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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



April, 1906 



A 

 PART 



of tA-e. 



ESTATE 



Bees 

 and Honey 



Are you fond of 

 raising your own eggs, 

 fruit and vegetables ? 

 Why not enjoy the 

 luxury of pure honey, 

 comb or extracted, as 

 you prefer, raised un- 

 der your own super- 

 vision, by your own bees, 

 right near your door. You can 

 do it with less trouble than is 

 required for any of the above men- 

 tioned, and besides there is a pleasure 

 in it peculiarly its own. Italian bees 

 of the right strain are not cross, but 

 are handled for months at a time 

 without a sting. 



Shall we tell you how to raise your 

 own honey ? First get a good book, 

 good hive and good bees. 



Outfit No. 5 



i "A'B C of Bee Culture" - $1.00 



i year s sub. to"Gleanings in Bee Culture"i.oo 

 i Junior Corneil smoker - .65 



1 No. 2 bee-veil ----- .50 



1 bee-hat ------ .25 



1 pair bee-gloves ----- .35 



1 colony of Italian bees in 8-frame hive 7.50 



1 tested red-clover queen for same - 2.00 



2 hives for new swarms, nailed and painted, 



with comb-honey super - - 5.70 



Total $i8.qs 



This outfit is particularly intended for those 

 just beginning bee culture, who have neither 

 bees, hives nor any equipment. Write for 

 "Outfits for Beginners" free. 



The A. I. Root Company 



Medina, Ohio 



New York City, Box 1037 

 Chicago, 111., 144 E. Erie 



Philadelphia, Pa., 10 Vine St. 

 Washington, D. C, 1100 Maryland Ave. 



OARDENER who Is thoroughly competent to take entire charge of gentle- 



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with small family preferred. A permanent place with good wagea and pleasant home for 



right man. 



Address, giving full information with reference, 



TtrxEno, P. 0. Box 82',!, New Tort Oitv 



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Children's Play Garden Bridges, 



Towers, Castles, mills, (with wheels that go) 

 steps, seats, etc. architecturally designed 

 and built to stand weather. Stock patterns 

 or made to order in any size. 

 See Child's Garden article page 27, February number 

 of The Garden Magazine. Sketches and 

 prices on application. 



W. S. Dodd, Twinflower Farm, 



E. CORINTH, VERMONT 



Starting Cannas and Dahlias 



C ANNAS and dahlias for next summer 

 should be started during the latter part 

 of March cr early in April. 



Cannas are usually increased by division 

 of the rootstock, seeds being used only when 

 raising new varieties. The roots which 

 you saved last fall can be divided into pieces 

 having at least one bud. If you have plenty 

 of material it is better not to divide the plants 

 closely, three or four buds to a piece are better. 



Put the pieces of roots in pots, using a rich, 

 well-drained soil, and place in a hotbed or 

 warm place in the house. They will soon 

 start, and with ordinary care they will be 

 strong plants by planting-out time. 



Harden them off before planting in the 

 open. They cannot stand frost. 



Division of the roots is by far the easiest 

 and most satisfactory method for the ama- 

 teur to use when reproducing dahlias. The 

 potato-like tubers are separated from each 

 other but care must be taken to secure with 

 each tuber a piece of the crown. The tubers 

 do not have buds as do potatoes, so are unable 

 to develop plants without a piece of woody 

 crown which buds. 



Another good way is to put the whole root 

 in the gentle heat of a hotbed, covering it 

 with soil. When the plants start they can 

 then be divided. By this method the inex- 

 perienced operator can see just what he is 

 doing when making the division. 



Although the chief reason for growing dahl- 

 ias from seeds is to secure new varieties, 

 many people who wish a mass of color and 

 not the finely formed blooms grow many this 

 way each year. Seeds should be sown in 

 March ; such plants will give a good show of 

 flowers before frost. Treat them as annuals 

 as described elsewhere in this number. 



The first bulbs of gladiolus should be 

 planted as soon as the ground is fit to work. 

 These will bloom in July and August. The 

 season may be prolonged until frost by mak- 

 ing successive plantings every two weeks un- 

 til about July ist. 



If you grew gladioli last year you will 

 probably find on looking them over that they 

 are now in clusters. Separate them, or the 

 plants will be crowded this year. 



Avoid fresh stable manure, and, instead, 

 use 600 to 1,000 pounds of a complete com- 

 mercial fertilizer per acre, or 1 or 2 oz. to a 

 square yard. 



Plant the bulbs two inches apart and four 

 inches deep and, while it is not necessary, it is 

 better to set them right side up. 



It takes three years to grow bulbs of flower- 

 ing size from seed. 



New York. P. T. Barnes. 



How to Build 

 a Telephone Line 



toYourFarm 



FREE 



We have just published 

 several new books, which 

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 interested. They tell you just 

 1 how to proceed to build a tele- 

 , phone Ime to your farm ; how to in- 

 terest your neighbors; how to or- 

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 and cheaply such a line can be built. 

 One of the books describes 



Stromb er g- C arlsoti 

 Telephones 



the kind that makes rural lines sue- 

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 and also tor the book, "How to Buiid 

 a Rural Telephone Line." Thev will 

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 can get in no other way. Simply drop 

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 and for any 

 other facts 

 you may 

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 it tod ay 

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 delay. 



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 Chicago, 



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Talking 



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Lawn Fertilizer 



SHEEP MANURE is unequaled for top 

 dressing the lawn in early Spring. It 

 makes a complete fertilizer and is especially 

 rich in nitrogen. Spread on evenly while the 

 ground is still frozen; the Spring rains will 

 wash in the fertilizing elements ready for 

 the young roots immediately growth starts. 

 There is no danger of carrying in weed 

 seeds if sheep manure is used. 



It is also excellent for fertilizing the 



Vegetable Garden and Orchard 



promoting a steady, rapid growth. It is 

 non-odorous, is cleaner, and richer than 

 stable manure. 



10 lbs.... $0.35 100 lbs.. ..$1.50 

 50 lbs.... 1.00 Per ton.... 25.00 



Cairnsmuir Farm, New City, N. Y. 



MONADNOCK 



OLD-FASHIONED 

 FLOWER GARDEN 



The sweet old-fashioned flowers grandmother used to 

 plant are again coming into prominence. Nothing so 

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 be a delight the whole season through. 

 For 20c. (cash or 2c. stamps) we will mail you postpaid 

 our " Grandmother's Flower Garden," with full cul- 

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 seed of these beautiful flowers. Don't miss this op- 

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 This offer we can afford to make only as a means of 

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KEENE, N. H. 



Greenhouses 



