December, 1915 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



135 



Have a Cellar Vegetable 



Garden 

 Growing Fresh Vegetables 



GROW THEM BY MY 

 FORCING ROOTS 



Fresh Asparagus, crisp Rhubarb, deli- 

 cious Witloof Chicory or "French 

 Endive", succulent Sea Kale, also roots 

 of my chicory which forces a beautiful 

 pink color known as "Orchid Lettuce". 

 I am supplying numbers of private gar- 

 deners with these roots and have been 

 selling them for 7 years. My 7 year old 

 Asparagus roots, immense Rhubarb 

 clumps, sohd Chicory roots, firm Sea Kale 

 roots are unsurpassed. I am the only 

 party selling the 7 year Asparagus roots 

 and Chickory roots for forcing in this 

 country. Prices quoted. Also, all the 

 above roots for planting outdoors now, 

 in readiness for next spring. 



WARREN SHINN 



Forcing Root Specialist 

 Woodbury New Jersey 



Please mention this magazine in your reply. 



Hardy Northern Budded Pecan 



And English Walnut Trees 



Bear young, Thin Shell, Large Size, Splendid Quality. 



Special Nut Catalog on request. 



Cherry Trees and General Line of other Nursery Stock. 



VINCENNES NURSERIES 

 Box 299 VINCENNES, IND. 



<5aw> the Treec Knl San J ose Scale ' Aphis ' whlt , e 



UdTG MIC I I CCo Fly, etc,, by spraying your trees with 



GOODS c poSFISH OIL 



SOAP N?3 



;>■: Sure death to tree pests. 

 P I trees — fertilizes the soil., 

 •■* Dept. of Agriculture. 



Contains nothing injurious to 

 Used and endorsed by U. S 



Plant Diseases. Write for ittoday. 

 JAMES GOOD, Original Maker, 931 N. Front Street, Philadelphia 



Captivator, Wapanuka 



and other choice grapes of Munson Origin 

 General Nursery Catalog free on request to 



T.V. MUNSON & SON, Denison, Texas 



TOBACCO 



BY-PRODUCTS 



Use the by-products of a tobacco factory in the soil of your 

 lawn and garden. You will find them to be the best "Lawn 

 Grass Grower" and Insecticide ever yet discovered. 



FALL IS THE TIME TO USE 



Our mixed ground tobacco stems and tobacco sittings are 

 packed in cases of 400 lbs. each for convenient and safe 

 shipping. 



A few pounds of this product allowed to stand a few days 

 in a vessel of water, will make the best spraying solution 

 (tobacco water) for all kinds of insects, you ever used. 



Order early as the supply is limited. $4.00 per case of 400 

 lbs. or $18.00 per ton, f. o. b. Bethesda, 0. A ton will cover 

 an acre of lawn or garden, and will produce satisfactory 

 results for 3 succeeding years. Mail all orders and inquiries to 



BUCKEYE TOBACCO MFG. CO. Bethesda, Ohio 



Plant fir Immediate Effect 



i \ 1 Not fbv Future. Generations <== 



START with the largest stock 

 that can be secured! It takes 

 over twenty years to grow many 

 of the Trees and Shrubs we offer. 



We do the long waiting — thus ena- 

 bling you to secure trees and 

 shrubs that give immediate results. 

 Price List Now Ready. 



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MISERIES 



1 Wii\JWarner Harper 'Proprietor 



Chesbwi: Hill. 

 Phil*. Pa. 



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DREER'S 

 Garden Book 



For 1916 



is more than a catalogue. It is a guide- 

 book of authoritative information on when 

 to plant, how to plant and what to plant, 

 in whatever line of gardening you are 

 interested. It contains cultural articles 

 written by experts and is valuable alike to 

 the amateur with a small plot or the pro- 

 fessional with acres. It contains 288 

 pages, four color and four duotone plates. 

 It lists all the dependable, tested, standard 

 varieties of flowers and vegetables as well 

 as the season's best novelties. 



It features a number of noteworthy spec- 

 ialties in Vegetables, Sweet Peas, Asters, 

 Roses and Phlox. Whatever is worth 

 growing you will find in Dreer's Garden 

 Book for 1916, with full instructions how 

 to grow it. 



Mailed free if you mention this magazine 



HENRY A. DREER 



714-716 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia 



Every Home Needs a Garden 



And Every Garden Worth While Needs Hot-Beds and 

 Cold-Frames; or Joy, a Small Greenhouse! 



TO BE most efficient and to cost the least 

 to operate, the hot-beds and cold-frames 

 must be covered with the Sunlight Double- 

 Glass sashes. They need no mats and shutters 

 — they are complete in themselves and everlast- 

 ingly profitable. 



The small, ready-made, inexpensive Sunlight 

 Greenhouse is covered with these sashes which 

 are removable at will for use on the beds. The 

 house is easy to heat. 



Get our free Catalogue. If you want Prof. 

 Massey's Booklet on hot-bed and Greenhouse 

 Gardening, enclose 4 cents in stamps. 



Sunlight Double- 

 Glass Sash Co. 



*or Hot-beds 927 E. Broadway 



and Cold frames Louisville Kentucky 



Evergreens 



"\17HEN you want some especially line ever- 

 *' greens; the kind that have been neither 

 coddled nor forced; but possess that much- 

 sought-for sturdy constitution, resulting 

 from growing in the rugged climate ot 

 New England; then come to us. No finer 

 trees can be found anywhere, or more rea- 

 sonably priced. Send for catalog. 



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Shrubs 



NOT just the ordinary 

 the fiill-rnntpd. stitrHv 



of shrubs, but 

 the "full-rooted, sturdy topped kind, that 

 you can depend on. As for Rhododendrons 

 we have an exceptional assortment of both 

 native and imported hybrids. You will say 

 they are surely priced consistently. 

 Send for catalog. 



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Photography, Good Sport 



€| but the results are not always satis- 

 factory. Ask practical help from the 

 Photo-Man with The Readers' Service. 



OSES 27" NEW CASTLE 



is the title of the greatest book on the culture of roses and 

 other plants ever published; gives expert experience of a 

 lifetime — free. Exquisitely illustrated in natural colors; 

 offers and tells howtogroiv America's most famous collection 

 of high grade own-root tost plants. This beautiful book — 

 FREE. Write today. 

 HEUER 1JROS. CO., 15ox 21. New Castle. Ind. 



The Red Dorothy Per- 

 kins (Excelsa) Hose — 

 gorgeous and hardy. 



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Plant Them Now 



Our hardy climbing roses for fall planting need no winter protection. Plant 

 them now and next season have a profusion of glorious blooms. We especially 

 recommend the Climbing Red Dorothy Perkins (Excelsa) — winner of the 

 Hubbard Memorial Medal for the best rose of the past five years. It will 

 adorn your porches, house and fences as no other — with a glory of deep green, 

 scarlet and crimson. Special Prices on 2 or 4 yr. size; 40c each. $4.00 per 

 doz., extra sizes, 75c each, $6.00 per doz. Express paid on orders over $5.00. 

 Our new autumn Floral Guide is free. Our book often delightful chapters, 

 "How to Grow Roses" costs 10c — deductible on request from your first $1.00 

 order. Send for both hooks, now. Learn all about this exquisite rose — 



EXCELSA — The Very Finest Climber in Existence 

 The CONARD & Jones Co. 



Rose Specialists — 50 Yrs.' Experience 

 Box 24, West Grove, Pa. 



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