July, 1906 



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Volume III of The Garden Magazine 

 ends with the July Number. 



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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE FOR AUGUST 



August is the month for planting ever- 

 greens, and Mr. John W. Duncan, of Boston, 

 tells of the Best Ten Conifers. He gives 

 information as to the kinds best adapted for 

 various purposes, whether they are to be used 

 as windbreaks, or as specimen trees. Miss 

 I. G. Taber contributes a plan for planting 

 an evergreen border. This plan is entirely 

 new, and has many unique features; it is 

 laid out in "bays" to increase the perspective 

 of the yard. A planting list of the best va- 

 rieties to use is given, and how to plant them. 



Now is the time to get the greenhouse 

 built, if it is to be ready for the winter. "The 



"To business that we love we rise betime 

 And go to 't with delight." — Antony and Cleopatra 



Real Thing in Greenhouses" is an article by 

 Mr. Leonard Barron, and tells all one needs 

 to know about the best types. To have 

 flowers from Christmas to May without much 

 trouble is an attractive proposition, and how 

 to do this, with a small greenhouse, is told by 

 Mr. P. T. Barnes in "The Wonders of a 

 Cool House." Other articles are: 



Currants and Gooseberries, by Prof. S. W. Fletcher. 



Our Native Orchids, 



Bulbs for August Planting, 



Growing Herbaceous Plants from Seed, 



and many others. 



THE JULY FARMING 



The keynote of the July Number of Farm- 

 ing is the work that is timely for that month. 

 "Getting the Full Value of the Hay Crop": 

 it is believed that the value in the United 

 States is next to wheat, yet it is perhaps the- 

 most neglected crop that farmers raise. The 

 Angora goat has been much talked about, 

 and the possibilities they possess for farmers 

 in the various parts of the country are dis- 

 cussed in "The Truth about Angora Goats. " 

 The alfalfa expert, Mr. J. M. Westgate, in a 

 well illustrated article, describes the possi- 

 bilities of alfalfa for farmers. Any crop that 

 can be cut five times in one year is worth 

 knowing about. In the United States there 

 are about i,ooo,ooo,oco acres which, until 

 recently, have been unavailable for agri- 

 culture on account of insufficient rainfall. 

 "The Possibilities of Dry Farming" tells of 

 subsurface packing to obtain moisture, and 

 dry mulching to prevent its evaporation, 

 which will make a large portion of the vast 

 tract available for agricultural purposes. 

 Polled Herefords are a new and very promis- 

 ing breed that has been originated in response 

 to a general demand, and they are discussed 

 at length for, perhaps, the first time in an 

 agricultural magazine. 



This is the time above all others to read 

 and study Nature Books. For some vears 

 we have been at work building up a list of 

 books on this subject in all its various 

 branches. Here is a bare list. 



The Nature Library: 



Bird Neighbors, Moths, 



Game Birds, Butterflies, 



Bird Homes, Insects, 



Animals, Wild Flowers, 



Fishes, Mushrooms. 



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How to Attract the Birds $1.35 net 



Nature Biographies 1.35 net 



Nature and the Camera 1.35 net 



The Nature Study Idea 1.00 net 



Among the Water Fowl 1.35 net 



The Brcok Book 1.35 net 



Our Native Orchids 1.35 net 



Flashlights on Nature 1.35 net 



Other Nature Books: 



The Tree Book $4.00 net 



The Frog Book 4.00 net 



Color Key to North American Birds . 2.50 net 



The First Book on Farming 1.00 net 



North American Birds' Eggs 2.50 net 



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If you are in New York, call in and ex- 

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 Our Library Salesroom is for your conven- 

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THE WORLD'S WORK UPLIFT NUMBER 



The World's Work has always been a cheer- 

 ful and optimistic magazine, but this year it 

 devotes nearly the whole of the July issue to 

 the good things which are being done in the 

 work of the world. 



Readers of The Garden Magazine will 

 take pleasure we are sure, in receiving The 

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