44 THE GAR DEN 
MAGAZINE 
FEBRUARY, 1916 
Cowee’s 
Gladiolus 
If you have never grown 
Gladiolus from the bulbs 
produced at Meadowvale 
Farms you cannot know 
the full beauty of these 
, glorious flowers. Cowee’s 
, Gladiolus bulbs are the 
best that it is humanly 
_ possible to produce. 
My 1916 Catalogue 
lists nearly a hundred 
superb Gladioli of my 
own introduction, as well 
as those of Groffs (whose 
_ productions I control), 
_ andothernoted growers. 
Send today for a copy 
of this booklet-—free on 
request. 
ARTHUR COWEE, Meadowvale Farms 
Box 184, Berlin, N. Y. 
Lilies for Your Garden 
You can grow these beautiful 
flowers just as easily as asters 
or sweet peas. A half barrel 
or a small pool is all you 
need. I can help you with 
your plans and in select- 
ing the right varieties. 
My 1916 Catalogue gives full in- 
structions for planting, with de- 
scriptions of varieties and pictures 
of tubsand pools. I will be pleased 
to mail a copy to you on request. 
WILLIAM TRICKER 
Water-Lily Specialist 
ARLINGTON, N. J. 
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trons, whether they are located near our 
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trees and shrubs, and suggest the proper ar- 
rangement for your grounds. 
Our 1916 Catalogue 
is a complete list of the desirable Roses, 
Shrubs, Shade Trees, Evergreens and hardy 
plants for the northern United States. It 
has been carefully compiled from our exper- 
ience and from other reliable sources. We 
will mail a copy of this catalogue free to 
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' Coleus, 
The vines of plants that will grow in the shade de- 
pend almost entirely on the density of it and so I 
planted in tubs and boxes Geraniums, Phlox, Begon- 
las and some of the annual flowering plants, and 
placed them under trees where some sunlight could 
get through or between the branches. All were a 
success. I believe, therefore, that most if not all 
annual flowering plants can be grown in this way. 
With plants that have colored foliage, such as 
colored-leaved Cannas, Acalypha, Acan- 
thus, Centaurea, I succeeded in the shade of trees, 
with practically no sunlight. Many bulbous plants 
will grow under shade of trees because the growth 
is made early in spring before the foliage is dense 
and moisture scarce. We had fairly good results 
with Pansies, Fuchsias, Begonias, some Roses and 
Four o’clock, planted around buildings, where sun- 
light does not reach at any time during the day.- 
Sometimes in very densely shaded corners, especi- 
ally if there is much moisture, hardy ferns will be the 
most satisfactory thing to plant. The August Lily 
(Funkia) and Lily-of-the-valley did well in very 
shaded places around buildings. 
Maryland. G. H. GAREKOL. 
The Inexpensive Luxury of an 
Asparagus Bed 
INGE only is asparagus the most delicious vege- 
table that a beneficent Providence has caused 
to spring out of the earth, but, strange as it may 
seem, none other is so easily cared for nor pro- 
duces in such profusion for soc many years. Just 
understand what is needful for its growth and there 
is no more skill required than in growing potatoes. 
First, it must be given a deep, mellow soil that 
is not stony and will not bake. This is to permit 
deep plowing, filling it with vegetable matter 
(humus) upon which asparagus feeds in a marked 
manner, and the rapid straight growth of the shoots. 
Plow a foot deep, if possible, some land that was 
not in sod last year, plow in six inches of manure 
and harrow it well into the soil. Next, run the 
cultivator through every five feet to excavate 
trenches ten inches deep, and draw the marker 
across these two and one half feet apart. At each 
intersection set an asparagus plant, with its crown 
eight inches below the surrounding surface. If 
you are not certain the soil is sufficiently enriched, 
place a forkful of well-rotted manure under each 
plant deep enough so that two inches of earth may 
be placed between it and the plant. 
Above the plants draw two inches of mellow soil 
and firmly tread it all except on the crown. If you 
live amid the clay lands, do not despair; just mix 
sand or coal ashes well with the soil of the bed and 
don’t leave out the manure. When the fernlike 
growth pricks through the surface, keep out the 
weeds by running the cultivator through and let 
the earth work into the trench a little at a time until 
by midsummer it is full, the asparagus meanwhile 
keeping on top. Keep after the weeds. When the 
bed is one year old you may have a small cutting as 
a reward in miniature and a foretaste of the good 
to come. 
Salt is an aid in discouraging weeds and does not 
hurt the asparagus, even when the surface is made 
white with it; but do not imagine it is all the plant 
food asparagus needs. The big, luscious buds grow 
from being well fertilized. If the soil is well sup- 
plied with decaying straw and rich manure is 
scarce, sprinkle over the surface (at the rate of 
one half a ton per acre) some commercial fertilizer 
that is well supplied with ammonia (not less than 
5 per cent.) available phosphoric acid 8 per cent. 
and actual potash 6 to 8 per cent. If depending 
upon stable manure and the crop does not grow 
thriftily, sprinkle lightly with nitrate of soda once 
or twice during the season. Never set the plants 
in autumn. 
Should rust show, spray with bordeaux mixture; 
if asparagus beetles, stir an ounce of arsenate of lead 
into each gallon of spray. Let the tops get brown 
in the fall before mowing them. Of course the 
weeds must be kept down in succeeding seasons, and 
manure worked into the ground, but no preparation 
and planting is required and hence the labor is much 
less than in raising potatoes. A plot 50x too ft. 
will give a large family an abundance through a 
long season, and provide a quantity for sale. 
Connecticut. HOL.istER SAGE. 
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Established 1850. 70 Greenhouses, 
THE DINGEE & CONARD CO. 
Box 237 West Grove, Pa. 
Gorgeous Garden 
Gladioli 
12 Large Gladioli Bulbs, total value $1, 
postpaid 30c. 2 each Yellow, Blue, Pink, 
Cream, Rose, Red, all named, properly 
labeled. 4 lots, 48 big bulbs, 8 of each color, 
total value $4, postpaid $1. Beautiful book 
on Gladioli, Dahlias, Hardy Chrysan- 
themums, FREE 
JOE COLEMAN, Grower 
Lexington, Ohio 
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Huntington Quality 
is up to its usual standard though our prices are 
much below usual quotations. All stock guar- 
anteed satisfactory. per 100 
Gladioli America, F. King, Halley and 
finest mixed . $ .75 
Scarsdale, Princeps, Glory, B. “Hulot, 
Mad. Monneret, Fred Wigman, 
Augusta. 1.00 
Faust, Velvet King, Taconic, Pink and 
White Mixed . 1.25 
Alice Carey, Attraction, Glory of Hol- 
land, Willy Wigman, Grenadier, Lily 
Lehmann, Victory, Empress of India 2.00 
Peace, Princepine, Niagara, Panama. 3.50 
Europa, Pink Perfection, Re Jane 
Dieulafoy : $5.00 
To prepay add 25c AG 100 per 100 
Privet in variety . $2.00 and up 
Hydrangea. : 5.00 “ “ 
Berberis Thunbergii : 2750 en 
Spirea in variety ‘ '5i00) sare ss 
Climbing vines in variety . . 5.00 “ “ 
Perennial Plantsin variety . 3.00 “ “ 
‘Large growers of finest florists strains of 
aster, petunia, salvia, cosmos, annual and per- 
renial flower seeds and plants, roses, orna- 
mentals, ete. Hundreds of professional florists 
have been using our stocks for years. Ask 
your florist, he knows us. 
Write for Catalogue to 
Ralph E. Huntington Painesville, Ohio 
