Trenton, N. J. PENNY WISE POUND FOOLISH | Oe IN PAINT is expensive economy. Paint costs little but preserves - materials that cost much. ‘The loss from decay that can be prevented by timely use of paint can never be made good—which means, it pays to use paint freely. And when you use paint let it be the kind that looks best and protects longest, that is paint containing an adequate proportion of OXIDE OF ZINC. Our pamphlet, “ Paint: Why, How AnD WHEN,”’ (free to property owners) explains the matter. THE NEW JERSEY ZINC CO, 71 Broadway, New York Wee do not grind xinc in oil. A list of manufacturers of xinc paints sent on application. 38 THE GARD RINT vieASGeAy 7 gNeE | February, 1907 Every Lover of Flowers Should Have This Catalogue Q The owtside of this new Spring Cata- logue will be plain, as the illustration shows, but the inside will be full of valuable information and cultural direc- tions. @ It contains full list of Seeds, Bulbs, Plants, Hardy Perennials and Novel- ties in Seeds that make your garden more interesting and beautiful than it ever has been before. @ SPECIALTIES in imports from Japan, which we have handled for 30 years: Iris Keempferi, Pzonias, Azaleas, Rare Shrubs and Trees, Dwarf Plants, Bamboo and Materials for Japanese gardens. @ Our December and January offers in GARDEN MAGAZINE hold good for Send for Catalogue NOW Z - H.H. Berger & Co. 47 Barclay St. - New York Established 1878 February. Catchfly splendens (Vis- caria cardinalis) I Spiked loosestripe Lythrum salicaria, var. roseum superbum 3 Beebalm Monarda didyma 3 Sweet scabious Scabiosa atropurpurea 25 Spirea Spiraea superba 3 Trumpet vine Tecoma radicans (Big- nonia radicans) 15 Defiance verbena Verbena hybrida 2 Curled and crested zinnia Zinnia elegans By) FLOWERING IN AUGUST Sweet-scented shrub Calycanthus floridus 4 William Agnew dahlia Dahlia rosea Blanket flower Gaillardia amblyodon 2 President Carnot gladiolus Gladiolus 2 Cypress vine Ipomea Quamoclit 5 Marvel of Peru Mirabilis Falapa 2 Blazing star Liatris scariosa 2 Defiance phlox Phlox paniculata 4 Smoke bush Rhus Cotinus 8 Salpiglossis Salpiglossis sinuata 3 FLOWERING IN OCTOBER Pompon chrysanthemum Chrysanthemum Indi- cum 2 The Californian’s Reminder This is the best month of the year for general garden planting. Plant out citrous trees, loquats, all fruits, ornamental trees and plants native to semi- tropical or tropical climates. Manure lawns and turn up soil for new lawns, to get it aérated. Plant out first lot of gladiolus. Fertilize and cultivate roses and remove the weak wood. Put out cabbage and cauliflower plants, and roots of asparagus and horseradish. Sow beans, peas, rhubarb, tomatoes and turnips. Plant potatoes: Early Rose and Six Weeks’ Market for early; Burbank for late. If you have no onions, plant at once: New Queen for early white, White Portugal for later, and Yellow Danvers and Australian Brown for dark-skinned; the latter is the best keeper of all onions. Los Angeles. ERNEST BRAUNTON. The New Way to Plant Crocuses SPER most delightful way to plant crocuses isto scatter them in the lawn, instead of having them in the garden where they come up out of bare earth. They are the first spring flowers that have good size, and good colors, and good cheer. The cheapest bulbs for lawn planting cost $3.00 to $3.50 per thousand mixed, but you can get much better effects by buying separate colors, which only cost a dollar more. Then you can control your purples and yellows, which sometimes conflict in mixtures. Lychnis Viscaria, var. ! 7 YOU HAVE NEVER ENJOYED aS Good a Glass of CHOCOLATE SODA} NOT or COLD as at the fountains of our 30 RETAIL STORES ___ THROUGHOUT THE fH STATES & CANADA /Z OF at our authorized Sales Agents Y IN PRINCIPAL CITIES | you haveseen Bear Signs i, and Bear Statues splayed. (7 DELICIOUS CHOCOLATE FLAVOR? WHY NOT ENJOY IT IN YOUR OWN HOME BY ORDERING A CAN OF Ss | BREAKFAST COCOA AT OWR Stores.Sales Agents or from your Grocer, Most makers of lamp-chimneys don’t mark their wares—possibly | they are ashamed to. If I didn’t make as@good alo, Il mark mine either. chimneys as wouldn’t I mark mine “MaAcsrra eo my own name—because | am proud to be known by them. My Index—it’s free—tells other reasons why my lamp-chimneys are marked and why I am proud to put my name on them. May I send it to you? Address, MAC est, Pittsburgh. QUALITY =a Send for Catalogue. ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON| 342 West 14th St., New York. a Jewell Seeds and Trees 1200 acre nursery and seed farm, founded at Lake City in _868 by Dr. P. A. Jewell. Send postal card for Free 132-page catalog of Seeds, Plants, Trees. Roses, Evergreens, etc. We grow only Hardy yarieties suited to the North. The Jewell Nurseries LAKE CITY, MINN. ry Fepruary, 1907 THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 39 GAME HEADS ROBES AND TIGER SKINS LEOPARD SKINS BEAR SKINS WOLF FOX, ETC. eure 7 44 Abe selected Chinese Leopard Skin i) Mounted open jaws 5 \ 4 or half head Sy 4 | Special price, D. a we $25.00 to $30.00 & 5 wt Handsome 5 * e*$ Deer Head $15.00 to $18.00 Either sent onapproval. Next month regular prices. A few rare Butfalo Robes peyeijsni[] Mou Au 103 pusg FRANKLIN C. JONES, Importer 174 FEDERAL STREET, = BOSTON, MASS. Exterminates field mice, house mice, and other rodents in houses, greenhouses, hotbeds, barns and stables. Package (containing enough Ubet Ikill to kill 1,000 mice) 60 cents, car- Mage paid. STUMPP & WALTER CO., Distributing Agents 50 Barclay Street, New York City MACE BY J. D. AUG. HARTZ QUEENS BOROUGH. _ NEW YORK COLLEGE pornt. a BERRY PLANTS We are headquarters for plants of the new “‘Oswego’’ strawberry and 50 other best newand old varieties. Also the “Plum | ¢ Farmer’ raspberry and other desirable ¥ kinds of Raspberries, Blackberries and other Fruit Plants, etc. 23 years’ exper- ience. Highest awards at World’s Fair. We invite correspondence. Catalog free. L. J. FARMER, Box 729, Pulaski, N.Y. ) Would You a 5 Like a Few . | WANT EVERY PERSON who is interested in any sort of gardening, or who has any ground about his or her home to know what THE GARDEN MAGAZINE really is. WILL YOU HELP ME in this work, which will take very little of your time and will pay you well? You cannot make a for- tune at it, but you can make a few dollars just as easily as not. Also, if you can give me some information I want, you can earn several dol- lars’ worth of our books in a few minutes, without stepping outside your house. HIS IS NOT A CANVASSING PROPOSI- TION, and only the first person heard from in any locality will be able to take ad- vantage of it. BE THE FIRST IN YOUR LOCALITY. Let me hear from you To-pay on a postal card, and I will tel] you what I want toknow. Doitto-day. Address CIRCULATION MANAGER GARDEN MAGAZINE 188 East 16th St. New York City SKK ecé Bae RR KKK KKK KKK KK ERK KEELER CEES é i Currants, Vegetables and Fruils : , House Plants “terooame games a INFALLIBLE INSECTICIDE | or ; : : mmond’s Siug*" Chicken Lice ees ALL INSECTS een: nes M Carden Plants, Shrubs, Trees, iba wii / SOLD BY SEEDSMEN 25 VEARS though j ts in 0 - ata | Ait, ot insects, does not injure the foliage and ac’ ly? j op ing US Ze(ne Be, Das toe SOV Es y ee. Ce, —Dust the POW ger 0M i er every part of them: epost I ears A “lent, but if a new brood 4PP This picture represents a perfo- rated top carton of Hammond’s Slug Shot, sold a// over America by the seed dealers and many mer- chants who deal in seeds. For house plants or dusting on chickens to destroy lice, it is safe and effective. For free pamphlets on “Bugs and Blights,” worth having, write to | Fishkill-on-Hudson New York ’s Slug shot tae -ON- REDSOM Me >>? >>23d595 DDDSDBSE>5B>>>PPPPPII™”— pons OU can order from our Catalogue with great saving of time be- cause it is arranged in Alphabetical order, as hereto- fore, and each article is numbered. In ordering, therefore, numbers only need be given. It contains 142 large size pages beautifully illustrated and is sent free on receipt of postal. Grass seed mixtures for Golf Links, Tennis Courts, Polo Grounds, Lawns, etc., one of our specialties. We import every year large quantities of all the natural grasses. of the highest possible grade. J. M. THORBURN © CO., 33 Barclay St., through to 38 Park Place, New York Everything of the Highest Grade. 40 THE GARDEN MAGAZINE FEBRUARY, 1907 The IVER JOHNSON Revoiver has now reached a sale equal to all other American makes combined. A success like this does not merely happen. It is won by exclusive features of excellence or a superior average of quality. The Iver Johnson has both. It is the only revolver that positively cannot be discharged by accident—you cannot fire it except by de- liberately pulling the trigger. Our booklet ‘‘Shots,” which we mail free on request, explains in detail, the ex- clusive Iver Johnson Safety principle that makes the Iver Johnson proof against accidental discharge, so that you can drop it on the floor, kick it NV down stairs, bang it against a stone wall, or with 4 absolute safety, ~ you may Hammer the Hammer But this is only part of the Iver Johnson story, the biggest part is that which the revolver tells best itself—high quality of material and workman- ship in every detail, faithful and sure discharge, straight, hard shooting, beauty and graceful design. Compactness of structure, easy to handle— just the weapon for a gentleman’s pocket, bureau, or desk. It may be purchased for home use without fear—the ladies of the home find in it a real protection against intrusion and have no fear of accidental discharge with it ‘‘about the house.” Wer Johnson Safety: || hey ean occ, | Wer, Jolnsonsatety Hammer Revolver barrels, nO as ena chatees four-inch parrel, Hammerless Revolver a . 50 cents; five-inch barrel, $1.00; six-inc ar= 3-inch barrel, nickel-plated rel, $1.50. Pearl stocks, "22-32 caliber, $1.25; 3-inch barrel, nickel-plated finish, 22 rim fire cartridge A 5 = 2 8 caliber, $1.50. Ivory stocks, 22-32 caliber, finish, 32-38 center 32-38 center fire 3 , » 32-3 $6 00 Cartridge $5.00 $2.50; 38 caliber, $3.00. fire cartridge = = 1 For sale by Hardware and Sporting Goods dealers everywhere, or will be sent prepaid on receipt of price if your dealer will not supply. Look for the owl’s head on the grip and our name on the barrel. IVER JOHNSON’S ARMS AND CYCLE WORKS 167 River Street, Fitchburg, Mass. New York OrFIcE: 99 Chambers Street Paciric Coast Brancu: P. B. Bekeart Co., Alameda, Cal. UROPEAN Orricr: Pickhuben 4, Hamburg, German E y Makers of Iver Johnson Truss Frame Bicycles and Single-Barrel Shotguns Do Sou Like Good Coffee? Jasco Coffee is a perfectly balanced blend, with the finest aromatic flayor we are able to attain by careful selection and roasting. We have been studying coffee foralong time, ard : this is the best coffee we know. Un- § = ot, For over50 years less you have been unusually fortunate, we have been selling only tested you hhave mlever tasted its equal, ; pe seeds—seeds that we guarantee to be fresh, In air-tight screw-top tins that preserve he d COFFE , pure and reliable. To-day thousands of farmers aroma and keep the coffee perfeetly fresh. Li % } anil gardeners rely upon Gregory’s Seeds—know 5 Ib. CAN $1.60 ; A p for a certainty they are sure growers. Our free Sample Pound, 32 Cents, (Prepaid) 4 : catalogue is nowready. It contains lots of in- Ground, pulverized or bean. Bee Y formation of value to farmers ~ Our broad guarantee—Your money back and gardeners. uf not satistactozy: ; ; J. J. H. GREGORY & SON, A. J. SHELDON CO., Importers E LDON €O;; Marblehead, Mass. 100 Front St., New York ~~ ~ y A a i The Southerner’s Reminder In the latitude of Richmond sow in hotbeds the tender vegetables, e. g., tomatoes, egg- plants and peppers. Sow in coldframes lettuce and radishes for use in March; beets for April; early cabbages, cauliflowers and onions for May. Sow outdoors in late February, if favorable, the earliest varieties of the hardiest vegeta- bles. Under favorable conditions you can have ready for the table in March radishes, spinach, peas, parsley and beets, these being named in the order of their maturity. Also you will have plants of celery, kale, carrot and other plants requiring a long season of growth, to transplant or thin in March, when shiftless people are just beginning to think of sowing seeds. Sow seeds of Georgia collards so that they will mature before the summer’s drought sets in. Set out asparagus roots, onion sets, horse- radish roots, and a few lettuce plants. Also plant an early variety of potatoes. Sow lawn-grass seed. Bermuda grass is best, as it can withstand the summer’s heat. Start flower seeds in boxes in the window. In the latitude of New Orleans sow outdoors by the middle of the month, sweet corn and Early Mohawk beans; at the end of the month, Early Valentine. If frost threatens the bean seedlings, cover them an inch deep with soil, by means of the hand-cultivator. To prevent their being washed away by heavy rains plant beans on slight elevations. Sow in coldframes tomatoes, eggplants and peppers. Sow on sods cucumbers, melons and okra. Cover them on cold nights with boxes or canvas, and in March you can set the young plants in their permanent quarters without any set-back. Plant the main crop varieties of Irish potatoes. Make a canvas-covered bed for propagating - sweet potatoes, or plant a row of whole tubers for ‘‘draws”’ and vines. Set out small pieces of Bermuda grass a foot apart, to make a lawn. Dig up and divide dahlia and canna roots as soon as the growth begins. Dahlia roots without eyes will never sprout. Plant one-third of your gladiolus and tuberose bulbs; another third in March; the remainder in April. Sow seeds of tender annuals and perennials in coldframes, for protection against heavy rains, e. g., castor oil beans, China asters, heliotropes, lobelias, petunias, scarlet sage and verbera. Fesruary, 1907 THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 41 OVER 7,000 KEWANEE WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS have been installed in the last ten years for City and Country Homes, Farms, Public Institutions, Office Buildings, Factories and Small Cities. If you contemplate installing a private Water Supply Plant or if you are dissatisfied with your pres- ent Water service write us. We carry in stock complete Kewanee Water Supply Outfits to meet almost any requirements. _ If our stock designs do not fit your conditions, we will design one especially for you and guarantee it to produce satisfactory results. fis Nothing is too small to receive our best attention and nothing is too large for our facilities. EVERY KEWANEE OUTFIT IS ABSO- LUTELY GUARANTEED. CATALOGUE CONTAINS FULL PARTICULARS SEND FOR IT —FREE — ADDRESS DRAWER S New York Kewanee Water Supply Company ches KEWANEE, ILLINOIS Ty (a Adding two 8! 4" sections to a house 40' 8" long. This is our simple method of making additions. The “Cheap Little Greenhouse” Question E DO build both large and small greenhouses, but not cheap greenhouses. By “cheap” we mean temporary affairs made on wood-pile carpenter lines and by the “rule of thumb” measurements. We are not a lumber firm or a planing mill—we are distinctly greenhouse designers and builders. Our | \WW/ factory is devoted solely to that—we do understand erecting a house that lasts— A Concrete Residence at oodmere, le L. that will grow the best possible plants at least cost of running. If you want that kind of house, then send 5c. in stamps for our “How to Start with a Greenhouse.” oy 1 *? is the title of a new book 5 : One ie coulis Feadences it publahed by ‘The Ata . C Portland Cement Company. is book contains about 90 photographs and floor plans H itchi Nn gs & Com pany illustrating numerous styles of concrete houses, and should be of great value to those who i : are about to build. It has been collated for the purpose of showing prospective house Greenhouse Designers and Builders builders the many advantages to be derived from a concrete dwelling. A copy of this Manufacturers of Heating Pid Ventilating Apparatus book (size 10x 12 inches) will be sent, charges paid, upon receipt of $1.00. 1170 Broadway, New York THE ATLAS PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY eas | 30 BROAD STREET — (Address Inquiry Dep't) NEW YORK CITY THE GARDEN MAGAZINE FEBRUARY, 1907 Quality Vegetables Sow Now In Hot Bed 3) wi AILSA CRAIG ONION the largest mild onicn, compared in size to Yellow Globe Danvers. This is the largest of all the large, sweet, mild onions. 12 bulbs have been known to weigh 30 pounds. This class of onions is planted January 15th to February 1sth in hot beds and transplanted in March and April to the field. They grow three and four times the size of field planted varieties. Ailsa Craig is the finest of this class. Pkt., 15 cts.; 2 for 25 cts.; oz. 35 cts. Every New Vegetable, Flower or Plant of Proven Merit is in VAUGHAN’S 190¢ CATALOGUE Thirtieth year; four great departments, each complete; vege- tables and flowers; bulbs and plants; nursery stock; garden tools and fertilizers; true descriptions, reliable stocks and right prices. A letter or postal written to-day brings the catalogue free by return mail. VAUGHAN’S SEED STORE CHICAGO, NEW YORK Greenhouses, Triil Grounds and Nurseries, Western Springs, III. Buy From A Specialist SPECIMEN TREES Choice Evergreens;. Ornamental Planting, Also DECIDUOUS TREES and SHRUBS Write for large illustrated catalog. D. HILL, Evergreen Specialist, DUNDEE, ILLINOIS MS ROSES FROM 3-INCH POTS BOR SOO e POSTPAID These are fine strong voung plants that were in bloom last fall, and are now in cold houses and cold frames. Your selection of the following varieties; Marie von Houtte, Bonsilene, Bride, Bessie Brown, Helen Gambier, Pink Cochet, White Cochet, Yellow Co- chet, White, Pink and Striped La France, Chatenay, Countess Eva Stahremburg, Madame Votrey, Pernet’s Triumph, Safrano, Brides- maid, Catherine Murmet, Ivory Golden Gate, Etoile de Lyon, La Princess Vera, Papa Gautier, Beaute Inconstant. This offer holds good only till March 1st, and or- ders must be in by that time, but we will hold the plants for you and ship any time up to April io. The 12 best varieties of hardy garden roses ever grown in strong two-year old plants by express for $4 50, or mailing size, postpaid, for $1.50. Varieties as follows: Killarney, Etoile de France, Cardinal, Gen. McArthur, Baby Rambler, Winnie Davis, Sou de Pierre Notting, Caroline Festout, Climbing Kaiserine, Helen Gould, White Cochet, Pink Cochet. DAHLIAS A SPECIALTY CATALOGUE FREE W.R. GRAY BOX 6 FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA OAKTON, Start Early Vegetables at Once Y SOWING seeds in late January or early February, fresh home-grown vegetables may be had in the late spring or early summer, while the price at the green- grocers’ is still very high. Beets, cauliflower, lettuce, string beans, etc., may be started, either in the small greenhouse or window, and later transferred to hotbeds or coldframe. Sow beet seeds in a flat (a convenient size is ten inches wide, twenty-four inches long and four inches deep, with three to five holes in the bottom for drainage), put about half Coldframes require no artificial heat, yet in them there may be grown garden delicacies which may be had far in advance of the regular season an inch of rough sod or crocks on the bottom, and about three inches of soil, then level the surface and firm well. Any ordinary potting soil will do, provided it is not too rich. Sow the seeds, either in shallow drills made with the forefinger, or broadcast, moderately thick, covering with about an inch of soil. Firm well with a piece of board, water to settle the soil, and place in a light position in a temperature of 50° to 55°. Cover the flat with a sheet of glass during the daytime, but remove it at night, to prevent the seedlings from “‘damping off.” When the seedlings appear above the ground, keep the soil rather dry, and, as the plants grow, ADAMS’ SEEDS DO NOT MISS THIS Special Introductory Offer $2.50 Garden Box for $2.00 WHAT THE BOX CONTAINS ; One Pint Package Flowerlover’s Sweet Peas. Half-pint Package Flowerlover’s Giant Nas- turtiums. A Dozen Packages Ten-cent Specialties, among the finest of my well known Flowerlover’s mixtures—Adams Extra Asters, Early Hybrid Cosmos, New England grown seed; Everlast- ing flowers, always interesting ; Foxgloves, the newest strains; Everblooming Hollyhocks; Japanese Flower Garden, mixed; all the nose- herbs that Shakespeare writes about, mixed; Old Fashioned Hardy Flowers, the Old Garden Favorites, mixed; Pansies, Butterfly, Parisian, etc., the newest sorts, mixed ; Phlox Drummondi Grandiflora, extra mixed; Shirley Poppy, the daintiest garden annual, and Giant Zinnias. ALL FOR, $2.00, POSTPAID Money back on return of the Seeds if not Satisfied My little Green Book for the Garden is larger, neater and better than ever. Send ro cents for this unique Garden Book. It will surely please you. Henry Saxton Adams Wellesley, Mass. Don’t miss J this oppor- tunity. It > won't last long. Send us } ten cents for packing and post- age, with your name and address. We will send you a dazzling, brilliant, magnificent. Oriental Poppy. Perfectly hardy; lives through winter and comes up every spring; blossoms are often six inches across. A FINE PLANT, 10 CENTS We send also FREE our splendid illustrated Cat- ff alog and accurate Spraying Calendar. We give you this bargain to introduce our complete line of § Trees, Shrubs, Roses, etc. Write quick and order pees QUAKER HILL NURSERIES 48 Main St. Newark, New York The Agricultural Experts Association GEORGE T. POWELL, President 120 Broadway N. Y. PD EVELOEMENE of Country Places; Examinations made of Land with full reports and Suggestions for Improvement; Advice on General Management; Policies Outlined; Location of Buildings; Landscape Work; Orchard Development; Care of Forest Land and Live Stock. Correspondence invited. VINAL & NEGUS Landscape & Garden Architects 601 Boylston Street, Copley Square Boston, Massachusetts HOTBED SASH and FRAMES MATERIAL AND PLANS: FOR GREENHOUSES BEST GRADES REASONABLE PRICES A. DIETSCH CO. 619 SHEFFIELD AVE., CHICAGO, ILL. FresBpruary, 1907 EER GraureD ING MeAtG SA ZN aor RYTHING ii GARDEN” aa aos Z>( HENDERSON'S 1907CATALOGUE’ ees the covers of which are shown above is the most beautiful and instruc- tive horticultural publication of the day — 188 pages — 700 engravings — 6 superb colored plates — 6 duotone plates of vegetables and flowers. To give this Catalogue the largest possible distribution, we make the following liberal offer : Every Empty Envelope ounts as Cash To every one who will state where this advertisement was seen and who encloses Tem Cents (in stamps), we will mail the Catalogue, and also send free of charge Our Famous 50-Cent ‘‘Henderson”’ Collection of Seeds containing one packet each of Grant Mixed Sweet Peas; Giant Fancy Pansies, mixed; Giant Victoria Asters, mixed; Henderson’s Big Boston Lettuce; Early Ruby Tomato; and Henderson’s Half Long Blood Beet, in A°coupon envelope, which when emptied and returned will be accepted as a 25-cent cash payment on any order amounting to $1.00 and upward. PETER HENDERSON & CO., wats: NEW Beiyigs Pea Sek he a THE GARDEN MAGAZINE Kills Bugs, prevents Blight, Rot and Scab. Will improve crop on average | 15 bushels per acre. 3% acres at 40c.a bushel will pay for SPRAMOTOR each year. Adjustable and compensating, and all Pressure from 60 ws > wnder control of driver. to 150 lbs. at will. All brass. for | year in every particular. Ask for 84-page booklet L SPRAMOTOR CO. BUFFALO, N. Y. LONDON, CANADA ealg Guaranteed Now Is a Good Time to make your plans and have everything ready when the ground is suitable. The results from a well planned garden money cannot buy. Our 1907 Catalogue has a most complete list of \ Highest Grade Seeds Thoroughly tested and of known vitality. We make special mention of the most popular varieties for a home garden ora market gardener. It also contains the latest novelties and a complete list of Poultry Supplies, Mandy Lee Incubators and Sundries for the Garden. We mail this Catalogue free. H. E. FISKE SEED CO. 12 and 13 Faneuil Hall Square, Boston, Mass. Are You Planning to Plant r Let us make you a planting plan, drawn to scale, at small cost. We will select plants adapted to your soil, climate and environment. These plants we will furnish well grown at attractive prices, in due time for planting. 1907 Catalogue ready February 1 ROSEDALE NURSERIES Landscape Department, 63 Hamilton Place, Tarrytown, New York SECTIONAL GARDEN TOOLS The No. 6 " in operation asa Just like a sectional book-case. You buy an Iron Age wheel-hoe today; next year you want a seeder. Buy the seeder partand putiton. Noneed of throwing anything away and buying a new implement. As a wheel hoe it is a No. Z Iron Age and cultivates any crop—used either as a single or double-wheel hoe. The only wheel hoe that combines these two forms. Add the seeder attachment and you have a No. 6 Iron Age Com- bined Single and Double Wheel Hoe, Hill and Drill Seeder— the most compact and useful garden tool ever invented. Opens the furrow, sows any seed in hills or drills, covers and rolls the ground and marks the next row all at one time. | Write for the new 1907 Iran Age Book that shows all the different Iron Age tools that save you time and lighten your labor. Bateman [lfig. Co., Box C, Grenloch, N. J.. Seeder. No.6 Iron Age Combined Double f mie: at OX FEBRUARY, 1907 give an abundance of air but avoid cold draughts. Keep the surface of the soil stirred. By March rst they will be ready to trans- plant in the coldframe. Set them in rows ten inches apart and the plants two inches apart in the row. Their after treatment consists in frequent stirring of the soil, good watering when needed, and ventilating on all favorable occasions. Beets grown this way may be had by May rst, and the tops may be used for greens. Bassano is the earliest but some people object to its light color. In order to get early lettuce, sow the seeds in flats or pans, barely covering the seed with soil; firm the earth well and water. After the plants have made their first true leaves, prick them out into 2-inch pots or transplant into other flats, putting them about three inches apart. Grow in a temperature of 50°- 55°. Like the beets, lettuces may be trans- planted to coldframes about the first week in March. Have a good rich soil and set the plants nine inches apart each way. Water freely at all times but be careful not to wet the lower leaves, and give plenty of air on all mild days. When the lettuces are heading, do not allow any water to lodge in the heart. The secret of good lettuce is growing it quickly, never letting it suffer a check from start to finish. It may be had in eight weeks. String beans in April area delicacy, but they may be had easily by sowing seeds early in February in well drained, 4-inch'pots. Plant about five seeds to a pot, covering with half an inch of soil, and water sparingly until they germinate. Grow them along as quick- ly as possible in a night temperature of 55° or 60°. About March rsth transfer the plants to the frames, setting them about four inches apart and in rows which are one foot apart. When transplanting be careful not to break the ball for that will retard and perhaps seriously injure the plants. Air the frames very carefully each day but avoid cold draughts. If the nights are very cool, cover the frames with mats or shutters. Pay strict attention to watering, stir the surface of the soil frequently and keep a sharp lookout for mice, for they are very fond of beans. The two best early varieties are Triumph of the Frames and Early Mohawk. By starting cauliflowers, as suggested for the beets, good heads may be had by the middle of May. After they have made their second pair of leaves, transplant into flats, placing the plants four inches apart, or put them into 3-inch pots. The latter way is best, as the cauliflower receives no check at planting time. Keep the plants growing rapidly and never let them suffer for want of water. About March Ist to rs5th, transplant to the coldframe, placing the plants about twelve to fifteen inches apart each way in well prepared soil. A little commercial fertilizer strewn over the surface and well watered in will greatly assist the plants. When the heads are forming, break over them several of the outside leaves to keep the heads white. Early Snowball and Gilt Edge are among the best varieties for early forcing. Yonkers, N. Y. GEORGE STANDEN. FEBRUARY, 1907 THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 45 BECAUSE 2 Roses New, rare and old-fashioned kinds are found in our collection. During the shipping season, tens of thousands of rose plants can be seen in our store- houses, sometimes more than five hundred kinds. 3 Evergreens and Conifers Our collection of these is conceded to be the most magnificent ever made in America, The kinds and yarieties are all thoroughly tested and hardy. We dig these plants with a ball which is burlapped at the time of digging. 4 Rhododendrons and Mountain Laurel Are growing by the thousands in our grounds. English and other hybrids. This stock looks so much at home that visitors frequently ask if they are in their native habitat. 5 Blue Spruce, Koster’s We have four thousand handsome specimens, including several hundred weeping trees, of this now the most popular Conifer ever introduced, 6 Standard Flowering Shrubs Are now being used extensively in all kinds of effective planting. We have them in large variety. 7 Flowering Shrubs Are seen in every garden, and no garden can be called a garden without them. Many acres are planted with upwards of three hundred and fifty varieties in our nurseries—kinds that grow everywhere. 8 Hardy Azaleas We have many thousands ina great variety which we have collected froin all parts of the world. These very striking flowering plants are now being used in all kinds of planting and in gardens of every size. ° 9 Magnolias Are the most highly ornamental and popular flowering deciduous trees known. We have a large stock in many varieties. A Magnolia Soulan- gana tree, covered with delightful fragrant blooms in early spring, should be planted on every lawn. 10 Boxwood Is so well known that little need be said. The reader will no doubt look back to the old Boxwood bush or hedge at home, and, with some imagina- tion, inhale that familiar and delicate aroma, which, once known, is never forgotten. ° . 11 Berberis Thunbergi This very attractive Japanese Barberry has become within the last few years one of the most useful of all shrubs. It is now being extensively used for low hedges and boundaries. We have thousands of plants growing in our Nurseries. 12 Japanese Maples We have the finest lot in this country. Have with one bound jumped into popular favor on account of their proven extreme hardiness and brilliant coloring of their foliage. We have thousands growing in our Nurseries, both in pots ancl open ground, 13 California Privet For ornamental planting; clipped in shapes. Ball and Pyramidal forms are becoming very popular for effective planting. We have several thousands from which to select specimens to put in any location. BOBBINK G ATKINS, Nurserymen and Florists 33 REASONS Why you should visit our Nurseries to buy our Stock 1 Because we have everything to make your grounds beautiful and your gardens useful. BECAUSE 14 Shade Trees Are one of our greatest specialties. In addition to having large blocks of handsome straight-stem Norway Maples, Oriental Planes, Pin and Golden Oaks, we have a lirge quantity of other trees in great variety, that are par- ticularly adapted for ornamental lawn and street planting. 15 Hardy Vines and Climbers Are indispensabl2 for covering verandas, walks, fences and unsightly places, Their graceful habit and infinite variety of beautiful flowers and foliage make them charmingly attractive all through the season. We grow larze specimens in pots, of all the most popular kinds which can be planted from early spring until late fall. 16 Hedge Plants We can supply all kinds generally used for this purpose. Privet, the most called for, we have growing in large quantities. quote low prices for large plantings. 17 Weeping and Standard Shade Trees Of these we have a large variety. Parties intending to beautify their grounds should inspect these before deciding as to the kind of trees to plant. No lawn can be perfect without a few of this class of trees. 18 Trailing Vines and Creepers Are a necessity on almost every large or small estate, being useful for cover- ing bare spots or shady nooks, whiere ordinarily other plants will not grow. 19 Fruit Trees IN TRAINED AND ORDINARY FORMS Trained fruit trees have become very popular since we introduced them but a few years ago. They are one of the most attractive features of European gardens and certainly will become more popular, mainly through our introduction. Ordinary fruit trees, in all kinds and varieties, we sell in quantities. one desiring to plant orchards will do well to ask our advice. 20 Small Fruits Have aplace in our Nurseries. Everylody having a small strip of land can grow these fruits. We offer a splendid assortment from which you can make your own selection, 21 Bay Trees Were our first Specialty and still remain at the head of the list. The illustra- tions on page ir of our General Catalogue will give the reader an idea of the immense stock we usually have from which to select trees ordered by our patrons. Many times we have imported between one and two thousand trees at one time. We have upward of two thousand trees in our store- houses at this time. 22 Old=fashioned Gardens The laying out and planting of these favorite old-time gardens is one of the specialties of our Landscape Department. The management of this department has made a life-long study of these popular plants, and knows the practical and artistic value of every plant, and so, as old fashions become new again, we gladly assist in the reinstatement of old-time hardy flowers, ornamental grasses and ferns. 23 We have Bulbs and Roots For every place and purpose. Every flower garden can be enhanced in beauty by free use of Japanese Lilies, Gladioli, Tuberous-rooted Dahlias, Begonias, Tigridias and others. California We can Any BECAUSE 24 Decorative and Flowering Plants Our 50,000 feet of greenhouses give us facilities for carrying a magnificent lot of plants for conservatcry, dwelling and exterior decoration. The stock of Palms we offer this season has never been surpassed for beauty and perfection ia this country. We wish to impress upon the reader that, while we are nu-serymen, we are extensively in the florist business. 25 Hardy Old-fashioned Flowers Of these we have the most complete collection in the country, having many acres of plants with hundreds of distinct attractive kinds for old- fashioned gardens, pond-side planting and plants for every position. 26 Herbs, Kitchen and Salad Kinds On account of the constant demand for herbs for cooking and salads, we have raised a large quantity, in many varieties, for all purposes. These are listed in our General Catalogue. 2247/ The Peony Is the recognized Queen of Hardy Flowers and cannot be surpassed in exquisite beauty and superior usefulness. Its marvelous range of color is infinite, running from the most delicate tints to the most attractive and gorgeous shades. Our immense collection, comprising the richest and most charming varieties, remains unequalled and caunot be fully appreciated un- less viewed during the Flowering Season. 28 Ivies, English and Irish Can be seen in our storehouses by the thousand; plants for covering banks and ground where other stock will not grow: also handsome specimen Pyramidal and Globe formed plants that can be used for Formal Gardens and decorative purposes. 29 Large Leaf Evergreens English Laurel, Aucubas and other attractive kinds are features seen only at our Nurseries and which every visitor should not fail to inspect. 30 If you buy from us and want us to do the planting, we have a complete staff of foremen and planters to place at your command. This is important. 31 Increased space, increased facilities and increased stock are seen in every part of our Nurseries in readiness, earlier than ever before, to fill Spring orders promptly. 32 All of this material necessary to beautify the home grounds is growing and can be inspected in our Nurseries with quantities of other stock, and is described in our new General Illustrated Catalogue, Saine will be mailed to serious inquirers. Do not fail to visit us before deciding what class of material you intend to use. 33 Visitors are made welcome at our Nurseries, which are located only eight miles from New York City Hall. The macadamized roads are exceptionally fine leading to Rutherford ; an automobile run to our Nurseries is frequently enjoyed by our visitors. Our Nurseries can be reached by electric cars from Hoboken, by taking the Christopher and Barclay Street Ferries, and by the main line of the Erie Railroad from New York City, Rutherford being the first station on the line. RUTHERFORD, N. J. Pulverized Sheep from foreign matter, weed seeds or waste. United States east of Denver for $4.00. pany the order. manures for sale. 19 Exchange Ave. YOUR LAWN AND GARDEN depends on the kind of fertilizer you use this Spring. Ordinary barnyard manure is dangerous and a nuisance, because of weed seeds and abundance of refuse. WIZARD BRAND Manure has roo per cent. pure fertilizing strength and is absolutely free One barrel is equal, in fertilizing efficiency, to two wagon loads of barnyard manure, and is the most convenient of all fertilizers to handle. Large barrel Wizard Brand Sheep Manure, with full instruc- tions for applying, delivered, freight prepaid, anywhere in the Remittance must accom- Write for quantity, prices and_ booklet. THE PULVERIZED MANURE CO. Union Stock Yards, Chicago All kinds of This is the earliest wrinkled pea grown. Podsare about twice the size of ordinary extra early peas with 6 to ro large marrow peas. Sweet, and of a delicious flavor. Vigorous and prolific. 15 cts. half pint; 25 cts. pint; 40 cts. quart, postpaid “ Stokes’ Standards” represent my new way of selling seeds They are myfselection from the choicest varieties of each kind of vege- table—the result of 25 years of practical experience and constant tests at my ) Floracroft Trial Grounds. They place you on a level with the most expert gardener, so far as knowledge of varieties is concerned. Sendfor my new 1907 Catalogue of vege- 4} table and flower seeds—a book you are sure to appreciate. It not only shows actual photo- graphs of what my seeds have produced, but gives you complete directions for successful growing. Write for the catalogue now. Write me any time about any of your garden troubles. STOKES’ SEED STORE, 219 Market St., Philadelphia Walter P. Stokes, of the late firm of Johnson & Stokes Sra ea — at THE GARDEN MAGAZINE Now is the Time to appreciate the mistake of not having some- thing evergreen in the garden to relieve the landscape in the cold, dark, dreary days of winter. In these winter days you can tell just where the perennial cheer of evergreen life in the garden or on the lawn will be most beneficial, and we can help you to add that necessary cheerful note. Riododendrons give a touch of life to the landscape in the dreary winter days. We have issued one of the finest and most artistic booklets describing and illustrating all sorts of growing things—evergreen and deciduous shrubs and vines and hardy old- fashioned flowers. It’s a beauty. Let us send it to you that it may be of help to you in planning the garden work for this year. A postal request will bring it. Peter’s Nursery Company Box 307 Knoxville, Tenn. mer Cottages. Price by mail, $1.00. \ signing a Specialty Picturesque Summer Cottages. Vol. III, New and Revised 1906 edition. Old Favorites and New Designs for Stone, Shingle and Rustic Sum- E. E. HOLMAN, Espen Building, Philadelphia, Pa. DO YOU WANT A HOfIE LIKE THIS? Or one Equally Pleasing? Then Buy My Books or write me about Special Plans. My Designs are all Artistic, but Homelike and Comfortable, my Plans complete, and my Estimates careful and honest. Judividual De- Picturesque Suburban Mouses (ready in Fel., 1907). New. Artistic and Original Designs for Cement, Stone and Fr me Houses. Clonial, Span- ish and English styles, suitable four Suburban lots, from $3,000 up. Estimates and full descriptions. The best book ofits kind published. Price by mail, $2.00. New Picturesque Cottages. Containing Original and Beautiful Designs for Suburban Homes, from $2,800 to $6,000. Price by mail. $1.00. Book of Bungalows, 1906. A Unique and Artistic book, Containing Designs for one and one and a half story Bungalows in various styles, $1,000 up. Printed in Sepia Tones. Price by mail, $2 00. SEEDS] PEANMWS = SUrsS No worry or costly trials on your part. Our Large Descriptive Floral Catalogue (now ready) offers only the very best, both novel- ties and standard varieties. SEEDS. Every variety offered, either annual or perennial, has been endorsed by the multitude. PLANTS. Our 3: years in the plant tradeis sufficient guarantee of quality. We especially rival in fine Chrysanthemums, Carnations, Geraniums, Roses and Per- ennials. BULBS. A superior collection of Can- nas, Dahlias, and other bulbs. Large Values. Small Outlay. NATHAN SMITH & SON 22 WEST MAUMEE ST. ADRIAN, MICH. ‘YOU MUST HAVE OUR NEW CATALOG if you wish to know the best and simplest method of building your own boat—cost next to nothing. It tells all about the Brooks Sys- tem, gives prices on exact size pat- terns, and knock-down boats of all kinds, ready to put together. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. Greatly reduced prices on all patterns. Write today. BROOKS BOAT MFG. CO. Originators of the Pattern System of Boat Building. 3302 Ship Street, Saginaw, Mich., U.S.A- (Formerly of Bay City). UR OWN BOAT are guaranteed —the best-working, easiest-running, longest-lasting, most reliable farm and garden tools. Designed by a practical farmer. Do the work quickly, right, without injury to plants. Made of the very best materials, with good honest workmanship. No. 17 Planet Jr. Single Wheel Hoe, Cultivator and Plow. One of the handiest implements ever made for gardening. All cultivating parts are of high-carbon steel to keep keen edge. Specially designed to { work extremely close to plants withoutinjury. One man easily does the work of three to six. Planet Jr. 12-tooth Harrow, Cultivator and Pulverizer is a splendid tool, for berry-growers and market gard- eners—invaluable wherever fine, close work is needed. The twelve chisel-shaped teeth and the pulverizer leave ( ground in the finest possible condition. Saves many easy and better work for one. times its cost, and turns hard work for three men into \ A Planet Jr. farm and garden tool for every need—Hill- and Drill-Seeders, Wheel Hoes, Horse\ Hoes, One- and Two-Horse Riding Cultivators, Harrows and Orchard- and Beet-Cultivators— 45 kinds in all. Even if you have a Planet Jr. write now for our new 1907 Catalogue, showing photographs ot successful gardening at all stages, also the interesting new models. 5. L. ALLEN & CO., Box 1108S, Philadelphia, Pa. Frepruary, 1907 “The Garden and Its Accessories.”” By Lor- ing Underwood. Little, Brown and Co., Boston, 1906; 5 x 7$ inches; many half-tone illustrations. Pp. 115. Price, $2.00. Miracle of miracles! A book on gardening which is actually readable from start to finish, like any other book, instead of being a mere dry, reference book. All through it is a genuine idea; it shows how to make gardens that are really outdoor living rooms, instead of museums, that are merely ostentatious shows to impress one’s acquaintances and humble one’s enemies. It shows how to bring home feeling into the garden, and how to have comfortable places where one may sit and think, or “‘just sit.” Chimneys for Hyacinths Sov. varieties of single hyacinths and almost all the double ones have a dis- appointing habit of blooming before the leaves appear. If each bulb be provided with a pasteboard chimney the moment it leaves the cellar no such trouble will be ex- perienced. Homemade tubes from stout brown paper may be used. It is imperative that an opening be left at the top—it is the flower’s effort to reach the light that gives the desired length of stem. Michigan. CARROLL WATSON RANKIN. The Cost of Planting Small Lots die problem of planting the various plots as suggested by Mr. Lieble in his article on page 13, may be easily solved. For a small, 25 x 100 foot, plot, when the expense of fifty dollars is devoted to plants, the cost of planting need not be more than five dollars— say two men for one day. Twenty-five dollars’ worth of plants could be handled by one man in a day for, say three dollars, and on the intermediate-sized plot, fifty dollars worth of plants could be handled by two men in one day, and the cheapest allowance of fifteen dollars would not take a good man more thana day. For handling one hundred dollars’ worth, two men for two days would be necessary, one expert at three dollars and the other at two dollars, or a total of ten dollars for two days’ labor. In all cases, if only one man is used, by all means get an expert gardener; if he needs assistance, an ordinary day-laborer can be provided, but do not turn over valuable plants to the tender mercy of an ignorant laborer. Many valuable plants have been ruined or lost and the owners hopes and ambitions crushed by the incompetence of the ordinary day laborer. He has no conception of what a plant is or how it should be handled. Frepruary, 1907 THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 47 ait “AU TO-SPRAY” Gladioli for the Garden If you want a garden of rich colors and a variety of exquisite shades you should plant Groff’s Hy- brid Gladioli. ‘Vhere is no flower of such easy culture, embracing the great range of color with endlesscombinations and varieties,as these Hybrid Gladioli. The graceful stalks with their burst of gorgeous coloring make the garden a veritable fairy land. Every shade or combination of shade can be produced. I am the United States representative and grower of Groff’s Hy- brids. Awarded the Grand Prize, World’s Fair, St. Louis, rgo04. SEND FOR CATALOGUE ARTHUR COWEE, Meadowvale Farm, Berlin, N. Y. Cattle Manure KILN DRIED and PULVERIZED “Wizard Brand”’ Manure is Nature’s own fertilizer. This product is taken direct from the pens at the Chicago Stock Yards and is dried and pulverized by our special process, resulting in a highly efficient fertilizer. No weed seeds No disagreeable odor INom Fetus to take /iup No excessive moisture to transport From Stock Yard to Your Garden in Concentrated Convenient Form Easy to Secure—Easy to Apply—Giving Wonderful Re- sults. $4.00 per large barrel (more than two wagon-loads ordinary stable manure) freight prepaid to any freight station in this country East of Denver. Write for quantity prices and booklet All kinds of manure for sale THE PULVERIZED MANURE COPPANY 28 Exchange Avenue UNION STOCK YARDS CHICAGO DOES THOROUGH WORK QUICKLY AND EASILY because it has more power than any other hand sprayer made. ‘That also gives it a wider range of usefulness than any other small sprayer. Yet it is the easiest sprayer in the world to operate. 15 seconds’ work at plunger charges it with enough power to throw the spray for 10 minutes. The tank holds three gallons of solution and one of compressed air, and two pump- ings discharges the whole contents. Our Auto-Pop Nozzle, controlled by one finger, regulates the spray from a stream to a fine mist. Conveniently carried over the shoulder by a strap. All working parts of brass, no rust- ing, no clogging of nozzle, nothing to get out of order or cause trouble. Let us tell you what our customers think of it. We make ALL SIZES OF SPRAYERS for all purposes, and guarantee every sprayer to prove satisfactory or money will be re- funded. Tell us what you want to accom- plish and we will suggest the right style for you to use. WRITE FOR SPRAYING CALEN- DAR, the most complete and authoritative ever published, and a copy of our catalogue. Address The EK. C. Brown Company 34 Jay Street, Rochester, N. Y. Specimen trees planted 8 to 25 feet apart for perfect development, and transplanted oaks, ickories. and chestnuts as grown at the Westbury Nurseries. HICKS TREES are grown on Long Island for Long Island and the Northeastern States, from seed from Long Island and similar climate. Remember us for I itt, Ill. IV. V. Vi. WAU VIII. Big trees, 25 to 60 feet high, 15 to 40 feet wide. Extra size trees, 3 to 7 inches in diameter, 16 to 30 feet high. The usual nursery stock, 8 to 16 feet high. Small trees by the 1,000 for extensive landscape planting, private nurseries, forestry and sand hills. Small pine and white spruce by the 100,000. Hardy Flowers, large clumps, Trees that accurately fit the various soils of Long Island. Our catalogue, ‘‘Trees for Long Island,” and pricelist richly illustrated with the results of our plantings. ISAAC HICKS AND SON WESTBURY STATION, LONG ISLAND, N.Y. 48 THE GARDEN MAGAZINE FEBRUARY, 1907 WRITE FOR OUR BOOK “Plants and Plans for Beautiful Surroundings” _It is full of invaluable informa- tion, illustrations of flowers and beautiful lawns. It shows how the modest as well as the most extensive grounds can easily be made charming and attract- ive. There is nothing more pleasing and delightful to cultured taste than artistic and properly planted grounds. We grow and import all of the choicest hardy plants, shrubs, trees, box and _ bay trees for cre- ating beautiful landscape effects in formal or natural landscape gar- dening. Write now, lest you forget. Wagner Park Conservatories Box 202, Sidney, Ohio THE CARE OF TREES Let our specialists, who are graduates of the Massa- chusetts Agricultural College, examine your trees and sub- mit a detailed report. Our expert treesmen will then put Our work is reliable, scientific them in perfect condition. and thorough. Forestry Arboriculture Entomology Pruning Spraying Consulting Tree Surgery Removing dead wood Fertilization Special rates to landscape architects, nurserymen, towns and cities. Write for our booklet, “The Care of Trees.” It will interest you. MUNSON-WHITAKER COMPANY Home Office: 621 Tremont Building, Boston, Mass. Branch Offices: Flatiron Building, N. Y., Albany,Harrisburg. ‘ { Woy, (eX 4 OW Wf _SEND AT ONCE for my 1907 catalog, and if no member of your family has had one this year (and you so state) I will send with it a coupon good for six full sized packets of Flow- er Seeds, to be sent postpaid absolutely free, your selection of any kinds listed in my catalog at 3cts. per packet. Petunias, Sweet Peas, Nasturtiums, and 4o other popular sorts included in this free offer. All I ask in return is the addresses of two others who grow flow- ers, A POSTAL WILL DO. WRITE TODAY. MISS EMMA V. WHITE, Seedswoman 3010 Aldrich Ave., So. Minneapolis, Minn. East Bridgewater Dahlia Gardens Ghe Headquarters of the Dahlia We have not only one of the largest but one of the finest collections of Dahlias of one million Dahlia roots to sell the coming date Dahlias. J. K. Alexander, Prop., East Bridgewater, Mass. any firm in America. We will have over | season. Send for our Catalogue of Up-to- | CARE OF CAPE BULBS H. S. G., New Jersey—The “Cape” bulbs—freesia, oxalis, etc.—may be saved after they have finished flowering. The treatment is as follows: Continue watering whenever necessary and once or twice a week give the soil a watering with liquid manure. When the leaves begin to turn yellow, gradually withhold water until the leaves die and the soil is dry; then store for the spring and summer in a dry place where the mice cannot reach them. In August, when planting time comes, separate the bulbs from the soil, sort the small ones from the big ones and plant. The small bulbs will not bloom:so they may be grown in flats planted an inch apart. THE BEST ONIONS R. W.., Ill.—Everything depends on the market and the soil. The most profitable onion to grow in many localities, if there is a market for it, is Prizetaker. Itis of the Spanish type. Many acres of it are grown in the South each year and sold in our Northern markets as Bermuda onions. These must be started in a hotbed not later than the first of February. Mr. T. Greiner says, ‘Sow the seed rather thickly in drills an inch and a half or two inches apart, using about an ounce of seed to ten square feet of bed surface.” Transplant to the open when the ground can be worked but not until the plants in the hotbed have been hardened off. Set the plants about four inches apart in rows, which are fourteen inches apart. Onions prefer a rich sandy soil. CULTURE OF GARDENIAS F. L. F., New York—Gardenias grow best in a house that is devoted entirely to them. They demand a night temper- ature of 75°. Cuttings are made in February of the tips only. These cuttings are two inches long, and are put into sand to strike. For soil use a mixture of two parts leaf soil and one part of a compost of turfy loam, sand, and charcoal in equal parts. This means that the gardenia likes a free, open, cool, moist but rapidly drained soil. You cannot grow really good gardenias without bottom heat. Plant out in May for flowers from September to Christmas. In the winter time, or when the temperature falls, withhold water, otherwise they will be sure to produce a yellowish appearance of the leaves, and small flowers. The best cultivators find they get the best results by planting in a shallow soil at the first, and gradually adding in a top dressing until the bench is full. SOIL DISTINCTIONS B. A. B., W. Va.—There are no absolutely clear distinc- tions between the general classes of soil texture. They are all comparative. The general acceptance of the terms used in Mrs. Barron’s article is about as follows: Deep soil is one having a depth of at least eight inches from the surface to the less productive subsoil. Rich soz is one capable of maturing a full yield of a variety of crops without the aid of additional plant food (fertilizer). Loam is a soil in which the particles of sand, silt and clay are evenly balanced, making it mellow and friable. A loam stands midway be- tween the extremes of loose sand and heavy clay soil, in texture. A sandy loam is a loam in which the sand content is prominent, constituting at least half of the soil by weight. Sandy loams are more mellow and friable than loams, also naturally warmer and earlier. A /ight soil is a term which does not refer to weight of the soil, but when qualify- ing other textural means more loose or sandy—open tex- tured. A sandy soil is a grade next heavier than sand— one in which sand is most prominent, but not so loose as to shift and blow about, like sand. Write to the Chief of the Bureau of Soils, Washington, D. C., for bulletins on soil texture and crop adaptation. Ask the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D. C., for the Farmers’ Bulletins on Fertilizers. “The Soil,’ by F. H. King, 75 cents, and “Fertilizers,” by E. B. Voorhees, $1.00, are good booke on these subjects. They may be obtained through ‘us. TREES FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL Evergreens, Shrubs, Roses, Hardy Plants All the Best and Hardiest Varieties. Largest and Most Varied Collections in America. ELLWANGER & BARRY Nurserymen—Horticulturists MOUNT HOPE NURSERIES Established 1840 ROCHESTER NEW YORK Illustrated Descriptive Catalogue (144 pages), also Descriptive List of Novelties and Special- ties with beautiful colored plate of the New Hardy White Rose SNOW QUEEN (Frau Karl Druschki), mailed FREE on request. A wonderful big catalog Full of engravings of every FREE variety, with prices lower than other dealers’. Oldest reliable seed grower in America. No old seed. All fresh. They will grow or will refund money. BIG LOT EXTRA PACKAGES FREE WITH EVERY ORDER Send yours and your neighbor's address. R. H. SHUMWAY, Rockford, Illinois HONEST GOODS JOSIAH YOUNG’S SPRING CATALOGUE PLANTS AND SEEDS READY FOR MAILING SIGINT IP IR IS 18 JOSIAH YOUNG, 23 Grand Street, TROY, N. Y. HONEST PRICES SEEDS All the best novelties and standard sorts of Garden and Farm Seeds. Send for handsome, illustrated catalogue of Seeds, Plants, Poultry Supplies, Nursery Stock, etc., and special Bargain list of Vegetable and Flower Seeds Free at 2 cents per packetand upwards. Mailed DES MOINES, IOWA. to you, if you mention this paper. IOWA SEED CO. Fruit Trees and Plants We grow the best varieties for both commercial and amateur planters A valuable book on planting and caring for FRE trees, shrubs, roses, plants and vines for profit or pleasure sent on application for our free illustrated catalogue of fruit and ornamental stock. Barnes Bros. Nursery Co., Colony St., Yalesyille, Ct. FEBRUARY, 1907 THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 49 NURSERY EXCHANGE OF NEW ENGLAND Does not grow shrubs, trees or plants, but acts as expert buyer on moderate commission. THE It has been established by responsible and trained nursery- men of twenty-five years’ experience, to buy for customers in any part of the United States the best stock which can be selected only through personal and expert inspection and choice, in the buyer's interest. This system must commend itself to every buyer, for it guarantees expert and honest service in securing only the choicest material from those who grow it best; free of disease and insect pests; carefully dug and packed, and absolutely true to name; and what is important, prompt shipment. Western and Middle State orders filled without exorbitant transporta- | tion charges. We will fill orders at sight for every variety of TREE, SHRUB or HARDY PLANT, etc., which is catalogued in this country, and it mzans from thirty to forty per cent. saving, and perfect satisfaction to the buyer, as we charge a minimum commission only on first cost of production. Weask you to write and get special estimates and our gen- eral lists. Nursery Exchange of New England 155 [ilk Street, cor. Broad BOSTON, [1ASS. THE ELM CITY NURSERY CO., New Haven, Connecticut. THIS is another of our native trees which must be seen to be appreciated. Did you ever see a mature specimen in full bloom, a group of them or even better an avenue where they have been planted alternating with fine old elms? Perfectly hardy, easily transplanted, beautiful from babyhood to old age, and every day of the year. We have a large stock, sizes from two feet up to ten feet. Prices listed in our new 1907 catalog which ts yours for the writing. THE ELM CITY NURSERY CoO. New Haven, Connecticut. SPECIAL: rooyards Box Border, 15 inches high BRUNJES SEEDS Have proved satisfactory for 25 years and our utmost care will be taken to have them do the same in the future. Send for 1907 Illustrated Catalogue of our 25th anniversary, which describes the leading varieties of Vegetable and Flower Seeds, and contains a full assortment of Farming Implements. Mailed free to allapplicants. Send today. M.H. BRUNJES & SON 1581 MYRTLE AVE. BROOKLYN, N. Y. D.au€. Rose are the best. Always on their own roots. Plants mailed to any point in the United States. Safe arrival guaranteed. Over 50 years’ experience. Flower and Vegetable Seeds a specialty. Write for NEW GUIDE TO ROSE CULTURE for 1907—the leading rose catalogue of America. 114 pages. Mailed free, Describes over 1,000 varieties. Tells how to grow them and all other desirable flowers. Hstablished 1850. 70 greenhouses. THE DINCEE & CONARD CO., West Crove, Pa. 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With an immense stock cf the finest tanned hides always in reserve, they refrain from buying anything but the choicest lots offered. Each hide gets five rigid inspections, two before it is bought, three afterward. Each harness workman from the first to last processes is obliged to test the strength of each piece he handles before passing it on. This thoroughness that tries the strength of every inch of the harness you buy, and tries it far beyond the demands of actual service, is The guardian of safety. Studebaker Accessories to be seen in each Repository comprise everything which is use- ful, comfortable, or convenient, for the rider, the driver, or the motorist — everything from a crop to a card-case, from a lap-robe to a lunch-basket— in many styles, but only one quality, the Studebaker quality. VICTORIA PHA‘TON The Studebaker Victoria Phzeton satisfies the artistic mind by its ele- gance of design; evokes the ad- miration of the fastidious by its faultless appointments, and holds the confidence of its owner by its soundness of construction. Studebaker Bros. Manufacturing Co. Factory and Executive Offices SOUTH BEND, IND. REPOSITORIES Studebaker Bros. Co.of New York, Broadway and 48th Street Studebaker Bros. Mfg. Co., 378-388 Wabash Avenue Studebaker Bros. Mfg. Co., 13th and Hickory Streets Studebaker Bros. Co. Northwest, 330-336 E. Morrison Street Studebaker Bros. Co. of Utah, 157-159 State Street Studebaker Bros. Mfg, Co.. 15th and Blake Streets Studebaker Bros Mfg. Co., 317-319 Eim Street but one of the many specialties offered in Rawson’s Garden Manual for 1907 Mailed free uponapplication. This booklet is entirely new, most complete, artistically illustrated and contains more choice and rare things for the garden than we have ever offered before. W. W. 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Its peculiar, beautiful finish adds a most attractive sense of softness and warmth to interior schemes. More durable even than marble, easy, silent and non-shppery under foot, water-proof - and sanitary, readily cleaned, non-inlammable, non-conductive of electncity, ie ie Pennsylvania Interlocking Rubber Tiling — Linea Zk Nc = combines all advantages of all floonng matenals with not any of their disadvantages, and many desirable qualities exclusive to itself. Its greater first cost is far surpassed by its y_ vast supenonty and durability. © ALL ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS SHOULD HAVE AT HAND-, OUR BOOK -OF - DESIGNS -IN-COLOR, with full data regarding PENN SYLVANIA “RUBBER TILING, which will be mailed free upon request. ee MenbweE re NEW YORK. !741! Broadway CHICAGO, 1241 Michigan Avenue PHILADELPHIA, 615 N. Broad Street BOSTON, 20 Park Square BUFFALO, 117 Main Street ATLANTA, 102 N. Pryor Street Seam on RPT SHOMOROMANENEXENENE ER FEBRUARY, 1907 o > a is | In Your Own Yard From May to October — for the price of one florist’s bou- quet. You can easily grow American Beauties or any other variety of roses you wish —and grow them successfully —by our methods —in your own garden. You can have cut flowers all summer at the cost of a very light expense —and a little pleasurable and healthful work Our New Free Catalog — ‘“‘ROSE LEAVES’”’ — contains in a condensed form most valuable information for the amateur rose growers and gardeners. It lists — besides our American Beauties — 105 Other Varieties of Roses including some entirely new ones, among which is the wonderful new Rambler Rose —‘LADY GAY’’—also some beau- tiful new kinds sold exclusively by us. This book explains to those who have never tried to grow roses before —or have failed growing them — how they can make success sure by using the Heller mature, two and three year old bushes. It gives new ideas on rose culture — complete directions as to planting, watering and cultivation —as well as the location of rose beds —and directions for use of roses in landscape gardening. If you have already grown roses in your garden — you will find listed new varieties well worth consideration — and some varieties you can’t secure from anyone else. Don’t miss sending for ‘Rose Leaves.”’ It’s free, but too valuable for any amateur gardener to be without. HELLER BROTHERS DOU SOW IE lel MICA) Syd D a, 1D, 38 NEW CASTLE, IND. Vaughans Flower See (THE BEST IN AMERICA) Pa Z i Ren . rc SWEET ALYSSUM LITTLE GEM—VAUGHAN’S SELECTED STOCK To Have ‘‘The Best Flower Seeds in America’’ is and has been our aim and ambition for years, and judging by the great increase in our sales of flower seeds to the trade and to florists, as well as to retail buyers, and knowing the quality we supply, we can safely say There Are None Better. Our knowledge of the flower seed business has been gained by practical labor among the plants in the fields, by frequent trips of inspections through European and American seed farms, and by the study of the demands of the trade. They are in all the important kinds, special strains selected and kept true for florists’ use. In every class of interest for florists, such as Asters, Pansies, Primulas, Cyclamen, Cinerarias, etc., we not only carry a complete assortment, but also the most expensive strains that the most careful growers and specialists can produce. We use in all our choicest mixtures of the florists’ seeds some varieties which actually cost us more than the selling price, but which bring up the mixture to a high standard. Of New Crop and Tested Germination We p ove the growth of our active selling stocks twice a year, and none are sent out which do not show the right percentage of growth. VAUGHAN’S INTERNATIONAL PANSIES 1190. Vaughan’s International Pansy Mixture was first prepared and offered by usin 1889. Weimported from all the best Euro- pean sources and personally inspected the fields of French and German specialists for their finest strains. These with best Ameri- can types made up the collection Each vear has added to the quality of its flowers, the variety ofits colors. We buy every year novelties of known merit to improve the mixture. This is the reason it is always complete, always the latest and always the best mixture AS WE BELIEVE. We add to all the Pansy Mixtures which we now buy more than fifty per cent. of choicest named kinds obtainable, each in rightful proportion. We thus know what it will produce. This is one of the SPECIALTIES which has estab- lished and held the reputation of Vaughan’s Flower Seeds and this is one which we maintain most carefully, not alone as to quality butin vitality and germination. Youare beginning right in Pansy growing when you start with Vaughan’s International Mixture. Pkt. (250 seeds), 25c; 3 pkts. (750 seeds), 65c; 5 pkts. (1,250 seeds), $1.00. ALYSSUM, VAUGHAN’S LITTLE GEM 80. This should really be called the ‘‘Snow White Carpet Plant,’’ for the plants, which are only a few inches high, grow so dense and are so completely covered with snow-white blossoms, they create the impression of a beautiful carpet spread over the ground. We know of no other white flower which is so particu- larly well adapted to borders, ribbons, etc., as our ‘‘Little Gein’’ Alyssum. The plants commence to bloom when quite small, and will flower all summer long till Jate in the fall. This habit with its fragrance makes it indispensable. Pkt., 5c; % oz., 15¢; % oz., 25C; 1 oz., 40c; % |b., $1.25. “VAUGHAN’S BEST” MIXTURE OF LARGE FLOWERING PETUNEAS 1271. This mixture is made by ourselves and includes, besides the Giant Ruffled, the Giant Emperor and the California Giants, VAUGHAN’S SPECIAL PHLOX MIXTURE 1313- Contains all the above varieties and several other strains only to be had in this mixture, and will delight and astonish all with its extensive variety of colors. Over 30 different shades will be produced from a single package. A bed of Phlox Drummondi in assorted colors makes a grand display all summer. The most liberal off2r ever made. Pkt. (250 seeds), 15c; extra large pkt. (500 seeds), 25c¢; 1 0z., 40c; 1 02., $1.50. all the colors of the Large-Flowering and Fringed sorts and the unsurpassed Superbissima varieties, with their delicately veined throats in various colors, and their truly mammoth flowers. We are positive that no other Petunia mixture can produce flowers with as widea range of colors as ‘‘VAUGHAN’S BEST.” Pkt., 25¢; 3 pkts. for 6oc. VAUGHAN’S EXCELSIOR MIXTURE TALL ASTERS 300. ‘This is a mixture of the most beautiful, striking and dis- tinct colors of all the above tall growing Asters, selected from the cream of the Truffaut’s, Victoria, Crown, Giant, Comet, Hohenzollern, Ostrich Plume, Carlson, Branching and other desirable sorts, and includes many kinds specially purchased for this mixture; also the kinds listed in the Novelties. This is the finest mixture of Tall Asters in existence and the most critical lover of this flower will be astonished at the wide range of. colors and varieties given in this truly Excelsior strain. Pkt. (250 seeds), 15c; extra large pkt., 25c; % o7z., 50c. “ VAUGHAN’S BEST” MIXTURE of VERBENAS 1729. This mixture embraces all that is choice and desirable in Verbenas. It includes the Mammoth Flowered strains of three cele- brated Verbena specialists, the beautilul and dazzling Defiance, the New Mammoth Snowball, Purples, Striped and all the Auric- ula-Flowered varieties, the New Giant Striped, the new ‘‘ May- flower,’’? the new Mammoth Reds and Pinks, and Howard’s “Royal Splendor’ Verbenas. We feel perfectly safe in stating that this mixture of Verbenas will eclipse every other strain offered by any other house, and it will produce flowers that will delight all beholders throughout the whole summer. Pkt. (125 seeds), r5¢; extra large pkt., 25c; % 0z., 50c; 1 0z., $3.00. VAUGHAN’S SPECIAL MIXTURES. Pecause the regular flower seed mixtures as imported from the best sources are often improperly balanced in composition of colors and lack in the newer, rarer kinds, therefore we have found it best for our trade to prepare Vaughan’s Special Mixtures exclusively. We make these up in separate colors from special strains and from the newest, rarest and most exclusive novelties. They are put up separately from carefully calculated formulas, and results are bound to be most satisfactory to the buyer. Remember that seeds can be sown most successfully at only one time in the whole year and the best to be had with the highest germination is none too good for any planter. VAUGHAN’S SEED STORE Greenhouses, Trial Grounds and Nurseries, Western Springs, III. 14 Bar clay Str eet, NEW YORK CHICAGO, 84-86 Randolph Street THE WORLD’S WORK PRESS, NEW YORK March The Opening of the Spring Season ] 5c 1907 The Secret of Managing Coldframes Perennials Grown as Annuals Vol. V. No. 2 The Fine Art of Sweet-Pea Culture Faster Plants and Flowers $1.00 a Year = Vey i he f “ Z 7 ZY Pon 1 ehaKrd bi DANE x mh The World’s Work Country Life in America Farming CHICAGO NEW YORK 1511 Heyworth Building DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY: 133-137 East Sixteenth Street GUARANTEED TO BLOOM ““What do you mean by such an unusual proposition P - O you give new rose bushes to take the place of all that do not grow or bloom ?”’ We certainly do. Or if you’d rather have your money back you can have it for any rose that doesn’t grow or bloom. So many people have been writing to us asking questions like these, and wanting full information about our offer, that we give here the full details of our new way of selling roses. It 7s an unusual proposi- tion for a rose-grower to make, we admit, and it means a great deal more than any rose-offer you ever heard of before. It means good roses to start with. The very fact that we offer your money back shows that they must be extraordinary. We know what we’re about. We haven’t been forty-eight years in this one business of growing roses, for nothing. We have been working with roses, studying roses, growing roses, perfecting roses all these years, and have made roses the one _ busi- ness of our life, so that if there is one ihing that we know better than anything else, it iS roses. We have had experience enough to enable us to know which roses produce the choicest buds, which grow with the least care, which are best for “different localities, acl which are sure to bloom. Next, it means that you run no risk what- ever. Whether you buy one rose or a thousand, you lose absolutely nothing. Perhaps the uncertainty of roses growing and blooming has kept you from reveling in an abundance of this ‘‘ queen of flowers” up to this time. Now, you need not hesitate about ordering all the roses you want. Not only does our proposition open the way for you to transform your garden into a veritable paradise of choicest blooming roses, without risk, but it means a great deal to us besides. As you will be freer to order roses by this new way of buying them, it will give us a chance to have the quality of our roses tested everywhere, and as soon as people find out C & J Roses are just as good as we say, they will want more——-a great many more. Our stock is not confined to any one kind of roses, but includes the choicest kinds of every class, so that we have Roses for Every Purpose Beds, gardens, pathways, arbors, trellises, archways, pergolas, porches, for hedges and fences, for covering banks, stumps and stone walls, for specimen plants and shrubbery effects, for conservatories and greenhouses, for cemeteries, for city, country, mountain and seashore—roses for every imaginable place—we tell you the kinds best suited for each particular purpose, and the varieties best adapted to your own locality. There are possibilities in your own yard or garden that you never dreamed of. Get good roses and you can transform it into a bower of beauty. Bloom This Season While every rose we grow is guaranteed to bloom, there are some kinds that we know will also bloom the first season—-we are so sure of it that we have grouped them into a list and will give you your money back for any. one that does not bloom by October 15th. (This list of fifty roses appears on pages 30 and 31 of our catalog.) This means that you can decide now to have a rose bed and actually have it in full bloom this summer without risk. Our large and varied assortment of roses includes the best of all the old favorites— Hybrid Perpetuals, Teas, Hybrid Teas, etc. —such types as General Jacqueminot, Duchess de Brabant, La France, and hun- dreds of others. But that is by no means all we grow. New roses of every class are being added to our stock, whenever we can prove that they are varieties of dependable quality—no others gain admittance. Among the new roses are such kinds as Etoile de France, Killarney,Frau Karl Druschki, Madam Eugene Marlitt, etc. We are constantly experimenting with new varieties, and have been testing them for years, but they must all stand the rigid quality-test which marks the difference be- tween C & J Roses and other kinds. Own-root Roses We make a specialty of growing owm-root roses. They are almost invariably the best kind to get—they require less watching, and if an unusually severe winter should kill back the top of an own-root rose, the true variety will spring up from the root again as full as ever, whereas a budded plant would have been lost. Own-root roses give by far the most general satisfaction, especially when - you get our strong, healthy, vigorous plants to start with. Don’t you want to have a successful rose- garden this year? ‘There is positively noth- ing to prevent it. A garden of roses is a garden of fragrance and beauty, and a last- ing joy for many years. Designs Furnished at Cost Our landscape department at this writing is still open for a few more engagements. Special at- tention is given to making plans and estimates for complete rose gardens. If interested write at once. Entrance doors to this offer close April rst. How to Grow Roses We have a valuable little book ““How to Grow Roses,”’ that should be in the hands of every lover of roses. It tells how to make a success of rose growing— gives suggestions of what. kinds to plant and where to plant them; how to care for them; describes the different classes; and names many roses for special purposes. Our New Floral Guide not only lists the large variety of C & J Guaranteed Reses and other plants, but it is distinctly practical and he in aiding you to select the right plants for your purpose, and in telling how to get the greatest satis- faction and pleasure out of them. Both of these books are free to readers of THE GARDEN MAGAZINE. Write for them today. The Conard & & Iontseansany “Growers of the Best Roses in America” Box P, West Grove, Pa. Marcu, 1907 THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 55 | To Have the Earliest Vegetables || in their neighborhood has always been a source of pride to all progressive gardeners. If you want the choicest vegetables from five days to a week ahead of your neighbors, LWAYS AHEAD N = AD Coitect! 6 Eartiest VEGETABLES. ONE PACKET OF EACH - 50 # posTeaio i iaule’s Always Ahead Collection is what you surely need. The following six Specialties are superlative not only in regard to earliness, but in quality as well. For 50 Cents I will send one regular size packet of Maule’s Earliest of All Tomato.—Five days earlier Lightning Scarlet Turnip Radish.— Produces good than any other. size radishes in 14 to 20 days. New Alpha Beet.—As early as the earliest and twice Maule’s Extra Early Cucumber.—A week earlier than as large. Cooks fine. the next best and very productive. Maule’s First Early Cabbage.—Flat headed, but as New Neapolitan Pepper.—One or ¢wo weeks ahead of early as the earliest pointed varieties. every other variety. A great yielder. One packet of each of the above six novelties for 50 cents, postpaid, is an offer worthy the attention of every reader of THE GARDEN Macazine. With the seeds, if requested, I will also send you a copy of my new seed book for 1907, pronounced by all the best catalogue I have issued in the past 30 years; it contains 63 Specialties in Vegetable Seeds and 69 specialties in Flower Seeds, many of which cannot be obtained elsewhere. 338,000 copies of this Book have already been mailed, at a cost of more than $45,000. I merely make this statement to give readers of this advertisement who are not acquainted with Maule’s Seeds, an idea of the enormous business I am doing annually with the gardeners of the country. You certainly need this Book before ordering Seeds, Bulbs, Plants or Trees of any description. It is sent free to all ordering the above collection of my choice Novelties, and sending me 50 cents for same. Address WM. HENRY MAULE, 1701 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 56 THE GARDEN MAGAZINE Marcu, 1907 EGGS FOR HATCHING As an inducement to secure new customers Twill sell eggs this spring at the following low prices: Per Setting Per Setting Buff P. Rocks . . 13 $1.00 R.I. Reds . . . 15 $2.00 Barred P. Rocks . 13 1.00 Columbian W’d’s . 15 2.00 White P. Rocks I3 1.00 Partridge W’d’s_ . I5 2.00 S. Wyandottes . . 13 I.00 S. C. B. Orpingtons 15 2.00 W. Wyandottes . 13 1.00 S.C. B’k Orpingtons 15 3.00 Buff Leghorns . . 13 1.00 R.C. B. Orpingtons 15 3.00 S.C.W. and B. L’g’ns 131.00 S. C. W. Orpingtons 15 3.00 R.C. B. Leghorns 13 1.00 R.C. W. Orpingtons 13 3.00 Black Minorcas I3 1.00 R.C. B’k Orpingtons 13 3.00 S. C. Buff Orpington Eggs, $3 for 3c; $8 for 100; R. C. Buff, Black. White and S. C. White Orpington Eggs, $5 for $26; $10 for 60. All othereggs, $6 per 100. Forty years among poultry and now have the largest and best equipped Poultry establishments in America. CIRCULAR FREE Box 174 Lewis C. Beatty, Washington, N. J. you hatch. Give them the rightstart inlife by feed- ing Cu1ck Manwa thechick health food that pro- motes quick growth and strong development. Other chick foods that you’ll need afterwards, are told about in my free I|lustrated Poultry Supply Book, which also shows the new Cyphers Incubators and Brooders. Let me help you solve your problems Write me about anything you want to know. STOKES’ SEED STORE Walter P. Stokes of the late firm of Johnson & Stokes 9 Market Street, Philadelphia GOOD POULTRY FOODS are necessary for big poultry profits. Harvey’s Cut Alfalfa and Cut Clover Hay, Poultry and Chick Foods of all kinds are big profit makers. Write i to-day for FREE samples, and our catalogue of full line poultry supplies. Also ask for our Garden Seed Catalog. It pays to buy all your supplies at one place. HARVEY SEED CO. 720 Ellicott St., BUFFALO, N. Y. YOUR LUCKY STA never brought you greater success than will STAR Incubators and Brooders They make poultry raising profitable, easy and certain. Sold ona guarantee that makes you safe. Free catalog tells why. Write. STAR INCUBATOR CO. 632 Church Street, Bound Brook, N. J. Reid Dy elINE IL, 1 ve IN Wil BRIDGEPORT, PA. White Plymouth Rocks Breeders and Ex- hibitors of W. W. Rawson & Co. beg to announce that they are constantly receiving applications from gardeners seeking situations, and they will be happy to supply any lady or gentleman with particulars, etc. W. W. RAWSON & CO., 5 Union Street BOSTON, MASS. Grow Mushrooms For Big and Quick Profits Small Capital to Start A Safe Business Tam the largest grower in Amer- ica. Ten years’ experience enables me to give practical instruction in the business worth many dol- lars to you. No matter what : your occupation is or where you a a aS ae are located, here isan opportunity to acquire a thorough knowledge of this paying business. Send for Free Book giving particulars and information, how to start, cost, etc. Address JACKSON MUSHROOM FARM Dept. 130, 3243 N. Western Avenue, Chicago, Illinois e ° Poultry, Kennel and Live Stock Directory Information about the selection or care of dogs, poultry and live stock will be gladly given. Address Information Department THE GARDEN MAGAZINE, 133 E. 16th St., New York. | WHY NOT RAISE DOMESTICATED PHEASANTS, QUAIL, ETC.!! Profits enormous! ECCS bring from 50c to $3 EACH, BIRDS § from $20 to $150 per PAIR. Large back yard enough space to produce from $600 to $1,200 yearly. DEMAND HEAVY. We buy § your eggs and youngsters or furnish customers. Our breeders are all RAISED IN CONFINEMENT, arevery hardy, WILL THRIVE IN ANY CLIMATE and are NOT SUBJECT TO DISEASE like poultry and pigeons. EXPENSIVE OUTFITS UNNECESSARY. Don’t con- flict with Game Laws. Send $1.00 TO-DAY for Book “‘DOMES- TICATED PHEASANTS AND GAME FOR PROFIT’? and ask especially for photo “A 7’. BREEDING STOCK shipped anywhere in U.S. and Canada; SAFE ARRIVAL GUARANTEED. THE DOMESTICATED GAME CO. LOS ANCELES, CALIFORNIA Rhode Island Reds WHITE AND BARRED ROCKS WHITE WYANDOTTES AND LEGHORNS, LIGHT BRAHMAS Hardy, prolific, farm bred, pure stock. For BIRDS (moderate prices) or “EGGS to HATCH” at ten cents each, write for circular WALTER SHERMAN Meadowslope Newport, R. I. GREIDER’S FINE CATALOGUE 1907 tells all about pure-bred poultry and describes and illustrates 60 varieties. 10 beautiful natural color plates. Gives reasonable prices for stock and eggs; how to cure diseases, kill lice, make money. This valuable book only 10 cts., postpaid. B. H. GREIDER, RHEEMS, PA. 2 HATCHES FREE A 5 YEAR GUARANTEE Most liberal offer ever made. Direct from fac- tory to you at about half piice for a short time, Gem Incubators and Brooders Are the Best and most convenient to use. A proven success by thousands of poultry raisers. Catalog explains all. It’s worth dollars to you. We send it free. The Gem Incubator Co. plies TROTWOOD, OHIO E 4 Globe Incubators hatch eggs while you sleep. Fine illustrated Catalog of Incubators, Brooders and Poultry Supplies free. Cc. C. SHOEMAKER & CO., Box 714, Freeport, Ill. Box 554 when they are scarce and prices highest, Rust’s Ege Producer keeps hens laying stead- Unequaled as an ege and profit-maker. Try it. x4c to 25c per lb at dealers. Rust’s Egg Record and useful book- let of poultry tacts both free. WILLIAM RUST & SONS, Department W. New Brunswick, N. J. ily all winter. NURSERIES sell DIRECT, pay freight, give FULL value. Founded 1825. Large NEW fruit book free. STARK BROS., Louisiana, Mo. MANLOVE Automatic Gate Saves time, adds to value, safety, beauty and pleasure of home. S MANLOVE GATE CO. J Ge 272 E. Huron St.,Chicago, Ill. Sun-=Dial Furnished by us are correct. Write for free booklet entitled “SUN-DIAL INFORMATION.” CHAS. G. BLAKE & CO., 787 Woman's Temple, Chicago, Ill. For Sale---Privet Hedge Pruned and in perfect condition. About 5 feet high and 4 feet wide. A little over 200 feet at $1.00 per running foot. Address Hedge, P. O. Box 44, Stamford, Conn. ol! Sweet Corn If you are fond of sweet corn and would like to furnish your dinner table with the most delicious variety ever offered to the public, | you will do well to plant Ordway’s Golden, | because this wonderful variety has all the | characteristics of the ideal corn, being early, | tender, juicy, and superlatively sweet, and on account of which it has won favor in many | households. Carefully selected seed sent by return mail, postpaid, at the following prices: Trial packet, enough for 35 hills, roc; half-pint, 20C; pint, 30c; quart, 6oc. O. P. ORDWAY, Saxonville, Mass. THE B Shetland Pony A beautifully illustrated book on his breeding, care and train- ing, 25 cts. Ponies for sale. Illustrated circular and price-list on application. % Belle Meade Farm | BEDFORD, MASS. Scottish Terriers Offered as companions. Not given to fighting or roaming— Best for children’s pets. NEWCASTLE KENNELS Brookline, Mass. Squabs Pay If you have the best mated HOMER PIGEONS Send to-day for our free book, “How to Make Money with Squabs.” NEWARK SQUAB CO. No.1 Hight St., Newark, N.Y. Advice on What to Plant and Where to Plant It FRANK HAMILTON Landscape Gardener Bryant Building, 55 Liberty Street, New York Tel. 1286 Cortlandt A LIBERAL OFFER TO GARDEN OWNERS The B. G. Pratt Company, manufacturing chem- | ists, 11 Broadway, New York City, announce this offer: “To any community that has a duly organized | improvement association, spraying commission, etc., or that will organize such an association or appoint | such a commission, and secure the necessary appar- | atus for systematic spraying, we will give absolutely | free, freight prepaid to your railroad station, one 50- gallon barrel of ‘Scalecide, ’ which will prepare 800 to 1000 gallons of spray by the simple addition of water; providing you send us a certificate of said organiza- tion by your town clerk, and an order, accompanied by cash, for one 50-gallon barrel of ‘Scalecide.’ ”” Marcu, 1907 THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 56-a Gardens that Bloom | from April to October Probably you have a particular part of your garden in which you would like to have something beautiful every day from frost to frost. If you will give us a chance we can bring about that result. We have special collections of herbaceous plants that will give you a garden of beautiful flowers in kaleidoscopic succession. We have made a hobby of getting together the best of herbaceous plants, with all their new varieties, where newness means something better. We sell only strong field-grown plants, ready to bloom the first season. Why were these beautiful gardens allowed to become old-fashioned? As well call the forest trees old-fashioned. We furnish old-fashioned gardens com- plete in fifty-seven designs. ‘The plants supplied are all of the best possible quality and will give an abundance of bloom this year. Gardens designed to fit any shape and sized plot or border. Prices range from $5 to $250, according to size. Garden No.1 contains 62 plants in 15 varieties. Price $5. Garden No. 8 contains 137 plants and bulbs in 39 varieties. Price $10.25. Garden No. 22 contains 342 plants and bulbs in 58 varieties. Price $27.50. Garden No. 37 contains 572 plants and bulbs in 74 varieties. Price $58.75. Garden No. 48 contains 1840 plants and bulbs in 127 varieties. Price $147.50. In writing please give size and shape of plot, and de- | tails will be furnished immediately, together with our illustrated catalogue of Trees, Shrubs, Roses and Herba- ceous Perennials. THE BAY STATE NURSERIES, North Abington, Mass. i zt | PSE Automatic in every section, including pressure, direction of spray and the removing of any sediments that might clog the nozzles. Has no equal for Orchards, Vineyards or Row Crops. 86- page booklet T free. Agents wanted. SPRAMOTOR CO. BUFFALO, N. Y. LONDON, CAN. RHODODENDRON Maximum KALMIA Latifolia Nothing excels this magnificent native plant for massing and grouping under trees and bordering shady drives. Delivered prices and sizes on application. Supplied by the car load or in lesser quantities. STUMPP & WALTER CO. 50 Barclay St., NEW YORK. Catalogue mailed on request. IMPLEMENTS For any information concerning the purchase or use of any garden or farm implement, etc., address IMPLEMENT DEPARTMENT, VHEGARDEN MAGAZINE NOS. 133-137 EAST SIXTEENTH STREET, NEW YORK CITY Combined Double » i f and Single Wheel ‘ 7 fe \. Hoe, Hilland = . eteras 5 Drill Seeder ¥ -T ; ‘@) | ~ | N : bate AKA The No. 6 Iron Age is the simplest, = i most complete, most useful and conven- Y/ : mes lent of all garden tools. It is a single wheel hoe, a double wheel hoe, hill and drill seeder — whichever way you want to use it. All combined in one tool, but all distinct and thoroughly practical; easily changed from one form to another in a very few minutes. IRON AGE Implements When used asa seeder, it opens the furrow, sows the seed in drills or hills, covers and rolls the ground and marks the next row allin one operation. As a wheel hoe, it works either between or astride the rows, and cultivates the crops in a most thorough manner. Built from the finest materials; light, strong, easy running, Our new 1907 Iron Age Book tells all about the complete line of time-and labor- saving Iron Age Garden Tools. Write for it. BATEMAN MEG. CO., Box C, Grenloch, N. J. | Qe he No. neperaon as a Seeder RAY it Is Worth While Buy a machine that does the work _,. Tight—that cleans its strainer automatically with a brush, mixes liquid mechanically so that foliageis never burned, but getsits due proportion, EMPIRE KING, and ORCHARD MONARCH do these things. They throw finest spray, are easiest 10 work and they never clog. You ought to know more about them. Write for instruction book on spraying, formulas, etc. Mailed iree. FIELD FORCE PUMP CO., No 48 iit Sr., Exmira, N.Y. A THRIFTY GARDEN whether large or small, needs proper tools for seeding and cultivat- ing. We make garden implements of all kinds, a tool for every purpose. MATTHEWS’ NEW UNIVERSAL Hand Seeders and Cultivators singly or combined with Hoes, Plows, Rakes, Markers, etc. Over 7 20 styles). FREE BOOKLET giving description, prices and valuable informa- tion mailed to any address. Write Now. ST / £2 Gi UE i EA if! No Money in advance—Pay when convenient. Sprays Everything—Trees, T Potatoes, etc., 4 rows ata time—2o0 acresaday. Dozwbles your crop. Even2-acre growers say: ‘ It pays for itself first season,’’ as it has so many uses. A 16- year-old boy can operate it with ease. Brass Ball Valves, Cylinders, ete. Guaranteed 5 years. Wholesale price (where noagent). AGENTS WANTED. After trial, if you keep it, we make terms to suit voz. : . S ecial’ Free Offer TO FIRST ONE in each locality. ““SPRAYING P GUIDE ” and full information free. We pay freight. Write to-day. As Potato Sprayer H, L. HURST MEG. CO., 70 NORTH ST., CANTON, 0. As Orchard Sprayer SPRAY warson 1 Four Row Potato Covers 30to 40 acres per day. Strad- 9 Sprayer dles 2 rows, sprays 4 at a time. R Wheels adjust for different Sn) widths. Sprays to any finenessand © gearing of pump to wheelof cart givesany “ Vj pressure desired. Automatic agitator and suction 4 Strainer cleaner. It never spoils foliage orclogs. Free instruction and formula book shows the famous Garfield, Empire King, Orchard Monarch and other sprayers. Write for it. FIELD FORCE PUMP CO., RHODES DOUBLE CUT Cuts from both sides PRUNING SHEAR jf of limb and does not bruise the bark. We pay Express charges on all orders. <. Sak Write for circularand a ; “ By prices. SIDES int: 00. Sea Grand Rapids, Mich. 48 11TH Street, Exmira, N. Y. “SCALECIDE” will positively destroy all soft bodied, sucking insects, including all forms of San José scale. It is simple; cheap, easily applied and wonderfully effective. Endorsed by government experiment stations, agricultural schools and thousands of fruit growers The above pictures are made from photographs taken at Sound Beach, Conn., in June, 1906. They were ina like condition the year before. The right hand tree was’ sprayed with Scalecide and saved. The other tree was Icft unsprayed and has been killed by scale. For further information address DEPARTMENT I. B. G. PRATT CO., Mig. Chemists, 11 Broadway, New York, N. Y. THE GARDEN MAGAZINE LIGHTING THE NG AND Jz : A DIRECTORY OF HEATING APPARATUS 4 Marcu, 1907 COUNTRY _HOME ) | A DIRECTORY OF LIGHTING EQUIPMENT “Too Much Bad Light —That’s Your Trouble” ss OUR trouble,” said a noted Oculist to a well- known New Yorker,”’ is from the effects of too much bad-quality light. You use your eyes hard all day and then go home and strain them all the evening in rooms lighted with mantle gas or acetylene or electric lights. “You are suffering from the same delusion as thousands of others. You think that so long asa light is abundantly brilliant “. it makes no difference about the gva/ity or color ofits rays. & “Let me ask you whether you think you would grow fat eat- ing a peck of sawdust three times a day. No? Then don’t starve your eyes with an abundance of “‘sawdust quality’’ light. What they need is a soft, yellow, restful light. (These quali- ties are essential to the eyes. Without them greater bril- liancy’’ merely means quicker ruin of your eyes. If you want to save your sight Go Back to Oil Lamps—Quick And yet the very features which make The Angle Lamp the most convenient lamp ever invented, make it also the cheapest; forit burns a full 16 hours on one quart of oil, while the ordinary round wick lamp, usually con- sidered the cheapest light in the world, burns but 5to 7 hours on the same quantity, Nowif you have read this ad closely you understand why we offer to prove what a completely satisfactory light the Angle Lamp is by sendinganylamp listed in our catalog 4x on 30 Days’ Trial The Angle Lamp will please you asit does thousands of others. Write for our catalog 4r , listing 32 articles from $1.80 up, and giving you information about a/Z lighting methods that would cost you hundreds of dollars to collect. The Angle Mfg.Co., 78-80 Murray St., New York. STRATE “Go back to oil lamps gzzck.’’ That is the advice being given to and followed by thousands of people in both city and country who have found their eyes being ruined by the harsh, penetrating light of mantle gas or gasoline or the acetylene light. Some, thinking of the smoke, odor and bother of the ordinary lamp, hesitated until they learned that now, by using The Angle Lamp one can enjoy the convenience of gas, and the splendid light of oil from the one fixture. Because The Angle Lamp is ot a mere improvement on the ordinary lamp du¢ ax entirely new principle of oil light which has done away completely with the smoke, odor and bother of the ordinary lamp. The Angle Lamp is lighted and extinguished like gas. It requires filling but once or twice a week which may be done with perfect safety while the lampis lighted. It never smokes nor smells whether burned at full height or urned Zow like gas. NASH GASOLINE ENGINES Are used extensively for furnishing ELECTRIC LIGHTS, tor PUMPING WATER and for the FIRE PROTECTION of COUNTRY HOMES. Complete plants installed. Send for catalogue. NATIONAL METER CO. 84-86 Chambers Street Chicago NEW YORK Boston made of brass, finished in finely burnished bronze, and burning ACETYLENE GAS, generated WITHIN ITSELF. Without wick, odor or smoke, turing on and off like city gas, but giving more than TWICE as much light, anda SOFT, WHITE LIGHT that never tires the eyes. Costs no more than other good lamps and bums at less expense. Let us send you complete description of this newest and best house light. Write for Booklet No. 11. ACETYLENE LAMP COMPANY 50 University Place, New York 86 Notre Dame St., West, Montreal, Canada A SUBSTANTIAL, ornamental house lamp, solidly f = Se ee | ss ‘ x y s rk ie By - “DAYLIGHT AT NIGHT” HEALTHY, NATIVE-GROWN FRVIT TREES Ornamental Trees, Vines, Shrubs, Etc. We offer for Spring of 1907 the finest and most complete list of Nursery Stock we have ever grown. Our stock can always be relied upon, for it is all selected and grown on our own grounds under constant expert inspection. We guarantee every specimen true to name and free from disease, Give us a chance to figure on your list of wants before ordering elsewhere. We do Landscape Gardening in all its branches. Write AT d : fon oman WimBt sated catalonie T. J. DWYER & COMPANY, Box 4, Cornwall, N. Y. Suburban house owners requir- ing new heating plant in their homes can Avoid Cold or Stuffy Rooms KELSEY HEATED HOUSE at Pelham Manor, N.Y. OSWALD C. HERRING, Architect New York City By installing the modern fresh air system, THE KELSEY Ya?" GENERATOR AIR (1) Brings assured warmth to every room. (2) Introduces fresh air continually. (3) Requires no water pipes or radiators. (4) Costs less for fuel, management and repairs than any hygienic system. Send for descriptive booklet, showing some of the 30,000 homes where it is used, and telling “All about the Kelsey.” KELSEY HEATING GO: 336-8 Fayette St., Syracuse, N. Y. New York Office: 154 Fifth Avenue MONARCH ACETYLENE GENERATORS ARE GUARANTEED TO BE ABSOLUTELY RELIABLE J Find out what you want to know about lighting your home, by writing to us. J] Our system is the acme of successful suburban lighting. J] Now is the time to investigate. MonarRCH ACETYLENE GAS COMPANY OMAHA, NEB. BUFFALO, N.Y. Write nearest office for booklets and prices. ) UBETIKILL a NS an aS» Exterminates field mice, house mice, and other rodents in houses, greenhouses, hotbeds, harns and stables. Package ZA) MICE SS (containing enough Ubet Ikill to kill 1,000 mice) 60 cents, car- riage paid. : STUMPP & WALTER CO., Distributing Agents 50 Barclay Street, New York City 2 MADE BY J.D. AUG. HARTZ NEW YORK \ I Vr BULBS, QUAL | PLANTS Send for Catalogue. ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON 342 West i4th St.. New York. Marcu, 1907 THE GARDEN MAGAZINE Se booklet showing a num- ber of beautiful sun-dials, pedes- tals and garden furniture will be sent free on request. Ask for cata- logue H 29. Hartmann Bros. Mfg. Co. Mt. Vernon, N. Y., and 1123 Broadway, N. Y. Also Henry Sanders Co., Elston and Webster Aves, Chicago, Ill. Amatite Roofing *.7%3¢ S272" ie order that you may be able to prove for yourself that all the claims we have made for Amatite are true, we w.sh to send you two things—a Sample of Amatite Ready Roofing and a Booklet about it. We believe that if you once see a sample you will be convinced that a mineral surface roofing, such as Ama- tite, is the only kind to buy. The advantage is that the mineral surface never needs to be painted or the original roofing, but also the cost of the paint and the work of painting. Remember that Amatite never re- quires painting or coating. Once on your roof troubles are over. As compared with Shingles, Tin and most Ready Roofings, the price of Am- atite seems ridiculously low. We are able to sell at this low price because we are the Jargest manufacturers in the world and have factories and offices all over the country. FOR THE OLD- FASHIONED GARDEN Plant the stately Iris and Foxgloves, the graceful Colum- bines, the beautiful blue Delphiniums, and Canterbury Bells, as well as other good Hardy Perennials. We can help you with expert advice and planting plans. Write for cata- logue. Shatemuc Nurseries Barrytown, Dutchess County, New York Comtesse Wijou Poudre PARISIAN DRY SHAMPOO Invaluable for travelers. May be applied to the hair with a puff and when shaken out removes all dust and oil. Used before curling the hair it insures the stay- ing qualities of the wave. It is recommended for use at the seashore and aboard ship where it will positively prevent damp, stringy locks, as its chief purpose is to make the hair light and fluffy. Daintily perfumed with wood violet. Price 50 cents the box, postpaid HAIR FLUFF CO., 219 West 106th St., New York City FREE SAMPLE Send for Free Sample to-day and see for yourself how much better Amatite is than the “‘paint me every two years or leak kind.”’ The nearest office mentioned below will be glad to give your request immediate attention. Address, BARRETT MANUFACTURING CO., coated to keep it tight. It resists rain, snow, heat and storms of all kinds, and causes the roofing to wear indefinitely. Ordinarily roofing has to be painted every year or two. This means that you practically pay double the money New York, Chicago, Kansas City, St. Louis, that you would have to pay if you Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Allegheny, New bought Amatite. You paynot only for Orleans, Minneapolis, Cleveland, Boston. Know Paint —before you Paint AINT, to give right results, must be purchased and put on intelli- P gently. You must have a good painter—there is no quality in paint that will replace “zs skilled knowledge—experienced judgment. But the guality of paint used is a vitally important con- sideration to your purse and your pride. You want the paint that has the greatest covering power, spread- ing capacity, beauty, wearing quality. In meeting all these require- ments— Lowe Brothers “High Standard’’ Paint Gives Best Results It is the paint for you to use, whether the contemplated job is a small ora large one, however experienced may be your painter. “High Standard’ Liguid Paint is made of the materials that thirty years of go-ahead paint-making and earnest search after the real paint truth haye proved to usto bethe best. Itcontains nothing that does not need to be in paint for actual working purposes. It does contain the necessary materials to give it body, life, elasticity, beauty and wear-resisting qualities. Mixed and ground by the ‘‘High Siandayd” Machine Process which insures the finest paint texture—the most thorough mixing of pigment with oil. ““AHigh Standard” Paint has been proven by actual test to cover thirty to fifty per cent more square feet to the gallon than white lead and oil, and lasts from two to three years longer. Because of these qualities, it isacknowledged to be the most economical. Other famous Lowe Brcthers’ products are Vernicol Enamel White, for bathrooms and finest finished surfaces, and “Little Blue Flag” Varnish—the world’s best. 3 Write today for the book, ‘Paint and Painting’—a whole library on the paint question—and name of the dealer nearest you handling “High Standard’ Paint. The Lowe Brothers Company, 450-456 E. Third St., Dayton,O. New York Chicago Paintmakers, Varnishmakers. Kansas City “The Little Blue Flag’’ Protection 56-d THE GARDEN MAGAZINE Marcu, 1907 arms. RIFLES FOR BOYS Little Scout - $2.25 Stevens-Maynard, Jr. $8 Crack Shot - = Little Krag - Favorite No. 17 = lithograph. space on any wall. Don’t let your dealer persuade you some other is as MB You ‘‘get the jump”’ on frogs if you use a quick- acting, straight- shooting Stevens Rifle. Its records 1Or ACCUPACW? iim official tests is un- approached by any other make. Use a Stevens and get results in frog shooting—the severest test of reliability in fire- Here is a list that should interest you. Send 4 cents in stamps to cover postage for our FREE CATALOGUE — it tells all about guns, rifles, pistols, ammunition, sights, targets, reboring old barrels, and a hundred things a sportsman wants to know. For 6 cents in stamps we will mail our artistic ten-color It is an attractive hunting scene worthy of good. Insist on “‘Stevens.’’? You can order direct from us if you find any difficulty. We send any ‘‘ Stevens’ firearms express prepaid, on receipt of catalogue price. J. Stevens Arms and Tool Co., 420 Pine St., Chicopee Falls, Mass., U.S.A. Landscape Designing UCCESS in the treatment of yourgrounds means that each S tree and shrub must be properly placed as well as perfectly grown. Our trees and shrubsare perfect when they leave thenursery. We like to help you place them through our Land- scape Department. We offer suggestions from your own sketch or take entire charge, from the topographical survey to the personal selection and placing of the stock from a wealth of native and imported Shrubs and trees in our nurseries. New Nursery Book—beautifully illustrated—brimming with things that will interest all lovers of Trees, Shrubs, and Herbaceous Plants— just out. A post card to the following address will bring one to you FREE. COTTAGE “GARDENS: (CO: QUEENS, LONG ISLAND Landscape Department Offices, Rooms 9094-95 Metropolitan Room 2, Building, Madison Ave. and 23d St., New York, N. V. Pedigreed experience growing strawberries. CHARLES WILLEY - Strawberry Piants Extra Choice For the family garden. A quart to the plant of big red berries. Twenty years’ Booklet, ‘‘Strawberry Culture,’’ free. Not Hard You How to Learn NY GARDEN, farm or piece of land may be made a constant source of profit with strawberries. Our method of teaching the work makes it easy sailing to grow big crops and get big prices. The demand for fancy strawberries is far greater than the supply; this fruit is wel- comed and relished by everybody. We publish a monthly magazine devoted to its culture called THE STRAWBERRY It’s printed on fine paper; handsomely illustrated. Has a special Correspondence School Department, where all ques- tions pertaining to strawberry growing are answered without charge by an expert who has been “through the mill.” It teaches how to avoid mistakes. Costs $1.00 a year. Our SPECIAL Introductory Offer— Send to-day roc. (silver) for postage and packing. We’ll send sample copy of Strawberry magazine and our famous egg separator. Separates yolk from white. KELLOGG PUB. CO., Box 50, Three Rivers, Mich. - East Patchogue, L. I. Moon’s Trees Grow Illustrating the perfect form of our Retinosperas UR NEW HORTICULTURAL ART BOOK C) for 1907 is now ready. To those who are going to plant Nursery Stock of any kind it is an invaluable Catalogue, just filled with illustrations, descriptions and prices of the immense assortment of Shade Trees, Flowering Shrubs, Vines, Perennials and Evergreens that we offer. Write for it now. THE WILLIAM H. MOON COMPANY Makefield Terrace, Morrisville, Pa. Philadelphia Office, 21 South Twelfth Street f- THE ELM CITY NURSERY CO., New Haven, Connecticut THs is another of our native trees which must be seen to be appreciated, Did you ever see amature specimen in full bloom, a group of them or even better an avenue where they have been planted alternating with fine old elms? Perfectly hardy, easily transplanted, beautiful from babyhood to old age, and every day of the year. We have a large stock, sizes from two feet up to ten feet. Prices listed in our new 1907 catalog which ts yours for the writing. THE ELM CITY NURSERY CoO. New Haven, Connecticut. SPECIAL: 100 yards Box Border, 15 inches high Arsenate of Lead and save your potatoes Destroys also the Codling-Moth, the Elm Beetle and all other leaf-eating insects. Swift’s Arsenate of Lead sticks to the foliage, saving respraying after rains, and never burns or scorches, no matter how strong the solution. Swift’s Arsenate of Lead is endorsed by leading fruit growers, truck | farmers and horticultural experts. Our booklet, sent free, tells more about Swift’s Arsenate of Lead, and gives testimonials | from your own locality. Write for it. MERRIMAC CHEMICAL CO. 59 Broad St., Boston, Mass, ————————e Marcu, 1907 THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 57 SAT ELA ESE ROU ES ALS UST SERED TALE EEE SEP RMN ENE I E Ty Sue e e We Absolutely Guarantee ~ Every Kewanee System of ™ Water Supply to Give Satisfaction When you purchase a Kewanee System of Water Supply, we fully guarantee it to give you a first-class water supply, to create sufficient pressure for ample fire protection and to do allwe CLAIM for it. . The successful operation of over 7000 Kewanee Systems proves that they accomplish everything we claim for them. We guarantee the Kewanee System of Water Supply to be the most efficient, most economical, most compact, most convenient. _ We guarantee each Kewanee System to give you a supply of aerated water az all times, delivered at an even temperature during all seasons. We guarantee every Kewanee System, with ordinary care, to last a lifetime. We guarantee against freezing, leaking, collapsing, constant necessity for expensive repairs and other annoyances common in other systems of water supply. We guarantee that the Kewanee System will not disfigure your property in any way, We guaranice the Kewanee System to be sanztary and absolutely safe. We offer the services of our Engineering Department free of charge in solving any prob- lem of water supply for City and Country Homes, Farms, Public Institutions, Office Buildings, Manufacturing Plants, Villages and Small Cities. 5 Would You ) >W Like a Few WV? WANT EVERY PERSON who is in- terested in any sort of gardening, or who has any gtound about his or her home to know what THE GARDEN MAGAZINE really is. ILL YOU HELP ME in this work, which will take very little of your time and will pay you well? You cannot make a fortune at it, but you can make a few dollars just as easily as not. Also, if you can give me some information I want, you can earn several dollars’ worth of our books in a few minutes, without stepping outside your house. HIS IS NOT A CANVASSING PROP- OSITION, and only the first person heard from in any locality will be able to take advantage of itt BE THE FIRST IN YOUR LOCALITY. Let me hear from you TO-DAY on a postal card, and I will tell you what I want to know. Do it to-day. Address Circulation Manager THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 133 East 16th St. - New York City Our catalog No. 16 tells you why the Kewanee System is so satis- factory and why weare adle to make such a broad guarantee. KEWANEE WATER SUPPLY COMPANY Drawer S Kewanee, Illinois t New York - Chicago | ee Rr a ete i 2 5 Ss ‘reartontASHIBH AeaN GER Ma 4 “ e Buildings illustrated in this advertisement = ‘ are equipped with The Kewanee System. Old-Fashioned Flowers Vines and Plants Like Those Our Grandmothers Grew Our collection of Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Roses, Vines, Perennials, etc., is complete. Grown under tle most advanced and skillful methods, acquired by an experience of over twenty years, and nurtured by the most favorable conditions of climate, soil and location, our stock is hardy, vigorous, healthy, free front scale, and is graded up to the highest standards. LANDSCAPE WORK A SPECIALTY We will prepare, without cost to customers, plans and sketches for proper planting large or small grounds, gardens or parks. Intending planters should write for plans, catalog and estimates. Remember, you can buy direct Jrom the grower at wholesale prices. Send to-day for handsome illustrated catalog; it ts free. GROVER NURSERY CO., 94 Trust Bldg., Rochester, N.Y. a iP — wil Cae iy : by inclosing your grounds with the strongest, most or- namental and durable fence on the market. This illus- tration can give you but a faint idea of the beauties of ROSSMAN STEEL & IRON WIRE FENCE It has all the advantages of any other form of fence without their disadvantages, and is made in several sizes and styles to meet all requirements, Complete illustrated catalogue mailed on request. Kindly ask for Catalogue D. SLEETH-BROOK & SEAMAN CO. 253 BROADWAY NEW YORK CITY 58 THE GARDEN MAGAZINE Marcu, 190% Wan SS WO Ss: iS BS A NAK s Wg Woes? ke \ NS oe Www / agi eae a - MY bc 4 ie tion of tone production made by us have resulted in the perfection of a notable Grand Piano, the Style X (next in size larger than the famous Quarter Grand). @ It is an instrument of rare and exquisite tone, in which quality and not quantity has A DEPARTURE IN TONE PRODUCTION. @ Recent experiments in the direc- been the first consideration. @ It is a new departure in modern piano building, and in inviting attention to it we do so with much pride in the success of our efforts. CHICKERING & SONS, 827 Tremont St., BOSTON Established 1823 Catalogue upon request Marcu, 1907 THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 59 Sa ee. MARCH, 1907 Cover D&ESIGN—Poet’s Narcissus naturalized in the grass (See article on page 08) - - - - - - - - a - - - o Al. Radclyffe Dugmore PAGE PAGE ‘ens, Cones IRR = = = ee Se ee aor A BETTER EVERGREEN VINE THAN THE ENGLISH Ivy - - - Tue Fine Arr or Sweer Pra Currurr - E.D. Darlington 62 J.W. Elliott 84 Photographs by the author and others STARTING TUBEROUS BEGONIAS INDooRS IN MarcH - - - THe WHOLE Art OF MANAGING COLDFRAMES George Standen 65 John Millen 86 Photographs by H. Troth, H. E. Angell and others AC : OMBINATION WorTH TRyING - - - - £.D. Darlington 88 _Maxe a Hotsep Now ror Annuats - - - John Dunbar 69 & Sioeah i ke Ry Gees Wirp Flowers WortH Improvinc—I. THE HEPATICA - - - 90 PERENNIALS THAT Bloom THE First YEAR FROM SEED - - Photographs by N. R. Graves and J. H. Troy a barnes | 70 How ro Make A GaRDEN - - -°- - - - ~ - - - ~ g2 Photographs by N. R. Grav ; : pee Gee Tur CALENDAR OF A BEGINNER - - - Mary R. Wilkerson 06 EASTER PLANTS AND FLOWERS - - - - - Harold Clarke 72 NE ee 8 Photographs by N. R. Graves and J. H. Pepper a i ees Y THe Best WEEPING TREES - - - - Thomas McAdam 76 sei VALU TORrEH SIDI OAIG =" ==) es BL 16° Piovogzapiie iby) Gany Weis First-class HoME-GROWN MUSKMELONS BY JUNE 21ST - - IN = Moutrietyinc YouR Own House Pants Luke J. Doogue 78 George Standen 100 Photographs by the author : RockERY MaxkiInc IN CaALrrorNIA - - - - Ernest Braunton 80 Tue Brest DEceMBER CUTFLOWER - - - Phineas Nolte 108 : Photographs by the author Ways to Kitt THE PEACHBORER - - - - EE. D. Sanderson i110 THE CALIFORNIAN’S REMINDER - - - - - W.H. Morse 82 ANSWERS TO QUERIES - - - = - = - - = - = = =- 112 WILHELM MILLER, Epitor.—Copyricut, 1907, ny DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY Entered as second-class matter January 12, 1905, at the post-office at New York, N. Y., under the Act of Congress, March 3, 1879. 3 Your bathroom equipped with Standard” Porcelain Enameled Ware is an absolute guarantee of perfect sanitation in the home. Wherever Standard” Ware is installed — hygienic conditions and immaculate cleanliness follow. i Its one-piece construction, without joints or crevices, in- sures immunity from the accumulation of impurities. Its snow- white surface prevents the adhesion of dust and dirt. Its iron strength and china smoothness are an assurance of life- long service and make it the most economical ware to install. Our book “MODERN BATHROOMS,” tells you how to plan, buy and arrange your bathroom, and illustrates many beautiful and inexpensive as well as luxurious rooms, showing the cost of each fixture in detail, together with many hints on decoration, tiling, etc. It is the most complete and beautiful booklet ever issued on the subject, and contains 100 pages. FREE for six cents postage and the name of your plumber and architect (if selected). These FIXTURES, Design No. P-25, can be purchased from any plumber atacost approximating $175.00—not counting freight, labor or piping—and are described in detail among the others. CAUTION: Every piece of “Standard” Ware bears our” Standard” ““GREEN and GOLD’’ guarantee label, and has our trade-mark “Standard” cast on the outside. Unless the label and trade-mark are on the fixture it is not ‘Standard’ Ware. Refuse substi- tutes—they are all inferior and Will cost you more in the end. The word “Standard” 1s stamped on all our ntckeled brass fittings ; spectfy them and see that you get the genuine trimmings with your bath and labatory, etc. Address Standard Sanitary Mfg, Co. dept.37, Pittsburgh,U.S.A. Pittsburgh Showroom, 949 Penn Ave. Offices and Showrooms in New York: “Standard” Building, 35-37 West 31st St. London, England, 22 Holborn Viaduct, E. C. New Orleans, Cor. Baronne and St. Joseph Sts. Louisville, 325-329 West Main St. Cleveland, 208-210 Huron St. 60 i THE:’GARDEN MAGAZINE Manlon, 190% PlaLOAZS Ss #, JR STOCK and collection | | of these splendid and pop- ular hardy plants we be- lieve to be the largest and finest in America. We have every good variety obtainable in Europe and this country including some | splendid novelties of our own rais- ing. Our collection includes the best of the early and late tall vart- eties and an exceptionally complete list of dwarf and creeping sorts which are so valuable for naturalizing as well as for ordinary gardening uses. For full descriptions get our Spring | Catalogue. PRICES: Per Dozen. Per Hundred. Per Thousand. Wavadhy aval Lays Aa WANES 565 Goose Goon anasocos $1.50 $10.00 $95.00 New and Rare “ ene al Rete Meta dare sis B.S 5. Baio 2.50 90008 ees Phlox Maculata, a splendid tall species for naturalizing 1.25 7.00 65.00 Phlox Subtlataste ice oi ne se oie See ear eee te 1.00 5-50 45.00 oe os ‘Bhe Bridie) (aot c.. saree een een 1.00 (eee ve oews 2 i “f WU Reo Ke) leer st Mae le Sena TEIN oe onan Haya io 1.00 5-50 45-00 Phlox Divaricata (Wild Sweet William)............. 1.00 6.00 50.00 ss i ANY, INO WHMIS WAVES 05. 6500 5400 5-00 soklel shi ih, Den eee eae All of the above strong field-grown plants. We have the largest, finest and most comprehensive stock of Hardy Plants in America, including three hundred varieties of the choicest Peonies, one hundred varieties of Japanese and European Tree Peonies, and also the largest collection of Japanese Iris in the world and an unsurpassed collection of named Phloxes. Our illustrated catalogue describing these and hun- dreds of other Hardy Plants, Trees, Rhododendrons, Azaleas and Shrubs, will be sent on request. “A PLEA FOR HARDY PLANTS,” by J. Wilkinson Elliott, contains much information about Hardy Gardens, with plans for their arrangement. We have made arrangements with the publishers ELLIOTT NURSERY CO., 315 Sixth Ave., PITTSBURG, PA. feme Csarden Magazine VoL. V—No. 2 PUBLISHED MONTHLY [For the purpose of reckoning dates, New York is generally taken asa standard. Allow six days’ difference for every hundred miles of latitude.] Before March First Order seeds, trees, plants, tools, fertilizers and spraying outfit. ; You have four things to gain by ordering now instead of April: 1. You have the leisure now to plan a better garden and learn the “‘ quality”’ varieties. 2. You run no danger of substitution now —an odious disappointment. No _ other variety is as good as the one you want. 3. You avoid the spring rush on your own place. 4. You avoid the risk of late planting. Thousands of trees and shrubs are ruined every April and May by delays in transit. Think of the poor clerks who work every night during April until midnight, and be merciful! Make or buy a hotbed and coldframe. Plan your garden on paper. Rearrange your shrubbery. Give every plant room to develop into a perfect specimen. Draw diagram of the hardy border show- ing how gaps are to be filled. Save wood ashes in a dry place for fertilizer. Clean and sharpen tools and invent a per- fect system of keeping them in order. Look at the potatoes, dahlias, cannas, gladioli and other roots in the cellar. Bring up cacti, geraniums, chrysanthe- mums and other plants that have been wintered in the cellar. Cut twigs of fruit trees and flowering shrubs and put them in a jar of water in the window. MARCH IST TO 15TH (or before frost is out of ground) Sow vegetables in hotbeds and gain four to six weeks on the season. Sow vegetables in coldframes and gain two to four weeks. Start a few boxes of vegetables and flowers in the windowsill, if you have no coldframe. Clean up and resolve to stay clean. Tie up vines on porch. MARCH, 1907 { ONE DOLLAR A YEAR FIFTEEN CENTS A COPY Train your berry bushes. Rake, fertilize, repair and roll the lawn. Sow grass seed. Do sodding. Gradually lift the heaviest part of the covering from bulb beds and the hardy border. Harden the young growth. Replace some litter if a freeze threatens. Partly uncover hardy roses. Graft old fruit trees of poor varieties with cions of good varieties and they will bear better fruit in three years. Transplant deciduous trees from the wild. Cut back shrubs that have been moved to new positions. Prune all shrubs after they flower. Prune fruit trees. Remove water sprouts and suckers from fruit trees. Remove all dead wood from trees, shrubs and vines. Vill holes in tree trunks with cement. Cut out rotten wood and singe cut surfaces with blast lamp. Remove and burn twigs infested with eggs of plant lice, tree cricket and Buffalo tree-hopper. Destroy cocoons of fall webworms. Put bands on fruit trees if canker worms troubled them last year. Destroy egg masses of tent-caterpillars. Scrape off loose bark from trunk and large limbs of apple trees with a sharp hoe. Spray scale-infested trees and shrubs with a lime-sulphur wash. Spray pear trees for psylla and _blister- mite with a lime-sulphur wash when buds are swelling. Spray plums for soft scales with kerosene emulsion. Cut off strawberry runners, if you failed to do so last season. Make bird houses. Birds eat insects. Make veranda and window boxes. Manure trees, shrubs and vines. Put manure, or nitrate of soda, on the lawn, asparagus, rhubarb, and strawberry beds. Scatter salt on your asparagus bed—half a pound to the square yard. It is not nec- essary near the seaside. See the best snowdrops in town. Who has the earliest garden in town? Why? Isn’t it because of his windbreak ? Order evergreens for windbreaks now. ABOUT MARCH 15TH (or as soon as frost is out of ground) Sow mignonette the first day the frost is out of the ground. Plant sweet peas. Beat your neighbors on gladiolus by plant- ing a few as soon as the soil can be worked and for succession make a planting every two weeks until July rst. Finish pruning hardy roses already planted. ABOUT MARCH 20TH (or as soon as the soil is mellow) Plow and harrow the garden, or spade and rake it. Remove from the garden bricks, stones, and other rubbish that will not decay. Spread coal ashes over the vegetable garden and plow them in. They add no plant food, but improve the texture of the soil. Put new gravel on walks and drives and roll them. Buy sand to lighten your heavy soil. Dig out the bad soil in your city yard and replace it with good soil. Plant magnolia, tulip tree and rose of Sharon, none of which may be safely moved in fall. Plant golden banded and speciosum lilies. Who has Siberian scillas naturalized in his lawn ? Try to find some one who has the Taurian scilla. Flowers earlier and more on a stalk. Who, in your town, grows those lovely blue flowers of March called “glory-of-the- snow,” or Chionodoxa ? ABOUT MARCH 25TH Plant new hardy roses. Prune newly planted roses a little more severely than established ones. Get acquainted with the giant snowdrop. Study the best collection of crocuses in town. Note the best varieties. Which lawn in your town contains the prettiest scattering of crocuses ? Ask your neighbors to let you see these March-blooming flowers: spring adonis (Adonis vernalis); Grecian and Apennine windflowers (Anemone blanda and A pen- nina); winter aconite (Eranthis hyemalis); and the winter heliotrope (Petasites fragrans). MAKE THESE RESOLUTIONS To do fewer things this year and have a higher standard. To get one boy or girl started in gardening. To try one new vegetable. Do you know okra and gumbo soup ? To go to the teacher who has charge of your children and help her make the school grounds more attractive. To give a year’s subscription to THE Gar- DEN MAGAZINE every year to some person whom you wish to interest in gardening. To join your local improvement association or horticultural society. To combine with your neighbors to beau- tify the vacant lot in your block. Folded Ciass I, Grandiflora. The common important group containing nearly all of the old favorites. The Fine Art of Sweet Pea Culture—By E. D. Darlington, Hooded Type The flowers are large, on long stems, and all fall one way Penn- sylvania THE EXPERIENCE OF A VARIETY-TESTER WHO HAS GROWN EVERY KIND FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE ‘‘CRAZE”’ AND HAS EXAMINED COUNTLESS REPORTS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY HE conditions for success with sweet peas are practically the same as for the common garden or culinary peas. Where the garden peas can be had only during the earliest part of summer, the flowering period of the sweet pea will be correspondingly short and only early-flowering sorts should be chosen, and the seed should be planted at the earliest possible date. Where good garden peas can be produced throughout the summer, the sweet peas may be had in flower from early in the summer until killed by freezing in the fall, and the largest flowered and most refined varieties may be planted with the most gratifying results. In the warm South, fall plantings of early varieties only should be made, or early spring sowings of the dwarf extra-early bloomers, but in well-drained soils, compact dwarf types of the Cupid and Bush class will do well as bed- ding plants during the hottest summer months. The sweet pea prefers a rich, deep loam, but it will grow well in almost any well- drained soil. The plants can absorb and use large quantities of moisture, but they do not like ‘‘wet feet.” Too often the mis- take is made of planting the sweet pea in a trench which is slightly hollowed below the surrounding surface. Then, when the young plants are well started, there will comea heavy rain and they will be given a too liberal water- ing, or the water remains standing about the plants and the soil becomes sodden and sour. Under these conditions, the vines turn to a sickly yellow and rot just below the surface. This is the sweet pea blight, and when it appears, plant your sweet peas in a fresh location another year. The best preventive is to draw loose earth up in a slight ridge over the row after planting the seed, and to keep hilling up to the vines as they increase in growth. ‘This method, in connection with a slight slope to the ground, will ensure good surface drainage, and cause the surface moisture to drain away rapidly. If in a dry season it is desirable to water or irrigate the Class Il. The orchid-flowered sweet pea Coun. tess of Spencer. The edges of the standards and wings are wavy or fluted 62 rows of sweet peas, make a shallow drill or furrow on each side of the row and run these trenches full of water, instead of putting it directly on the root stems. After a heavy watering of this kind, allow the surface soil to dry out, and work it as soon as it will crumble readily into small particles. Sweet peas may also be grown in warm, sandy soil, if the seed is planted very early, and they will flower freely until hot weather sets in, but the flowers will not be as large, nor the stems as long as when planted in cooler, heavier soils. ‘The period of flower- ing may be prolonged when grown in light soils by placing a mulch about the roots to keep the soil cool and watering the row copiously at frequent intervals during dry weather. With me, paradoxical as it may seem, I secure the best flowers and longest season of flowering in a comparatively dry, warm summer. Under these conditions, the vines make a moderate growth during the cool spring months, and blossom profusely from the latter part of June until the vines and foliage are destroyed by the small mite, known as the red spider, during the hot weather in August, . On the other hand, if the summer season is cool with continued heavy rains the vines make a large, soft growth of foliage, are late in making flower buds, and if a heavy rain- storm comes in the afternoon or evening, so that the buds do not dry off before nightfall, the buds blast and drop from the stems with- out opening. For this reason, I would caution sweet pea growers against syringing EEE Marcu, 1907 their vines in the evening. It is much better to syringe the vines in the early morning. HOW AND WHEN TO PLANT Satisfactory results with the sweet pea may be had by planting the seed at the earliest possible opportunity in the spring. The plants are quite hardy and no injury will result if the soil should become slightly frozen after the seed is planted. It is the practice of the most successful growers to prepare the ground for the sweet pea rows in the fall. Then, as soon as the surface soil dries out in the spring, the furrows or drills are made about three inches deep, without digging or replowing the ground. This plan permits of a much earlier planting, as where the ground has to be dug or plowed it must dry out to a greater depth to be put into the proper condition for planting. Arrange the rows to give the maximum of sunlight and fresh air. Where more than a single row is planted, have at least four feet of clear space between the rows. Do not plant the seeds too thickly, or the vines will be crowded and slender in growth. One ounce of seed to fifteen feet of row is sufficient under ordinary conditions. The seed may be covered from two to four inches deep in planting, but for quick ger- mination, I would advise making a drill two inches deep, and covering the seed with fine soil level with the surface, hilling up to a further depth of two to four inches with fine soil drawn up about the young vines as they become established in growth. Provide support of brush, or a trellis of poultry netting, or of stakes and twine for the vines, and set this either when the seed is planted or at some time before the vines are more than four to five inches in height, for if the vines are allowed to fall over on the soil, it is a very difficult matter to get them to attach themselves to the trellis, or brush, and to assume the desired erect position. Varieties having pure paper-white flowers, and also some of the varieties with flowers of light shades of color, have white-skinned seeds in contrast to the black or dark brown skin of the seed of the darker colors. These light- colored seeds are more tender than the dark seeds and are likely to rot in the ground if GARDEN MAGAZINE THE Class III. Dwarf early-flowering. Blooms in sixty or seventy days. Only fifteen inches high planted too early, while the soil is still cold and wet. ‘This trouble is due to the tender character of the outer covering of the seed, and as it is not always desirable to wait until later in the season to plant the white-flowered sorts, it is best to follow the ‘“‘ Hutchins” method with these. This consists simply in placing the paper bag containing the seed two or three inches deep in the ground and cover- ing it with earth. Treated in this way, the seed absorbs moisture and swells more gradually, and will be ready for planting in the regular manner in about a week’s time. For the warm South and the moderate winters of the Middle States, the plan of a 63 late fall planting of sweet pea seed gives very satisfactory results, the seeds being sown in drills two inches deep in well drained ground, late in the fall, to lie dormant in the ground through the winter. This fall planted seed germinates much earlier than the earliest spring planting that can be made, and comes in flower at least a month earlier, giving larger and better flowers. I have also found that a late spring planting, made about the last of May or early in June, will produce very good flowers, but not nearly as many of them, during the cool fall months. In these late spring and fall plantings, I make the rows four feet apart and have the plants stand six to twelve inches apart, allow- ing the vines to run at will over the ground. This plan seems to greatly prolong the life of the vines and gives a correspondingly longer period of bloom, over those grown on a trellis or brush in the ordinary manner. In the late fall planting, I sow the seed quite thickly, an ounce to ten or fifteen feet of row, and ridge the earth slightly above the row when covering the seed. ‘The ger- mination is not as even as from the early spring planting, but this quantity of seed will give an ample stand for good results, as where the vines are left spreading on the soil they will branch much more freely than when grown on a trellis. FERTILIZERS AND CULTIVATION The best fertilizer for promoting the growth of the sweet pea is barnyard manure, which should be dug or plowed into the ground the preceding fall, but well-rotted or decayed manure can be used in the spring in liberal quantities. Next to this comes finely ground, pure raw bone as a high-grade commercial fertilizer, which must be well mixed with the soil before the seed is planted. As soon as the young plants are well above the ground, begin cultivation. Keep the surface soil loose and fine to a depth of two or three inches by frequent hoeings or workings with a cultivator. This not only keeps the soil free from weeds, but greatly assists the growth of the vines by admitting a good supply of air to the roots, and ensures the moisture of the soil. After the vines com- mence flowering place a mulch two inches Class IV. Freaks are abortive forms and desirable only as curiosities Class V. Doubles. Not a distinct class, but appears in the grandifiora type 64 Class VI. Cupid and Bush. Compare with the tall or normal Kind at the right thick of straw and lawn clippings on the soil. The mulch will keep the soil cool and moist and do away with the necessity for continued cultivation. SWEET PEA ENEMIES Only two insects infect sweet peas, the small green plant lice (aphides) and the red spider. The aphides appear on the young shoots, and suck the juices from the plant. They can be kept in check by spraying the vines with soap-suds, or any of the special insecticides offered for this purpose, but as satisfactory a way as any for home use is to brush them from the vines with a small ever- green branch and rake them into the fine, dry surface soil with the garden rake. The red spider is a very minute insect which works on the undersides of the leaves during hot, dry weather, sucking the juices from the leaves, and causing them to take on a grayish or dead color. These insects cover themselves with a fine web and are quite difficult to exterminate, but can be held in check by frequent spraying with a suds, or solution, made from some neutral soap, which must be applied in a fine mist-like spray and with considerable force to the under sides of the leaves. To keep the vines in bloom as long as possible, remove all flowers as soon as they fade; do not allow them to make seed. If the flowers are desired for decorative pur- poses, they should be cut early in the morning, when freshly opened, and if they are to be sent away, the stems should be placed in fresh, cold water for ten or twelve hours, or overnight, before shipping them, as they wilt very quickly if shipped when freshly cut from the vines. Always use a sharp knife, or a pair of sharp scissors in gathering the flowers, as pulling the stems from the vines bruises or injures the vine and will frequently cause them to die out and leave vacant places in the row. CLASSES AND VARIETIES Class I. Grandiflora—In this class we have the best of Henry Eckford’s novelties, as well as varieties originating with other sweet pea specialists. The vines are of strong, vigorous growth, very free flowering, but rather later in flowering than the early- THE GARDEN MAGAZINE flowering class. The flowers are of large size, good form and substance, coming three and four on a long stem and all facing one way. While the flowers of this section are uniformly large and good, there is a slight variation in form with different varieties. In some, the large standard is slightly folded (like the leaves of a book) in the centre, and as the flowers remain open, the upper edges curl over slightly, giving the flower a pointed effect; in others, the wings are very widely spread, and as the broad, rounded standard becomes older, it curls down to meet the wings, producing what is known as the hooded flower. In this class, the most satisfactory varieties in the different colors are: Dorothy Eckford, purest white; Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain, white with rosy pink stripes; Pink Friar, silvery white with Class VII. Notched. In the older varieties there was a nick in the standard watered veinings of soft rose; Aurora, salmon pink stripes on silver white; Dainty, silvery white with pink edges; Hon. Mrs. E. Ken- yon, deep cream; Janet Scott, soft clear pink; Lovely, soft pink with white edge; Senator, dark purplish maroon stripes on white; Gray Friar, watered purple veinings on silvery white; Apple Blossom, blended pink and white; Hon. F. Bouverie, salmon pink; Royal Rose, deep pink; Sybil Eckford, rich apricot; Miss Wilmott, rich orange pink; Majestic, deep rose; Mrs. Dugdale, rosy carmine distinctly shaded; Queen Alexandra, intense scarlet; Henry LEckford, orange scarlet, but fades badly under hot sun; King Edward VII., rich, deep red; Duke of West- minster, dark claret; Othello, deep brownish maroon; Mrs. George Higginson, pale laven- der or “‘sky-blue;” Lady Nina Balfour, soft lavender, or “mouse” tint; Captain of the Blues, bright bluish purple. This list comprises an almost complete assortment of the most distinct and desirable shades of coloring, but where a varied color- ing is desired, without any special regard as to the names of the varieties, the seed of this class may be purchased more cheaply in the Marcu, 1907 better mixtures offered by leading seedsmen, and no matter how the coloring varies, it always blends harmoniously where the varieties are sown together in long rows. Class II. Orchid-flowered.—This is the most recently introduced and the best, as well as largest-flowered, of all the sweet peas. The flowers are very large, much larger even than those of the grandiflora type, and are produced in threes and fours on a long, stiff stem, are of distinctly crystalline finish, like frosted silver, and where they develop slowly in a cool location, the edges of the standards and wings have a beautiful wavy, or fluted effect. This type is of English origin and has shown a strong tendency to produce new and distinct colorings from the original or parent variety, the Countess Spencer; but while the vines are of vigorous growth and free-flower- ing, they produce very little seed and are still expensive. In this type are: Countess Spen- cer, a soft rosy pink; Gladys Unwin, a lighter pink than Countess Spencer; Florence Spencer, a deeper, richer pink than Countess Spencer; Helen Lewis, bright salmon orange; John Ingman, deep rose. Class II. Dwarf Early-flowering.—This class has been developed by continual selec- tion for earliness in flowering. The entire plant is only fifteen inches in height when in full bloom, and it will come into flower in sixty to seventy days from the time the seed is planted. Such plants make a very pretty effect when seen in long rows, and in cutting for house decoration, the entire stem of the plant is cut off just above the ground, giving a very pretty spray with the green leaves and two or three stems of bright, fragrant flowers. The flowers of this class are rather small in size and have a slight notch at the top of the standard, but their very early flowering habit, and the ease with which they may be grown in any section, make them most desirable. In this class there are as yet but three distinct varieties, namely: Earliest of All, with bright pink standards and creamy white wings; The side notch occasional.y appears tn the new large-flowered Eckford varieties Marcu, 1907 beams, a deep primrose or creamy yellow tint. Class IV. Freaks——These are abortive forms and are only desirable as a floral curiosity. The standards are shortened or poorly developed, and the flowers have a closed or bud-like form. In this class the Red Ridinghood, White Snapdragon and Salvation Lassie are the most distinct and desirable. Class V. Doubles.—Double-flowered sweet peas are not a distinct class as the double flowers are likely to come on many of the grandiflora class when grown under exceptionally favorable conditions, but a number of the seed houses have special stocks of seed saved from double flowers only and these, of course, are more likely to produce the double flowers. In these the Double White, Double Apple Blossom, or Bride of Niagara, Double Captain of the Blues, Double Splen- dor and Double Boreatton not only produce The Whole Art of EXPENSE—ALSO HOW TO HAVE THREE KINDS OF VEGETABLES THE vES* family ought to have a coldframe because it can gain from four to six weeks on the season of early vegetables, merely by sowing seeds in a coldframe on the first of March, as is indicated in the accom- panying table, which shows for each veg- etable how much can be gained over the regular outdoor cultivation by the aid of coldframes. TABLE SHOWING GAIN MADE BY COLDFRAME READY TO EAT Sown M t (in Coldframe) pete Coldframe Outdoors Licey Cee c 88 Jo ene aos Gerne Geers May 8th | June 1sth Becta tira. sles Mar. 25th | May 2oth | June 25th Cabbapereerer 4.175. April ist | June 8th | April rst CATT OB es oe ieye ia oeetersiel| chev skepees ovetave May rsth | June 15th @auliflower.......- April rst | June 8th | April 1st Kohilrabiew tees se April 1st | May 15th | June 15th Wettuce ste sere ccysisvenssc Mar. 20th | May 1st | June 1st LAGI casdogdodus| jae ceaneaean May 15th | June rsth Re aierascn cietebet cusses | eveiclsiascces May 8th| June 8th Rad ishpeene cece eee iok April 15th | May 1sth SSWEEN, occ cceedeos||sraurmaaebe May 8th| June 15th There are three other reasons why you should have a coldframe: 1. You can have lettuce, radishes and spinach a good part of the winter. 2. You can have the choicest foxglove, larkspur and cosmos only by aid of a cold- frame. 3. The highest qualities of pansies, violets, English daisies, polyanthus, and auricula are flowered only in a coldframe, where you may have them between February and April. Coldframes can be used to good advantage for a number of early vegetables. A spot that is sheltered from north and west winds and facing south is preferable, in order to obtain all the sunlight. THE GARDEN MAGAZINE the largest and most double flowers, but come almost uniformly double. Class VI. Cupids and Bush.—These make dwarf, compact plants, the deep green foliage of the Cupids spreading like a mossy carpet on the soil, while the bush plants are erect but compact, and only eighteen inches in height. These do well in dry or rainless locations, as the plants root deeply and flower freely during the hottest weather, but if cool rains prevail, the dense foliage is liable to mildew or rot off; hence, they are not satis- factory for growing where the ordinary tall or running varieties succeed. Both classes have almost as many distinct varieties as the tall type, but the best results are generally had with those of early-flowering habit, such as Pink Cupid and Blanche Ferry Cupid, or by sowing the seed in mixture of the different kinds. Class VII. Notches.—In the older varieties those having the short, erect standard were 65 likely to have a slight notch, or nick, in. the centre of the standard, while in the blue- edged section, like the Butterfly, the notches were at the sides of the standard and near the base. The notch in the centre of the stand- ard has been entirely bred out of the grandi- flora type, but the side notch occasionally appears in some of the new, large-flowered Eckford novelties. The best and most distinct sorts having the notch in the centre of the standard are: Emily Henderson, pure paper white; Blanche Ferry, pink standard, white wings; Coccinea, bright cherry red; Scarlet Gem, bright scarlet; American, heavily striped with bright red on silvery white. In the type having the standards notched at the sides, the best varieties are: Lottie Eckford, large silvery white, with soft lavender shaded edges; Maid of Honor, a larger, better flower than the Butterfly, with blue shadings on silver white. Managing Coldframes—By George Standen, *'* EXPLAINING JUST HOW TO GAIN FOUR TO SIX WEEKS ON ALL IMPORTANT VEGETABLES, AT SMALL If coldframes have been idle all winter, take off about two inches of the old surface soil and spade the balance up well with a spading fork. Give it a good sprinkling of air slaked lime to sweeten it. If the days are mild, remove the sash, putting it on again at night; let it remain in this condition until ready for planting. Just before planting, spread a dressing three inches thick of well- decayed manure and a sprinkling of com- mercial fertilizer over the surface of the soil, and thoroughly work them in. With an iron-toothed rake smooth the surface until the soil is rather fine. Warm up the soil for a day or so by keeping the sash on tight, and this will greatly assist the germination of the seeds A most important point for success is in properly sowing the seeds; put in drills which are one-half an inch deep, cover, and firm the soil. After this is completed, the sash may remain on and a close atmosphere be maintained until the young seedlings ap- pear, which will be in about ten days. Have the sides and ends of the frames banked with good stable litter or leaves to keep out the cold, and cover the sash with salt hay, mats or shutters at night, and at other times when the mercury goes below the freezing point, which is often the case; sometimes the mercury will go as low as 10°. Remove the covering on all bright and mild days. A good indication of the proper time to cover the frames is when the glass begins to frost over. Airing or ventilating should be watched for the weather in March is very uncertain. Some days, the temperature outside will be as high as 55° in the shade, and other days will be dull and cold, with the temperature below the freezing point. As soon as the seedlings are up air the frame on all days when it can be done without submitting BEST PART OF THE WINTER the plants to danger of frost and avoid cold draughts, and close them about fifteen min- utes before the sun is off them. While the seedlings are small, keep the temperature of the frames from 55° to 65°. WATERING Water the plants in the frame between ten and two o’clock, so that they may have a chance to dry off before the frames are closed for the night. Young seedlings need water- ing as soon as the surface of the soil looks dry; use a fine-rosed watering can and give a thorough soaking, taking care not to wash the seedlings out of the soil. Examine the condition of the soil by taking it in the hands and squeezing it; if it holds together the beds will not need water, but if, on the other hand, the soil falls apart, like ashes, then it needs a thorough watering, not merely a surface wetting. Always watch the top end of the frames, as that part always dries out more rapidly, because it has more sun and a better circulation of air. When the seeds have made their first true leaves, transplant them into other frames, for if they are not separated, they will crowd one another. Set the plants about four inches apart each way, shade for a day or so or until they take hold of the new soil, then gradually inure them to the — sunlight. Sprinkle the plants frequently to keep them from wilting. Stir the surface of the soil at least once a week, and remove all weeds as they appear. HARDENING OFF Before transplanting the seedlings to the open ground, they must be hardened off. This process needs one to two weeks. To do this, air is admitted in larger and larger quantities until the sashes are. removed 66 entirely during the day, and during the night ventilation is given by leaving the sash open, at first only a small crack, which is increased gradually until it is four or five inches wide. The handiest thing with which to prop the sash open is a block of wood. ~ Lettuce, cauliflower, cabbage, onions and leeks can be subjected to airier conditions than peppers, egg plants and tomatoes. Lettuce, cauliflower and cabbage may be planted out about April zoth. Onions and leeks are better not disturbed until they attain the size of a lead pencil. Peppers and egg plants require a frame having a slightly warmer temperature; they may be planted out about May 2oth. Syringe egg plants occasionally for red spiders. ‘Toma- toes will make a stronger, sturdier growth if kept a little on the dry side. LETTUCE Sow March ist and for succession sow every two weeks. Varieties: Private Stock and Trianon Cos. Lettuces are divided into two classes, the cabbage with the round head, and the Cos with long, hard and narrow leaves. The . cabbage variety is the most tender, and the Cos the best flavored. Sow the seed in finely raked soil and give them a very thin covering. After the young plants have made their true leaves, transplant to other frames, placing the plants nine inches apart each way. These may be grown on in the frames for the earliest crop, which will be ready for use about April 2oth. The plants raised from the second sowing may be transplanted to 4 x 4 inches. Trans- plant to the open ground about April 15th placing the plants nine inches apart, in rows which are twelve to fifteen inches apart. When transplanting lettuces, always select the strongest plants, discard all the weaklings, secure all the roots possible and all the soil that will adhere to them. When planting, keep the leaves well up from the soil, firm well the earth about the roots, water and shade for a day or so, or until they take hold of the new soil. As long as the plants are in the frames, give them plenty of air. Stir the soil at least once a week to keep it mellow and to keep down the weeds. As soon as the ground can be worked outdoors, make the successional sowing there, rather than in the frames. If the weather should be dry, keep the ground constantly hoed and watered. In the ex- treme hot weather, grow lettuce in a partly shady place, as it runs to seed very quickly. Good lettuces can be had in the late fall and early winter, if occasional sowings of seed are made in coldframes from August 15th to September 15th. If the frames are protected from the extreme cold, good heads may be had up to Christmas. In order to insure good heads of lettuce, keep water from the heart, and heading will be materially assisted by an application of nitrate of soda, which may be applied by strewing it over the surface of the soil, or it may be given in liquid form by dissolving a 3-inch potful in twenty gallons of water. When thoroughly dissolved this will water about 162 sq. ft. of GARDEN MAGAZINE THE Coldframes protected from winter winds by high fences, which are screened in summer by grape vines soil. Two applications, at intervals of ten to fourteen days, will be sufficient. TOMATOES Sow March 1st, and for main crop April 15th. Varieties: early, Dwarf Champion and Earliana; late, Stone and Table Queen. These two sowings will keep up a supply from June zoth until November. Sow the seed in drills six inches apart, cover lightly and water to settle the soil. When the plants are about three inches high, transplant to other frames, placing them from four to six inches apart each way. Set the plants so that the seed leaves will be just above the surface of the soil, and shade for a few days. Keep the soil a little on the dry side to en- courage a short stocky growth. Until ready to harden the plants, keep a temperature of from 50° to 55°. ‘Transplant to the open ground about May rsth, in soil which is not rich, or they will make too much growth and few fruits. Set the plants four feet apart each way (Dwarf Champion needs only two and one-half feet), support the plants with a trellis or stakes and train about five stems, selecting the strongest shoots and removing all weak ones and laterals, or side shoots, tying them as they grow to protect them from wind, etc. In the fall, should there be dan- ger of frost, tomatoes may be picked in the green or half-ripe state and put on straw or boards, and be ripened in coldframes. PEPPERS Sow March 15th. Varieties: Bull Nose and Red Cayenne. A few plants of peppers will supply a good- The commonest and cheapest type of coldframe. Lettuce is perhaps the most important winter crop Marcu, 1907 sized family. They require a temperature of from 60° to 70°. Sow in drills which are three inches apart and water very sparingly until the young plants attain a height of three inches. Transplant to other frames, putting the plants three inches apart each way, and transplant to the open ground about May 2oth. Peppers prefer a deep rich soil and are ready for use about July 15th. They may be planted fifteen inches apart in rows which are two feet apart. BEETS Sow March 1st, and for succession every two weeks until August 15th. Varieties: Bas- sano, Eclipse. Sow in drills which are one inch deep and ten inches apart. Maintain a temperature of from 50° to 55°, and when the plants are three inches high, thin them out to two or three inches apart. The surplus plants may be transplanted outdoors, setting them three inches apart, in rows which are twelve inches apart. ‘The first beets in the coldframe will be ready to eat about May first. Beets delight in light, rich soil and require an abundance of water. The leaves may be used for greens. CARROTS Sow March st, and for succession every three weeks until July 15th. Varieties: Parisian, Scarlet Horn, Halj Long Danvers. Sow in coldframes in drills four inches apart. When three inches high, thin the plants to about one inch apart. Early Parisian is the best for coldframes, as it is a small carrot and one which matures quickly. It is ready for use in about six weeks. Later sowing outdoors of Early Scarlet Horn and Half Long Danvers may be made as soon as the ground can be worked, in drills which are one inch deep and fifteen inches apart. Thin out as directed above, and keep the surface of the soil frequently stirred to keep it open. EGG PLANT Sow March 15th. Varieties: New York Improved, Black Beauty. Egg plant needs a hotbed. Have a rich, light seed soil and keep it rather dry, as the seed will not germinate if it is kept too wet. Maintain a temperature of about 80°. When about three inches high, transplant to another hotbed, setting the plants six inches apart each way. Syringe the plants frequently, especially the under sides of the leaves, to keep down red spider, and avoid cold draughts. About June ist, transplant to open ground in very rich soil, setting the plants two feet apart in rows which are three feet apart. Water freely during dry weather, and dust lightly with an insecticide to destroy the potato bugs. The fruit will be ready for use about the middle of July. ONIONS Sow March toth. Varieties; White Globe and Prizetaker. Onions require a very rich soil, liberal and frequent dressings of manure, and a eee Marcu, 1907 fertilizers are also essential to insure success. Sow in drills which are four inches apart, cover and firm the soil with a board, in order that it shall retain the moisture. As soon as the young onions appear above the soil ventilate the frames giving an abundance of air on all fair days. Frequently stir the surface of the soil and remove all weeds as they appear. As the onions increase in size, give them air at night, and if the weather is mild, the sash may be left off entirely. When about the size of a lead pencil, trans- plant to open ground, which will be about May ist. Put them in rows, setting the plants three inches deep, five inches apart and sixteen inches from row to row. Onions may also be sown outdoors and thinned to three inches apart. The young onions can be used as they are, or the thinning trans- planted to other rows, as has been described. Onions may also be grown from sets planted one inch deep, three inches apart and one foot from row to row. Sow the seed, or plant the sets, in March, as soon as the ground can be worked. For a more detailed description of how to grow the best onions see the January GARDEN MaGaZINE, page 306. LEEKS Sow March toth. Varieties: American Flag and Large Carentan. Leeks are greatly prized for soups and when cut into small pieces and cooked as onions they make a delicious vegetable. Sow in coldframes and give the same care as recommended for onions. They will be ready for use in September. Transplant when the size of an ordinary lead pencil to trenches which have been dug eight inches deep and one foot wide, into which has been put a 3-inch layer of manure and one and one-half inches of soil to plant in. Set them about two inches deep, so that the neck is covered, and draw a little soil up to them from time to time, as they grow, to blanch them. They may be grown in a double row, Ir i THE GARDEN MAGAZINE the individual rows being nine inches apart, and the plants six inches apart in the row. BEANS Sow March 20th, and for siuccession every two weeks. Varieties: Triumph oj the Frames, and Early Mohawk. Beans require a light, not over-rich soil. For early use, sow Triumph of the Frames in coldframes, in drills two inches deep and one foot apart. Maintain a close atmosphere until the young plants show through the soil, then air and water carefully, and on no account let cold draughts strike them. Beans require a night temperature of 60°, with a rise of ten degrees on bright days. They should be ready for use in six weeks from the date of sowing. Pick when young and tender. From about April roth, on, make the succes- sional sowings in open ground, planting seeds of Early Mohawk in rows eighteen inches apart and two inches deep until August 15th. PARSLEY Sow March ist. Fern-leaved. Sow the seeds rather thickly in drills one- half inch deep, which are three inches apart. Parsley germinates very slowly. When two inches high, transplant to the open ground. For succession, sow April rst and again on July 15th, in drills one-half inch deep and one foot apart. The latter sowing can be kept over winter by covering with salt hay, or leaves, when cold weather set in. Varieties: Moss-curled, SPINACH Sow March ist, and for succession every two weeks until May 15th. Varieties: Prickly, and Savoy Leaved or Bloomsdale. The early sowings of spinach in the frames should be in drills which are one-half inch deep and six inches apart. Keep the soil on the dry side until the seeds germinate, as they are liable to rot if kept too wet. A temperature of from 45° to 50° is sufficiently high. As soon as the seeds are up nicely, Showing how coldframes are ventilated—by raising top end of sash with a wooden block Celery. At right, plant twice transplanted and ready to set outdoors. At left, plant has not been trans- planted. Centre plant ready for second transplanting give plenty of air; and a light dressing of nitrate of soda strewn over the surface will hasten growth. It should be ready for use in six weeks from planting. For succession, sow every two weeks until May 15th. As soon as the ground can be worked, make the successional sowings outdoors in drills which are one inch deep and one foot apart. For summer use, sow New Zealand spinach June st in hills at least four feet apart, and one inch deep. For fall use, sow Bloomsdale again on August 1st and rsth, and for late fall use, make a sowing in the coldframes on September 8th. This last sowing will make good spinach for Christmas. Another sowing may be made about September aist, this can be wintered over and will be ready to gather the following March. CELERY Sow April ist. Varieties: early, White Plume; second early, Fin de Siecle; nud- season, Giant Pascal; late, New Rose. Sow the seed in finely raked soil in drills which are four inches apart. Firm the soil well with board by walking on it. Give an abundance of water, and as soon as the plants are two inches high, transplant in other frames, in soil that has been enriched with a layer of manure, three inches deep, and which has been thoroughly dug into the soil. Set the plants four inches apart, alternate them in the rows and do not plant too deep, firm the earth well about the roots, water thoroughly to settle the soil, and shade for a day or two, until the planis have taken root in the new soil. They will now grow very fast and will need an abund- ance of water at least once a day. The first sowings will be ready for the trenches, or cultivation on the level, about July rst. Dig trenches fifteen inches wide and eight inches deep and four feet apart. Put about 68 four inches of good cow manure in the bottom, treading it down firmly with the feet. Add about two inches of soil to plant in, so that tne roots do not come in contact with the manure. When ready for planting, secure a good ball of earth with each plant and set them in double rows, which are about ten inches apart, and six inches apart in the row. Set firmly, taking care not to bury the heart. The best time to plant celery, unless the day be dull or there is a sign of rain, is in the after- noon from three o’clock, as the sun is not so strong. From this on, the celery should be constantly watched, keeping it free from weeds and watering thoroughly and _fre- quently if the weather is dry. For celery which is wanted for early use, earthing up is necessary about the middle of August: Pull the soil up to the plants with a hoe, breaking all lumps, gather the leaf-stalks tightly together with the left hand and press the soil closely around them with the right hand, using care to prevent the soil from falling into the heart of the plant, for it will rot it. Two earthings will suffice for White Plume and Fin de Siecle, then hemlock boards may be placed on edge on each side of the row and supported with stakes. This will help to blanch and whiten the celery. In this manner, White Plume will be ready for use September r5th, Fin de Siecle following after in about four weeks. Giant Pascal is a large celery and one of the very best flavored varieties grown. It will be ready for use about December ist. The late variety, New Rose, can be kept in trenches until May. Have the rows of Giant Pas- cal and New Rose from six to eight feet apart, so that there may be sufficient earth to protect them during the winter. As fast as these two late varieties grow, bank them up, always doing it when the earth and the celery are dry, otherwise it is liable to cause the heart to rot. When the mercury indicates a temperature of 22°, it is time to put on the winter covering, This is done by placing boards as described for White Plume. The boards should reach to within three inches of the tops of the celery; then take two boards nailed together like a trough, with cleats projecting two inches over Permanent coldframes of brick and cement. It frames are wanted next to greenhouse, provision must be made against snow falling on frames THE GARDEN MAGAZINE A winter’s supply for a family of five. All that is necessary is to Keep the frost out of the frame Parsley. Very easily raised. the sides, and place them on top of the celery. This forms a sort of box witha lid. Bank the dirt up to the top of the boards, with a layer of leaves about a foot thick and a sufficient quantity of stable manure to keep the leaves from blowing away. Celery protected in this way keeps to perfection, and will have that rich nutty flavor so often desired and seldom had, and it may be dug any day dur- ing the winter. Level cultivation is practised by a number of growers, but I have always found celery to do better when planted in trenches, as I believe the roots remain in a cooler condi- tion. CAULIFLOWER Sow March ist, and for succession sow every three weeks until April 15th. Vari- elies: Early Snowball, Gilt Edge. Sow in drills which are one-half inch deep and four inches apart. As soon as the plants have made their: first set of true leaves, transplant to another bed, setting the plants about four inches apart. Water and shade and give all the air possible. About April 15th, transplant to open ground in good rich soil. Set the plants about two feet apart each way, water freely at all times and stir the soil frequently. A little nitrate of soda or commercial fertilizer strewn around the plants will hasten their growth, and when they show signs of heading, break over the centre a few of the leaves to keep the flower white and to protect it from the sun. Cauliflower cannot be raised in the hot weather. For fall use, sow the seeds of Snowball and Large Algiers in the open ground on June 2oth and July r1th, trans- planting as already described. The latter variety is the largest and best variety grown Marcu, 1907 but is good only for late crop. Cauliflower takes from twelve to fifteen weeks to mature. CABBAGE Sow March ist, and for succession June 1st. Varieties: early, Wakefield; second early, Succession; late, Flat Dutch, Savoy Autumn King. What has been said of the culture of cauliflower is equally true of cabbage. Both need the same treatment. Give good culti- vation and for cabbage worm, dust the plants with an insecticide. Cabbage can be kept through winter by digging a trench about six inches deep, setting them roots up, and covering with soil and litter sufficient to keep out the frost. PEAS Sow March 1st, and for succession sow every two weeks outdoors until June 1st, beginning as soon as the ground can be worked. Varieties: extra early, Nott’s Excelsior, Daniel O’ Rourke, and Gradus; second early, Duke of York; medium and late, Champion of England and Telephone. Fresh, home-grown peas in the middle of May are a luxury, yet they may be had by sowing Nott’s Excelsior in coldframes early in March. Sow in drills, which are one foot apart and two inches deep. They require a cool, moist situation. After the plants have attained a height of six inches, give a light dressing of commercial fertilizer strewn over the surface of the soil, so that it may be washed in when watering. It will materially help the plants. They will be ready for use in about ten weeks. Peas sown after June 1st will not do well; as the weather is too hot they are liable to mildew. To grow the best peas, give them a deep, rich loam. For outdoor culture, Nott’s Excelsior and Daniel O’Rourke can be sown in drills which are three inches deep and two feet apart; the later varieties, Champion of England, Duke of York and Telephone must not be less than four feet apart. When the plants have attained a height of about six inches, pull about their stems about two