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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



55 



About the October Double Planting Number 



"PXPERIENCE has taught us that, at 

 -'--' certain seasons of the year, a number 

 devoted largely to a single subject has great 

 value and usefulness. The Spring Planting 

 Number of The Garden Magazine, pub- 

 lished in April, was vastly successful, and 

 copies were practically unobtainable imme- 

 diately after publication. A second success- 

 ful number was the Evergreen Issue of 

 August, which covered with such thorough- 

 ness as a single number could the selection, 

 care and planting of evergreens. 



The October number of The Garden 

 Magazine will be a double number devoted 

 to the fall planting of fruits, trees, shrubs, 

 vines, hardy perennials and bulbs. Ever}' 

 year a cry goes up for a full, fair and expert 

 statement of the fall-planting problem. The 

 American people spend about $2,000,000 

 every autumn on bulbs alone, and probably 

 several millions more on other plants. While 

 the movement is growing (since the advan- 

 tages of fall planting are often very great), 

 there has been a good deal of disappointment 

 and loss from planting peaches, evergreens, 

 roses, and other plants under unsuitable 



THE GARDEN 

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THE BEAUTIFUL THREE-COLOR COVER FOR 

 OCTOBER 



circumstances. We propose to tell fully and 

 frankly what cannot be planted in the autumn 

 and why. Experts, in all parts of the coun- 

 try, will show what can be surely gained and 

 what is too risky. 



We believe that this number will establish 

 a high-water mark in the literature of Amer- 

 ican gardening. From the three-color cover, 

 which represents six months of effort, to the 

 little article which tells how to "fool the 

 frost" and extend the garden season from 

 two to six weeks, every article is designed 

 to be better than anything we have ever 

 done. The bulb articles, alone, set a new 

 standard, and the elaborate series of pic- 

 tures show these plants in all their stages of 

 growth. This special issue will be 25 cents, 

 but it and the other special numbers will be 

 included in a year's subscription for $1. 



We will send for 75 cents a temporary bind- 

 ing case in which to preserve the numbers as 

 they come out. These must not be confused 

 with the bound volume case, which can be 

 used by a local binder to bind the volume in 

 permanent form. The permanent binding 

 case is 50 cents, postpaid. 





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