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The Readers' Service gives 

 information about real estate 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



January, 1908 



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Heaitetl 



— Tell us how your home is heated, and let us 

 k show you how to heat it better at lower cost — 



Whether your home is heated by stoves, by fur- 

 nace or by any other method, we can show you 

 how to heat it better for less money. 



It costs you nothing to find out why and how we 

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 more economical, and far more convenient, than 

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Send us a postal, and we will mail you our booklet "Modern 

 Comfort," and give you some valuable points about heating. 



1216 Michigan Avenue, Chicago. 



COAL is GOLD 



SAVE IT AND DON'T WORRY 



It's like finding money the way the Hustler Ash 

 Sifter saves coal. Turning the crank for a min- 

 ute sifts the day's ashes. No dust nor dirt; easy 

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 limes its cost in a year, and the cinders are excel- 

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HILL DRYER CO., 



408 Park Avenue, Worcester, Mass. 



PLAN FOR THE SPRING 



FOR A BEAUTIFUL HEDGE 



plant the Hardy Privet, Ligustrum Ibota, 

 of graceful habit, foliage rich wine color 

 in the Fall. 



For massing, White Rosa Rugosa and 

 Hardy Flowering Shrubs. 



Herbaceous Perennials in variety ; choice 

 Roses and Climbing Plants. 



Catalogue sent on application. 



Shatemuc Nurseries 



Barrytown, Dutchess Co., N. Y. 



European Wonder Lily of the Valley 



Is the finest grade of crowns for early winter flowering. 



Will force quickly and flower abundantly, bearing 12 to 16 

 large bells on strong stocks. 

 20 roots 50 cents postpaid. 

 50 roots $1.00 postpaid. 

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 We do not compete in price 

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 cost to pack and mail and 

 we will send gratis, a bulb 

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BINGHAMTON, N. Y. 



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S. L. Allen & Co., Box 1108 S, Philadelphia, Pa. 



After selecting the proper soil, dig a large 

 hole, not less than two to three feet in dia- 

 meter for the smaller sizes. Let the hole be 

 two feet deep and fill in with surface soil. If 

 the land is naturally poor, a shovelful of leaf 

 mold or well decomposed stable manure may 

 be added, but let this be thoroughly mixed 

 with the soil and not come in contact with the 

 roots. Conifers often die during the summer 

 following their transplanting, and though the 

 causes of loss are many, one of the most 

 common is the use of fresh stable manure 

 for fertilizing. If this comes in contact with 

 the roots, the tree will likely die. 



When the hole is filled with soil, pour a 

 bucket of water around the tree and cover 

 the surface of the soil to a diameter of 

 three or four feet with some mulching ma- 

 terial, such as leaves or straw, and leave 

 this undisturbed until the following autumn. 



It is the fashion with many wealthy people 

 to shear their conifers every summer in 

 order to make them as dense and symmetri- 

 cal as possible. While this is admissible with 

 retinisporas and other fancy conifers of low 

 growth that might otherwise become strag- 

 gling, I believe that it is a great pity to mar 

 the natural beauty of a conifer. It is better 

 to have some play of light and shade and 

 enough irregularity to give the tree some 

 individuality. Should any branch project 

 considerably beyond the others, the end 

 may be slightly cut back in order to preserve 

 the tree's perfect shape. Otherwise, I 

 should almost never prune conifers. Never 

 remove the lower branches of a conifer, 

 especially a tall growing one, but let the 

 limbs feather from the ground and thus 

 retain their natural gracefulness. 



Few diseases trouble conifers, but there 

 is one fungus that is very destructive if not 

 checked on its appearance. We have always 

 succeeded in preventing serious injury by 

 spraying with Bordeaux mixture. 



The noxious insects that attack conifers 

 are confined usually to the bagworm, which 

 must be hand picked, and the red spider, 

 which can be removed by daily spraying 

 with water or a weak solution of seme pre- 

 pared soap made of sulphur and tobacco. 

 These insects are usually more prevalent 

 during long dry periods or where trees are 

 stunted from poverty of the soil. Some 

 conifers are apt to be infested with cater- 

 pillars. For destroying these spray with a 

 solution of any contact poison, such as 

 four ounces of Paris green, one pound of 

 lime and fifty gallons of water. The white 

 pine weevil is often very destructive to 

 deodar cedars and white pines. This weevil 

 punctures the bark to deposit its eggs and 

 after a few weeks the infested branches turn 

 yellow and gradually die. The only remedy 

 is to cut off every branch infected. 



When the leading shoot of a tree, especially 

 a deodar cedar, is attacked, it must imme- 

 diately be cut off and a stick tied to the body 

 of the tree, allowing this to project beyond 

 the apex. Then bend a side-limb and tie 

 to the stick. A new leader will thus be form- 

 ed and will usually prevent the death of 

 the tree or destruction of its symmetry. 



Georgia. Prosper J. Berckmans. 





