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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



January, 1908 







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One Way to Solve 

 Your Problem 



"1 A 7"ITH the chance of your problem being a 

 " * similar one, we want to tell you the way 

 we solved one for a Hudson River man. His 

 wife wanted carnations and wanted them in 

 abundance ; he preferred the general plants 

 such as geraniums, Gloire de Lorainne Bego- 

 nias, Primulas, Sweet Peas, Asters and such. 

 One didn't care a rap about fussing among them, 

 only wanting flowers for their decorativeness. 

 The other liked "the good earthy smell" and 

 the joy of living among his plant friends an 

 hour or so a day. He looked upon it as a most 

 satisfying hobby, and a health preserver. 



We built a two compartment house 50 feet 

 long and about 25 wide. One compartment 

 is given up entirely to carnations and the other 

 is the garden spot. 



The point is this: the U-Bar house is so con- 

 structed, with its curved eave, wide glass spac- 

 ing and consequent extreme lightness, that it 

 excels all other houses in the quantity and 

 quality of the blooms produced, and also be- 

 cause of that feeling of freedom and spacious- 

 ness it gives to you, it makes an ideal garden 

 spot. But you can't get anything like these 

 results if it is not a U-Bar house and we would 

 Iikevto prove to you exactly why, but to do it 

 you should see several illustrations, and the cat- 

 alog is full of them. So send for the catalog, 

 then send for us, 



PIERSON U-BAR COMPANY 



Designers and Builders 



U-BAR GREENHOUSES 



Metropolitan Building 



1 4th Avenue and 23d Street 



NEW YORK 



"BONORA" 



Will make your plants bloom 

 profusely through the winter 

 and grow luxuriously in the 

 spring. Order direct or 

 through your dealer. 



Put up in dry form in all 

 size packages as follows: 



I lb. making 28 gallons, postpaid, $ .65 

 5 " " 140 " 2.50 



10 " " 280 " 475 



BONORA CHEMICAL CO., 488-492 Broadway, N.Y. 



like other poultry, but the feathers are left 

 on the head, neck, legs and wings. 



Small broilers, weighing ten to twelve 

 ounces each, are used in large numbers. As 

 the season advances sizes must increase. 

 It is difficult to get these small birds fat 

 enough and well dressed, but the prices are 

 usually high enough to repay extra effort. 

 Smaller sized turkeys are more in demand 

 than earlier in the season. 



Fresh eggs will usually have reached the 

 highest point by January. This is earlier 

 than was the case years ago, before storage 

 eggs cut such a figure, and such large sup- 

 plies from the far West and South came to 

 our Eastern markets. Much depends on 

 the severity of the weather as to how prices 

 will keep up. Two years ago, the market 

 went to pieces in January, under heavy 

 receipts from the South and West. Last year 

 prices kept up well till March. It is a 

 speculation to hold storage eggs much after 

 the Christmas holidays. Market men tell 

 me that there is little demand for duck eggs 

 in New York except in spring. Still I know 

 of people who would like to buy them the 

 year around. In some cities they are 

 wanted and extra prices will be paid for 

 them. 



New Jersey. F. H. Valentine. 



The Winter Care of Hens. 



HENS kept for breeding purposes in 

 the spring must not be fed as heavily 

 as for egg production in winter, but 

 simply given a ration which will keep them 

 vigorous and thrifty. The house for such 

 hens need not be so warm, still it must not 

 be cold enough to cause frosted combs and 

 wattles. 



The house must be dry, which means 

 tight roof and walls, and dry floor. The 

 ventilation must be good, else the moisture 

 will condense on the walls, making them 

 damp. Damp houses are a most fruitful 

 source of disease. But most ventilators, 

 so-called, are an abomination. The best 

 ventilation is secured by having the window 

 openings at least partially covered with 

 coarse, unbleached muslin. This admits 

 light and air, but prevents drafts. Attach- 

 ing the muslin to hinged frames permits 

 opening during pleasant days. Some 

 poultry men, even in cold New England, ad- 

 vocate houses with open fronts without the 

 cloth. Such are generally deep from front 

 to back, so the roosts are not so exposed, and 

 the latter are sometimes protected by cur- 

 tains. 



A small loft over the house, filled with 



a Stttle Hoofe 

 about Closes 



FOR 1908 

 will be ready about January 20th 



This little book, while a catalogue, is 

 the story of a successful enthusiast. It 

 tells you, in simple language, just what to 

 do, from the time you take up the spade 

 until the blooms are ready for cutting, to 

 achieve success. 



This booklet is unique — it's honest. It 

 tells the truth about the different varie- 

 ties it offers. One man writes " Who 

 ever before heard of anyone pointing out 

 the faults of an article he had to sell ? " 



Printed on heavy calendered paper, and 

 illustrated with actual photographs, 

 (mostly of our own flowers) it is THE rose 

 catalogue of the season. Mailed on re- 

 quest — write for it now — to-day. 



GEORGE H. PETERSON 



ISose anB ]Q3eonp Specialist 



Box 50 Fair Lawn, N. J. 



Largest '° d mp TS Stock of 

 Hardy Plants in America 



Catalogues on application 

 ELLIOTT NURSERY CO. Pittsburg, Pa. 



SEEDS THAT GROW 



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Best quality Garden, Flov 

 and Farm Seeds, Alfalfa, 

 Clover, Grass Seeds, Seed^ 

 Potatoes. We send . 

 free with catalc 

 apkt. of "New 

 Globe" 

 Tomato, 



Box 96, 



biggest 

 yield e r , 

 nest flav- 

 ored of all, if 

 you ask for it. 

 Write ns to-day. 

 Also have full line of 

 Nursery Stock, Roses, 



lants and Bulbs. 



GERMAN NURSERIES, 



Beatrice, Nebraska. 



THE "PILOT" GASLIGHT MAKER 



For Country Homes, Hotels, Stores. Mak^s brilliant White, Eye- 

 saving Gaslight, which costs a third less than Kerosene Light. Tell 

 us how many rooms or size of your Store to Light and we will 

 quote you interesting price. Address 



"The Pilot Generator," 157 Michigan Ave., Chicago 



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Save time and labor. Do best work. Book free. 

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A Good Spray Pump earns big 

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THE ECLIPSE 



is a good pump. As practical 

 fruit growers we were using the 

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 and t It e n invented THE 

 ECLIPSE. Its success practi- 

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Large fully illustrated 

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