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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



December, 1915 



The New Dahlia 



Sunshine 



(DUPLEX) 



Developed by an Amateur 



Mrs. C. H. Stout, Secretary of Short 

 Hills, N. J., Garden Club, and now offered 

 to the public for the first time. 



AWARDS 



Certificate of Merit, American Dahlia Society, N. Y., 1915 

 Garden Magazine Achievement Medal, N. Y., 1915 

 Special Prize, National Dahlia Society, Portland, Ore., 



1915 

 Short Hills Garden Club, First Prizes, 1914, 1915 

 Numerous certificates and ribbons at other shows. 



Proceeds of Sale to be Donated to 

 The American Red Cross Society 



DESCRIPTION 



Eight to twelve broad petals loosely set around an 

 orange center. The color of the petals has been 

 described as that of a "tea rose golden yellow," 

 shaded salmon. Size 6 to 8 inches in diameter. 

 Strong stem. (See photo.) Plants are 6 to 8 feet 

 high with strong stalk about 8 inches in circumfer- 

 ence. Flowers freely. By Ridgeway's Color Chart: 

 "Pinard Yellow, Shaded Bittersweet Pink." 



PRICE $5.00 PER TUBER 



Green Plant, $3.00 Each 



Delivery in Early Spring. 



Owing to limited stock, orders should be sent at once. 



Our catalogue describing other High Class Bulbous 

 Specialties will be mailed on request. 



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Bringing the Bulbs Indoors 



THE bulbs which were put in pots and then 

 buried outdoors in September should be 

 brought into the house at intervals of two weeks, 

 putting them first in the cellar, gradually getting 

 them used to the light, and then to the conservatory 

 in a sunny window, and in six weeks they will be in 

 bloom. Hyacinths and Tulips should have a 

 cylinder of paper put about each one as they shoot 

 up, so that the blooms will reach up to the light and 

 have long stems. Otherwise they bloom too close 

 to the earth. Roman Hyacinths are graceful and 

 easy of culture, but the Dutch bulbs make large 

 and handsome trusses. 



The Paper White Narcissus can be placed in glass 

 bowls filled with water, with pebbles, or fibre to 

 steady them and in six weeks be in bloom. Bowls 

 can be kept filled all winter, starting them first in a 

 dark place to make root growth and in a week's 

 time bringing them to the light of a sunny window. 

 The large, trumpet-shaped Narcissus or Daffodil 

 can also be raised in water with pebbles or fibre. 



Put a light covering of manure on all the flower 

 beds and around the tender Roses; the rough man- 

 ure can be slightly mounded. This should not be 

 done until after the ground is frozen. Whenever 

 the ground can be worked, fight that great pest in 

 the garden, the Bermuda or wire grass. Although 

 it dies down in winter the roots have run along 

 underground for many feet and it is best gotten out 

 now. The Bermuda grass is a boon in hot climates 

 and sandy sections for lawns mixed with other 

 grass, for it is the only grass which withstands the 

 scorching suns, but for small grass plots under trees 

 one can secure a more velvety lawn, for more tender 

 grass will' thrive there. 



Work the garden plots whenever the weather is 

 open, and spread manure from stables and hen 

 houses on garden and fields every week, so con- 

 serving the nutritive elements which would greatly 

 waste away if piled up in a barnyard. Always 

 scatter acid phosphate or kainit over the floors of 

 hen houses after cleaning them. It is a good 

 absorbent for the hen manure, and has fertilizing 

 qualities as well. 



Trim off all suckers and weak branches from the 

 fig bushes, leaving only three good, strong shoots. 

 Pack straw about the plants and tie them tight; 

 this need only be done in the colder sections. In 

 Tidewater they are perfectly hardy. 



Put some good strawy manure around the straw- 

 berry plants and between the rows of spinach, but 

 avoid covering the tops, for during the many warm 

 days in the winter months the heat of the manure 

 would scorch them. In the same way be careful, in 

 the flower beds, not to cover the crowns of the 

 plants, especially English Delphiniums and Phlox. 



The orchard needs much attention now and a 

 search should be made for cocoons of caterpillars 

 and coddling moths and borers and all should be 

 destroyed. Scrape all tree trunks of the rough, 

 loose bark with an old curry comb or sharp hoe as 

 underneath the bark is a favorite hiding place for 

 these pests. Remove all superfluous limbs and 

 trim the trees in such a way as to make fruit gather- 

 ing a simple process. If there is any evidence of 

 San Jose scale, spray with a winter solution of lime 

 sulphur wash (formula given in The Garden 

 Magazine for December, 1906, page 254). 



In order to protect the lettuce in wooden cold- 

 frames in extreme weather, fresh manure should be 

 banked up against the planks and double sashes 

 used, or else bagging or old awnings thrown over 

 the single sash at night. Always let in a little air 

 in the day, even in very cold weather. Water 

 sparingly and always between the plants so as not 

 to wet the leaves. Use slugshot for worms or bugs 

 and tobacco dust for red spider. Fertilize occa- 

 sionally with nitrate of soda, a large spoonful 

 dissolved in two gallons of water. 



Virginia. J. M. Patterson. 



Instead of an ordinary room add a conserva- 

 tory to your home. It will be a constant 

 delight the year around and the entire house 

 will be constantly permeated with the cheer 

 and life that only sunshine and growing 

 things can bring. 



KING 



Channel Bar Greenhouses 



and conservatories are the result of years of 

 experience in building for professional grow- 

 ers. They possess great strength without 

 heavy, shadow casting supports, are easily 

 heated and have a wonderful ventilating 

 system. That's why they are so productive. 

 They are artistic because this type of con- 

 struction lends itself to the curves and 

 graceful sweeping lines which are so neces- 

 sary to the architect. 



No matter what size greenhouse you want, 

 or how much you can afford to spend upon 

 one, there is a " KING " that will just meet 

 your requirements. We build inexpensive 

 portable greenhouses and the largest green- 

 house in the world is a King. 



Write today for Bulletin No. 47 and let us 

 put you in touch with some King owners. 

 Tell us what you have in mind, and we will 

 gladly send you a sketch of our suggestions. 



KING CONSTRUCTION CO. 



285 King's Road 

 NORTH TONA WANDA, N. Y. 



All the Sunlight all decs Houses 



Will stand the severest win- 

 ters unharmed. Old-Fashioned 

 Flowers, Hardy Ferns, Wild 

 Flowers, Shrubs, Trees, Bulbs, 

 Vines, etc. All grown up in 

 Vermont, where winters are 

 of the most rigorous kind. 

 Send for Catalogue 

 F. H. HORSFORD, Charlotte, Vermont 



Horsford's 



Cold Weather 



Plants 



SHEEP MANURE 



Your lawn, flowers 

 and shrubs, your veg- 

 etables, fruit trees and field crops, all need Wizard 



Brand Sheer) Manure. It is nature's fertilizer. It makes 

 wonderful lawns, gardens, fruit and field crops. Ask for inter- 

 esting booklet with prices and freight rates on bag or carload. 

 THE PULVERIZED MANURE CO., 29 Union Stock Yards, Chicago 



