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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



April, 1906 



"Old Hickory" $0.75 

 Andrew Jackson Chair ^~ 



For comfort, serviceability, style and durability this chair is 

 perfection. Just the thing for Porch, Lawn and Out-door use, as 

 the weather cannot affect it. Made entirely of genuine white 

 hickory with beautiful natural bark finish. An exact duplicate 

 of the Old Andrew Jackson Chair. Seat 1 7 inches wide, 1 5 

 inches deep; height over all, 36 inches. Price, $2.75 ; 2 for 

 $5.00. Freight prepaid east of Mississippi River. 120 other 

 styles of "Old Hickory" Chairs, Settees, Tables, etc., from 

 $1.50 to $25.00. 



Old Hickory Furniture Pleases Everyone. 



"We are more than delighted with your furniture. Please send cat- 

 alogue to my cousin, Mrs. Geo. H. Hull, Tuxedo Park, N. J." 



I remain, very truly, MRS. HOWARD TRACY, Evanston, 111. 



"Chairs arrived O. K. We think they are fine and cannot be equaled 

 anywhere." J. W. STUART, Braddock, Pa. 



"The two chairs ordered of you were received and we are delighted 

 with them. I expect you will receive orders soon from several of my 

 friends who have seen the chairs and your catalogue. I herewith en- 

 close postal order for $5.00 and will be glad to have you ship me as early 

 as convenient to Woodlawn, Ala., one No. q^ Rocker." 



W. S. REYNOLDS, Woodlawn, Ala. 



Be sure to get the "Old Hickory" Furniture. If your dealer will not supply you, remit to us and we will 

 ship promptly. Write for new FREE 48-page Illustrated Catalogue and Special Introductory Offer. 



THE OLD HICKORY CHAIR CO. 



124 CHERRY S tTeTt , MARTINSVILLE, IND. 



"The Original Old Hickory Furniture Manufacturers." 



Style No. 32 



The Colors of Cabot's Shingle 



soft and deep, yet transparent, so as to 

 show the grain of the wood. They give 

 a finishing touch of beauty which is a 

 constant joy to the householder, and 

 they "grow old gracefully." 



On the practical side, they wear as well as 

 the best paint, cost one-half less in material 

 and labor, and thoroughly preserve the wood, 

 while other colorings do not. 



Stained 'wood samples and color studies sent free on request. 



Samuel Cabot, Sole Mfr. 

 I Oliver St.,Boston,Mass. 



Agents at all Central Points 



Stains 



velvet ; 



Cabot's Sheathing "Quilt" 

 warms the whole family. 



Little, Brown & Moore, Boston, 

 Woodruff Leeming, New York, ) 



Architects 



She ANGLE 

 LAMP 



For Lighting City and 

 Country Homes 



Positive Proof of how entiiely different The Angle 

 Lamp is from the ordinary kind is the class of people who 

 use it. 



What other lamp— or what other lighting system for 

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 others of almost equal prominence? 



These people would not think of using ordinary oil 

 lamps, yet they have chosen THIS oil-burn- 

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 while as ITC^ 



CONVENIENT AS GAS 

 OR ELECTRICITY 



to operate, its light is more brilliant than either, and of 

 the beautiful, soft, restful quality for which kerosene is so 

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Write for Catalog "41," listing 32 varieties from #1.80 up. 



THE ANGLE! MFG. CO., ,,78-80 Murray Street, NEW YORK 



A northern exposure, protected from sun 

 in fall and spring is best. If planted in a 

 position exposed to sun for the greater part 

 of the day, a light cover of leaves and loose 

 litter should be given. This covering is only 

 necessary in dry, freezing weather, when 

 there is no snow on the ground. It stops 

 evaporation from the foliage, when the roots 

 are dormant. 



New York. Thomas Murray. 



Poppies As Cut Flowers 



POPPIES are usually considered as un- 

 desirable as cut flowers because they 

 will not keep. I use them freely for cut 

 flowers every summer with this precaution. 

 In the evening I pick off all blooms that have 

 not already lost their petals so that in the 

 morning all the open flowers will be new 

 ones. These are cut as early as possible 

 even while the dew is still on them and 

 plunged immediately into deep water. After 

 they are well soaked, say an hour, they can 

 be distributed into vases and many of them 

 will last two days. 



I buy single mixed seed of the annuals 

 which includes the Shirley poppy (Papaver 

 Rhrr-as, var. Shirley) and the single and semi- 

 double opium poppies (Papaver somniferum). 



I sow them in rather broad rows with al 

 ternate rows of asters which make their 

 growth and flower after the poppies are gone, 

 but sometimes I plant them by scattering the 

 seed broadcast and raking it in. 



The poppies should be thinned out after 

 thev are up a few inches retaining only the 

 strongest plants. After the first year it is 

 seldom necessary to buy seeds as they bloom 

 and seed so freely that one can save all the 

 seeds wanted. When they are in bloom all 

 the unattractive colors and weak plants should 

 be removed so they will not ripen seed. 



Pull up all the dead plants as soon as they 

 finish blooming and if they are not there 

 already, plant late asters or other plants from 

 the nursery rows. 



Nothing self-sows so readily as do the pop- 

 pies. If the ground is gently raked the fol- 

 lowing spring, to soften and even the surface, 

 the poppies will come up so thickly that they 

 will probably need thinning. These self 

 sown plants are in their glory on the fourth 

 of July, while the spring-sown ones are gen- 

 erally two or three weeks later. The same 

 result may be obtained by preparing a bed 

 and sowing in the fall. Two or three spring 

 sowings can be made for a succession. 



Poppy seed may be scattered among young 

 perennials, and serve to fill up the space 

 during the early part of the summer. By the 

 time the perennials want the room the pop- 

 pies are gone; or it can be sown among newly 

 planted shrubs, with gladioli for later bloom. 



One of the most interesting things I have 

 observed about poppies is the crossing of the 

 different varieties. Nearly every year I have 

 one or more colorings that I did not have the 

 year before. 



Thev love moisture, and if it is not a wet 

 summer, when they are at their best, they 

 must be watered freely. 



Illinois. Edith Granger. 



