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What is a lair rental ]or a given 

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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



NOVEMBEB, 1907 



ROOFING 



For Farm Buildings 



When the proprietors of Bellemeade Farm roofed ^||| 

 §|§? v ' their big buildings (one of which is shown above), ^~ 

 they chose Amatite. Why? First — Because Amatite costs less 

 than other roofings. Second — Because Amatite has a mineral 

 surface that never needs paint. 



Most other kinds of ready roofing need to be painted regularly, 

 and to re-paint all the roofs of Bellemeade Farm every year or 

 two would have called for a huge expenditure of labor and money. 



Weren't the Bellemeade people sensible in selecting Amatite? 

 Even if your roofs are not as large as these, the economy of 

 ilk using Amatite is just as great in proportion. 



s|l§|k Amatite is easy to lay, requiring no skill or tools. 



| ! i .ind cement are free. Packed in center of roll. 



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To Practical Fruit Growers 



If in any way bothered by that most important question of tree 

 spraying, send for a copy of our valuable treatise on the subject, 



MORRILL & MORELY, Spraying Experts, Benton Harbor, Mich. 



i— APOLLO LAWN SWEEPER— i 



An ideal machine for " Fall cleaning up " 



Sweeps lawns and walks like a carpet 

 sweeper sweeps carpets. A boy with 

 this machine will do the work of three 

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 easier than the lawn mower. 



It Gathers up Leaves, Cut Grass, 

 Twigs, Paper and all Litter 



The APOLLO keeps the lawn as it 

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 Takes out weeds, seeds, worm-casts, 

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SOMETHING FOR EVERY GARDEN. 

 EVERYTHING FOR SOME GARDENS. 



THE McGREQOR BROS. CO., Wholesale and Retail Florists 



SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, U. S. A. 



Our Special November offer of 



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MAMMOTH BULBS for forcing in glasses or pots. Will 

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Pure white, blush white, rose, red, light 

 blue, dark blue, yellow. Named sorts, 

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Same in choice named sorts 1st size 12c 1.25 8.00 



TULIPS, gay and flaunting, for house or garden 



12 100 1000 



Single yellow, white, scarlet, gold, red, rose, 



in separate colors 30c $1.50 $10.00 



In mixed colors 20c 1.25 8.50 



Double in above colors, separate 4°c i-75 I2 °o 



" " mixed 30c 1.50 10.00 



HYACINTHS for the garden in six separate 



colors. Large Bulbs 60c 4.00 35.00 



NARCISSUS 



Golden Trumpet Emperor 65c 4.00 30.00 



" " Golden Spur 55c 2.75 23.00 



NARCISSUS POETICUS (Poet's Narcissus) 



Many other beautiful sorts described in our catalogue 



12 100 1000 



The most beautiful and Wst costlv for natu- 

 ralizing in the grass — in borders or groups 20c 1.00 



CROCUS 



What more exquisite than these lovely cups of brilliant colors 

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LEADWORT FOR SPRING FLOWER 



H. M. S., Mo.— The leadwort (Plumbago Capensis) 

 is the best lig'it flowered bedding plant. Carry over 

 winter by taking. cuttings before f:ost. These are to be 

 grown on indcors and will make gocd plants in 4-inch 

 pots for next year. Spring stiuck cut'ings will not flower 

 nearly so well as those struck in the fall. 



WILTING ASPARAGUS 



A. J. S., Mass. — The condition of your asparagus is 

 undoubtedly due to some derangement of the water supply 

 at the roots. Taking into consideration the moisture con- 

 tent of the air, it is quite possible that comparatively rapid, 

 extreme changes of temperature produce the effect; or again, 

 it is possible that extreme heat during the davtime, causing 

 rapid transportation at so greatly increased a pace that the 

 roots are unable to pump up water rapidly enough, would 

 result in paralysis of the growing tips. This will happen 

 with many plants as the season's heat gets greater. It is 

 for this reason that florists shade plants in greenhouses. 



A BIT OF FARM LAW 



A. B., Conn. — Usually the tenant has sufficient hay to 

 winter the stock through to the grass season, after which 

 time he is entitled to one-half of the surplus hay but he is 

 not entitled to any of the manure that belongs to. the farm. 

 The tenant has no right whatever to remove windows 

 from the barn even though he placed them there, for they 

 become fixtures and a part of the freehold. Neither is he 

 entitled to remove the asparagus and strawberry beds. If 

 the tenant threatens to remove any of these, the remedy is 

 to get an injunction restraining him from committing these 

 acts of trespass which he has threatened; then, if he violates 

 the injunction, he will be held in contempt cf court. 



MAKING NEW PLANTS OF SPIKENARD 



J. C. R., Mass. — The spikenard (Aralia racemosa) is 

 easily increased by seeds when they can be obtained, but 

 the birds are very fond of them. When collecting plants 

 from the wild always leave part of the roots as then you 

 can go back in two years and get mo:e small plants from 

 the same place. Root propagation which may be done 

 either in the spring or fall is best and quickest, as nearly 

 every piece of root will grow. It may be done out-of-doors 

 without the aid of a greenhouse. Cut the roots into nieces 

 about two inches long, and plant them about six inches 

 apart in drills. A light soil is better than a heavy loam; 

 in the latter there is a danger of the cuttings rotting. If 

 propagation is done in the fall give the ground sufficient 

 mulch to prevent injury by thawing and freezing. 



PROPAGATING EXOCHORDA 



L. H., Penn. — The pearl bush (Exochorda grandiflora). 

 is increased either by seeds, layers or cutting. Seeds are 

 produced, as a rule, only on old or unpruned plants. The 

 shrub is valued for its strings of white flowers To produce 

 these, the plants are pruned in May shortly after flowering 

 and before the seeds are ripe, in order to induce the plants 

 to produce an abundance of young flowering shoots. If 

 seeds cannot be obtained, make layers in June. As a rule,, 

 it is difficult to get cuttings to root. Should ycu prefer 

 this method, you will have the best success if the work 

 is done under glass. Put plants in heat in the greenhouse 

 during the winter several weeks before propagation is to be 

 done. For cuttings, use soft wood and insert them in sand 

 which has a strong bottom heat and cover with a frame or 

 bell glass in order to maintain a close atmosphere. Occa- 

 sionally, cuttings are grafted on pieces of eld wood. 



ORCHIDS FOR NORTH EXPOSURES 



H. H. E., Mass. — The following orchids may be grown 

 in a greenhouse with a northern exposure. In a cool house, 

 one having a temperature of 50 to 6o°: CaP.leya citrina, 

 Ccelogyne cristata, Epidendrum vitellinum, Lycaste Deppii, 

 Miltonia Candida, M. Morelliana; Odontoglossum crispum, 

 0. Insleayi, 0. maculatum, 0. pulchellum, and 0. Rossit, 

 var. majus; Oncidium flexuosum, 0. incurvum, 0. orni- 

 thorhynchum, and 0. tigrinum; Sophronttis grandiflora, 

 and Vanda Amesiana. In a temperature cf 6o° or70° grow 

 Aerides in variety; Angrcccum sesquipedalc; ccelcgynes, such 

 as C. Dayana, massangeana, tomentosa; cymbidiums in 

 variety; Lalia purpurata, Miltonia Rcezlii; Oncidium 

 Cavendishianum, Carthaginense, luridum, and splendidum; 

 Peristeria elata, Pescatorea cerina, Bollea in variety (this 

 is also known as Zygopetalum), Phajus in variety (Phalaen- 

 opsis in variety, Saccolabium in variety, Trichopilia in 

 variety, Vanda tricolor, var. suavis, and nearly all cypri- 

 pediums except possibly insigne, although it will cften. 

 grow well in such an exposure. J. E. L. 



