64 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



September, 1914 



You Remember "The 

 Pit" and "The Octopus" 

 written ten years ago by 



FRANK NORRIS 



Their author was hailed 

 as the greatest realist 

 America had produced 



Vandover 



and the Brute 



was written before the other two 

 but has only just been published. 



Richard Burton says: 



"Vandover and the Brute" only serves to 

 strengthen my oft-expressed conviction: to wit, 

 that when Norris died untimely he was the 

 most prominent writer of fiction in this land. 



The San Francisco Bulletin says: 



In conception thestoryisbig — oneof those pow- 

 erful themes of human interest which appealed 

 so strongly to the author of "The Octopus," 

 and which he invariably handled with such 

 down-right earnestness and sincerity as to 

 stamp him a really great writer. While this 

 novel, written in the days of his youth, has 

 certain technical blemishes, it contains many 

 passages which show a mental grasp, a knowl- 

 edge of psychology and a keen insight into hu- 

 man nature that would be regarded as extraor- 

 dinary even in a writer of mature mind. 



The soul-struggle of Vandover is powerfully 

 portrayed, and while, the craftsmanship is by 

 no means equal to that of the author's later 

 works, the novel shows clearly the marks of 

 genius — a remarkable creation considering 

 the youth of the novelist, and one which is 

 to be commended to all lovers of virile, gripping 

 fiction. 



Net $1.35 



Many people cannot set books. If there is no bookstore 

 near you we shall be glad to send books on approval. We 

 do not wish to interfere with the trade of the bookseller; 

 we wish that every locality in the United States had a good 

 bookseller and that you would buy the books selected from 

 him; our suggestion is addressed to readers who have no 

 convenient bookstore to go to. 



DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY 



Garden City New York 



Conrad at his Best. — N. Y. Tribune. 



Third 

 Large Printing 



CHANCE 



By JOSEPH CONRAD 



Flora De Barral, bruised and battered by 

 "chance" dominates his novel. Hei life 

 is one continued recurrence of unforeseen 

 events that toss her to and fro. It is a 

 great big book. That is Conrad, 

 splendid in detail, grouping in his en- 

 semble all the mighty things of 

 jmen, with an escape to the 

 illimitable at hand. 



— Boston Post. 



Net Sr.35. 



Suggestions for the Home Table 



{Continued from page 62) 



Be careful not to crush the fruit; also in preparing 

 different vegetables do not let them stand in water 

 for long before using as they will absorb the water 

 and become tasteless. Radishes, for instance, can 

 be kept crisp two days by wrapping the whole 

 bunch in waxed paper and laying on top of the ice. 

 Then when ready to use wash and trim and serve, 

 whereas if prepared and then kept in cold water 

 till wanted they will be soft and soggy and watery. 

 Also, I would suggest that muskmelons should be 

 kept cold in the ice box, but not with chopped ice 

 in them. It takes the flavor out entirely. 



A Hint to Picnickers 



PICNICS are primarily and essentially for chil- 

 dren, I think, and one must cater to their needs. 

 If you have appetizing lunches, you are inde- 

 pendent of restaurants or "halfway houses." 

 Drinks, however, must be provided, and there 

 again, as I mentioned before, the thermos bottle is 

 invaluable. If you cannot get a good, cold, thirst- 

 quenching drink on your travels, your picnic is 

 spoiled. These vacuum bottles are really being 

 sold very inexpensively now, and for people with 

 automobiles, who make frequent trips, they pay 

 for themselves in comfort very soon. 



The Middle South 



SOW perennials in the early part of September, 

 if they were not got into the coldframes last 

 month. Sow sparsely so there will be no need of 

 thinning out later. The plants will get a good 

 start before cold weather and be ready to set out 

 in the open ground in March and April. Some of 

 the most desirable perennials of easy culture are: 



Canterbury bells, delphinium, hollyhocks, sweet 

 William, Japanese bellflower, Anchusa Italica, 

 aquilegia or columbine, candytuft, dianthus, 

 digitalis or foxglove, oriental poppies, Lupinius 

 bolyphyllus, physostegia, pentstemon, wall-flower. 



Pansies and English daisies (Bellis) sown in the 

 coldframe and wintered over will be in full bloom 

 by the middle of February and can be set out in 

 the open ground in March. 



To insure a variety of bloom for March and 

 April, sow in the open ground where you wish 

 them to remain, the following annuals: 



Mignonette, arabis, myosotis or forget-me-nots, 

 dwarf phlox, and sweet alyssum. It saves time 

 to plant in the fall and avoids the spring rush. 



Wallflower, beauty stock, and snapdragons that 

 have wintered over through the protection of a 

 light mulch of well rotted manure will bloom in 

 February. If one's garden is carefully mapped out, 

 a fall sowing of gaillardia, petunia, scabiosa, corn- 

 flower and annual larkspur and poppies will bring 

 earlier flowers by a month or six weeks. 



At the end of the month prepare your bulbs for 

 winter blooming for the house and conservatory. 

 Paper White narcissus, Roman hyacinths and 

 Dutch hyacinths, early tulips, freesias, and 

 cyclamen should be planted in good soil in shallow 

 pots, leaving enough room for the bulbs to swell. 

 A 6-inch pot would accommodate six bulbs. Cover 

 with half an inch of soil. Bury the pots in the 

 open ground one foot below the surface and on the 

 north side of the garden if possible, and bring them 

 into the house in relays every two weeks through- 

 out the winter so as to have a succession of bloom. 

 This method gives an opportunity for root growth. 

 Keep in the cellar for a week or two and then bring 

 into the warmth of a sunny window. 



Transplant into pots for house plants a few an- 

 nuals that have sprung up in the garden, such as 

 petunias, verbenas and larkspur. 



If the violet plants were separated in April and 

 set out in the open ground for the summer, they 

 should be taken up and transplanted to the cold- 

 frames. Make the soil rich with well rotted manure 

 and have it well worked and light. Then plant 

 the violets six in a row in rows eight inches apart. 

 Water carefully every day and shade from sun. 

 The flowers that bloom this month are zinnias, 

 chrysanthemums, dahlias, petunias, verbenas, 

 asters, snapdragons, stock, etc. 



The Cochet roses should certainly be planted in 



Two Fine Garden Tools 



This fine trowel is almost everlasting. It is 

 1/16 of an inch thick — made from crucible steel 

 of highest grade. Steel rivet holds maple 

 handle so it can't work loose. Blade, 

 neck and socket all one piece. 

 9 Will last a lifetime. 



mtt 

 Kumn 



Garden Tools 



are all first quality. This Keen Kutter 

 nursery spade has double straps full 

 length of handle. No better 

 at any price. Fine for trans- 

 planting shrubs, bushes, small 

 trees. Ask your dealer to show 

 you. Send for our Garden Tool 

 Booklet No. 1646. 

 If not at your dealer's, write us. 



Garden Trowels 



K05 with 



Straight Neck 



Price $0.75 



E04 with 



Bent Neck 



Price $0.76 



SIMMONS HARDWARE CO. 

 St. Louis, U. S. A. 



A VERITABLE mine of in- 

 ■^*- formation on bulb planting 

 and bulb care will be found in 

 the 1914 issue of Thorburn's 

 Bulb Catalog. 



Write for your copy 



J. M. THORBURN & CO. 



53B Barclay St. New York 



IRISES 



EXCLUSIVELY 



tns p,ant them n ° w 



id In my catalog you 

 •1ST w j|| nn{ j wonder- 

 Ohio ful offerings in col- 

 lections. The Plants 

 are large. 

 ERITH N. SHOUP 

 THE GARDENS Dayton, Ohio 



CORN 



HARVESTER with binder attach- 

 ment, cuts and throws in piles on har- 

 vester or winrows. Man and horse 

 cut and shock equal to a corn binder. 

 Sold in every state. Price only $20.00 

 with fodder binder. J. D. Borne, Haswell, Colo., writes: 

 ''Your corn harvester Is all you claim for it: cut, tied and 

 shocked 65 acres mllo, cane and corn last year." 

 Testimonials and catalog free, showing pictures of harvester. Address 

 PROCESS MFG. CO., Sallna. Kansas 



FERNALD'S HARDY PLANTS 



Grown in the Cold State of Maine 



Are strong field grown in superb varieties that will 

 make a gorgeous display in your Hardy Flower 

 Garden. Send for catalogue of Herbaceous 

 Perennials, Shrubs and Iron Clad Roses. 

 W. LINWOOD FERNALD Eliot, Maine 



DWARF APPLE TREES 



DWARF PEAR TREES 



DWARF PLUM TREES 



DWARF CHERRY TREES 



DWARF PEACH TREES 



Also a Full Line of Standard Fruit Trees 



Fall Planting Bulletin Free 



THE VAN DUSEN NURSERIES 



W. L. McKAY, Prop., Box G, Geneva, N. Y. 



The Readers' Service will give information about the latest automobile accessories 



