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Information on the latest farming imple- 

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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



October, 1907 



Headquarters for 

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Our decorative plants naturally grown, 

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Tropical Fruit Plants and Trees 



Semi-Tropical and Temperate Fruit Trees and Plants 



Economical, Hedicinal and Useful Trees and Plants 



Bamboos and Grasses Aquatics 



Conifers Palms and Cycads 



Ferns and Selaginellas 



Foliage and Decorative Plants 



Tropical Flowering Plants and Shrubs 



Hardy and Half-Hardy Flowering Plants and Shrubs 



Tropical and Sub-Tropical Vines and Creepers 



Hardy and Half-Hardy Vines and Creepers 



Tuberous, Bulbous and Herbaceous Plants 



Tropical Shade Trees 



Hardy and Half-Hardy Shade Trees 



Succulents and Epiphytes 



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exercise, regardless of flower beds, garden, 

 frightened hens and panic-stricken chickens. 

 Often the time occupied and the damage done 

 exceed the value of the produce sold. 



The most objectionable way for the mod- 

 ern producer to dispose of his products is by 

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 from bartering his wares for butter, eggs, 

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You can make much money by growing 

 small cucumbers for pickles— if you can grow 

 them. They have become increasingly 

 scarce in the New York City market in recent 

 years. The price has increased correspond- 

 ingly, till it has become almost prohibitive 

 to some classes of trade. Supplies formerly 

 came largely from southern New York, 

 Long Island, and New Jersey. Now they 

 come from much farther away. Pickle- 

 makers say some of the best come from Vir- 

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 from the Middle West. The sizes wanted 

 run from 10,000 to 45,000 to the barrel, or 

 from about 200 to 1,000 to the gallon. The 

 smallest must be picked almost as soon as 

 the blossom falls. It is said that one day 

 will grow them too large. 



Small stringless beans are also in demand 

 in late fall, by the pickle-makers. Growing 

 in the cool weather, they are very slender, 

 having somewhat the appearance of green 

 worms, and they are sometimes so designated. 

 Varieties of the Refugee type are preferred. 



Small white onions also meet a good de- 

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New Jersey F. H. Valentine. 



Plant Lycoris in the Fall 



To be successful with Lycoris squamigera 

 plant il in the fall. The bulbs can be had 

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 If it is received too late for planting outdoors 

 plant it in a pot and keep in a cool house. 



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It's like finding money the way the Hustler Ash 

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