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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



November, 1914 







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Choice Daffodils, 



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Winter Vegetables in Alabama 



WHEN the time came last fall for me to put in 

 my hardy vegetables I decided that the 

 smaller the space used for them the better, so that 

 I might have an opportunity to plow up my garden 

 plot, which is 40 x 180 ft., and allow it to be bene- 

 fited through the winter months by the heavy 

 dressing of stable manure which we put on it before 

 the frosts set in. 



Before this was done I reserved a 20-foot space 

 across the west end of the garden. Here I made 

 three beds, each 5 x 16 ft. They were then fer- 

 tilized and each was boarded up, on three sides, to 

 the height of eight inches. On the north side two 

 8-inch boards were used, making a 16-inch wall, 

 which was a protection from the north winds and 

 which made the plants mature earlier. On the 

 first of November the three beds were planted. 

 One bed was covered with cheese-cloth and across 

 half of it I sowed one ten-cent package of Iceberg 

 lettuce, sowing it broadcast. The bed was kept 

 well watered and was uncovered on sunny days and, 

 as the plants grew large enough, they were trans- 

 planted to the other half of the bed in check rows, 

 8 x 8 in. I had splendid results from this method 

 and we were supplied with lettuce for many weeks 

 during the cold weather. 



In the other two beds were sown respectively one 

 ounce of Eclipse beet seed and two packages of 

 Scarlet Horn carrot seed. These seeds were sown 

 across the beds in drills ten inches apart and with 

 the narrowness of the bed, five feet. Cultivation 

 was made an easy matter, thus giving us a fine, large 

 yield of vegetables from a comparatively small piece 

 of ground. We also found that the beets were 

 sweeter in flavor than any that we had grown 

 before. 



Alabama. Evelyn Vose Peck. 



Last Duties of Fall 



THE last fall month is a busy one for trans- 

 planting perennials, dividing and transplant- 

 ing shrubs. Have your beds worked up well with 

 a spading fork, set out perennials and shrubs 

 and cover with several inches of well-rotted 

 manure. 



The bulb beds must be well worked, the bulbs 

 planted four inches deep, and then covered 

 very lightly with well rotted manure. Too heavy a 

 covering forces them to bloom much too early, and 

 if the winter is mild a number of them will bloom 

 throughout the winter. This irregularity of bloom 

 makes a ragged looking bed in the spring. Save 

 all the soot from the fall cleaning of fireplaces, 

 chimneys and kitchen stovepipes, and all through 

 the winter keep the wood ashes. Both are valuable 

 to put around the roots of roses and violets; the 

 potash in the ashes is an excellent fertilizer and 

 the soot destroys insects. 



Darwin tulips, planted in groups of a dozen 

 among the perennials, make a very beautiful effect. 

 After planting the hyacinth bulbs, sow on the sur- 

 face forget-me-nots. This makes a beautiful effect 

 if the hyacinths are buff or pale pink, and the forget- 

 me-nots bloom before and after the hyacinths 

 are gone. 



On cool nights protect the roses, dahlias, and 

 chrysanthemums from frost; plant-cloth or cheese- 

 cloth is an admirable thing to lay over them. 

 When the frost has killed the dahlias, cannas, and 

 caladiums remove the roots carefully from the 

 ground, digging all around, pressing the spade 

 handle down and pushing gently under the roots. 

 The dahlias are liable to break off if roughly handled. 

 Let them lie on the ground in the sun, taking them 

 in at night and shaking off the dirt; they should be 

 put in a loft to dry out thoroughly, and then packed 

 in a box of dry sand and put in a cool cellar. An- 



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Fine Big 



Clumps of 



Hardy Flowers 



For Planting Now 



ONE of the secret* of 

 surely having profuse, 

 early blooms from your 

 hardy garden next Spring is 

 to plant the plants this Fall. 

 We have the finest kind of 

 vigorous, field grown, gener- 

 ous sized clumps which if 

 planted now will bloom as 

 freely as if they had been 

 grown for a year right in 

 your own garden. 



And after you have picked 

 out from our Hardy Flower 

 Booklet the kinds you want, 

 just glance through our ever- 

 green catalog which we will 

 also send you. November, 

 you know, is the time to plant 

 evergreens if you want quick 

 growing, vigorous results next 

 Spring. You can't find bet- 

 ter trees anywhere than these 

 fine root pruned ones of ours 

 with their bushy tops. 



White Pines 4 feet high at 

 $20 for to, reduced to $14. 



White Pines 5 feet high at 

 $30 for 10, reduced to $20. 



Every tree no matter 

 whether big or little is guar- 

 anteed to live and satisfy 

 you. If not, we 

 will send you new 

 ones without 

 charge. 



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Isaac Hicks &>Son 



"Weslburu . Lontf Island 



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 For Dark, Shady Places 



Buy your Fall Bulbs now. We have Lilies, Trilliums, 

 Erythroniums, Claytonias and many others. 

 Send for our descriptive catalogue of over 80 pages, which 

 tells all about our Plants and Bulbs. It's FREE. 



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Horsford's 



Hardy 

 Perennials 



DON'T fail to send for Horsford's cat- 

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 You can find in it all the hardiest kinds 

 for cold climates. Old Fashioned 

 Flower, Wild Flowers, Orchids, Fall 

 Bulbs, Trees, Shrubs, Vines. My bargain 

 list offers a good chance to get stock at rea- 

 sonable rates to those who have room to 

 plant liberally. Ask for catalogue. 



F. H. HORS FORD, Charlotte, Vt. 



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1915 &ttti Catalog: 



will be quite a wonder, and will con- 

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