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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



April, 1906 



LOOK FOR KODAK ON THE SPOOL END. 



The picture depends on 

 the film, far more than on 

 lens or on camera. 



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KODAK 

 FILM 



has 20 years of experience 

 behind it— it is not in the 

 experimental stage. 



Make sure that you get the 

 genuine Kodak Film by 

 examining the spool end. 



EASTMAN KODAK CO. 



Ask your dealer or us to Put r» i_ ., ,. 



yeir name on list for spring Rochester, N. Y. 

 catalogue of Kodaks and 

 Brownies. The Kodak City. 



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VEGETABLE AND FLOWER 



SEEDS 



W & D ' S SPEC1ALTIES "The Don" 



Forcing Tomato. 



Nasturtiums, Giant Flowering, all Colors. 



Sweet Peas, Selected Mixture; Lawn Grass, Central Park; Mush- 

 room Spawn, "English and Pure Culture." 



Illustrated Catalogue Free. 



WEEBER & DON 



Seed M erchants and Growers 

 114 Chambers St. NEW YORK, N. Y. 



Growing the Edelweiss from 

 Seed 



ALTHOUGH the common belief is 

 that the edelweiss — that treasure of the 

 the Swiss Alps — is a hard plant to grow, 

 still it may be readily grown from seed, as it 

 requires no more attention than is given to 

 asters or to zinneas. 



The seeds should be sown in April or May, 

 the earlier the better, for it gives the seed- 

 lings time to make strong plants the first 

 season. When sown in July or August, 

 they are apt to die during the winter. Sow 

 thinly in a flat which is about three inches 

 deep, in a seed bed of light soil, in rows one 

 inch apart, cover to a depth of twice the dia- 



Edelweiss (Leontopodiam alpinium) seedlings six 

 months old. The secret of cultivation is abundance 

 of moisture, but thorough drainage, with protection 

 from hot sun 



meter of the seed, with finely screened soil, 

 water thoroughly with a fine-rosed watering 

 pot, and shade with a sheet of newspaper. 



Like all other seeds, those of the edelweiss 

 will do better if they can be germinated and 

 the young plants obtain a good start before 

 the second watering is given. 



The seed will germinate in about two 

 weeks. The seedlings will be very small, 

 and will grow slowly at first. In six weeks 

 the second pair of leaves should be well de- 

 veloped. The plant at this stage looks like 

 a small piece of cotton, an eighth of an inch 

 in diameter. 



They are easily handled now, as they have 

 a compact, fibrous root system. Transplant 

 them into flats two inches apart, or use two- 

 inch pots, putting one plant in each, the flats 

 are easier and handier. Place the flats in a 

 coldframe, or cool section of greenhouse, pro- 

 tecting the young plants from strong sun for 

 about a week. If watering is carefully at- 

 tended to, they will grow quickly, and should 

 be ready to plant in the open ground in four 

 or six weeks, and will be one and a half to 

 two inches across. 



I find that if allowed to get even moderate- 

 ly dry, a large percentage will die. If the fo- 

 liage is kept wet, or in a close atmosphere, 

 the leaves will turn black and drop off but 

 many of them may be induced to make a 

 fresh start from the root by placing the plants 

 in a cool, airy place. 



The edelweiss does not like a damp, close 

 atmosphere, but enjoys plenty of moisture at 

 the root, with a good circulation of air, so 

 when ready to plant in the rockery or border 

 a spot near water should be selected. Use a 

 loose but not rich soil, and avoid manure, or 

 fertilizer of any kind, as they will cause them 

 to grow soft, and wilt badly in a hot spell, or 

 in continued wet, muggy weather, to drop 

 off. In a poor soil they grow firm and com- 

 pact, and can withstand our climatic changes 



Bridgeman's 



HIGH GRADE 



Vegetable, Farm 

 and Flower Seeds 



GARDEN TOOLS 

 and HORTICUL- 

 TURAL BOOKS 



Descriptive illustrated catalogue 

 mailed free on application 



BRIDGEMAN'S SEED WAREHOUSE 



37 East 19th Street, New York City 



ORCHIDS 



Largest importers and growers of 



Orchids in the United States 



LAGER & HURRELL 



Orchid Grower" and Importers SUMMIT, N.J. 



Lambert's Pure Culture 

 Mushroom Spawn 



.- Produced by new grafting process from 

 ' selected and prolific specimens thoroughly 



acclimatized, has never failed to run. 

 Sold by Leading Seedsmen. Practical 



Instructions on "Mushroom Culture" 



mailed free on application. 



American Spawn Co.. St. Paul, Minn. 



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