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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



September. 1905 



Of Tested Hardiness 



EVERGREENS that have withstood the 

 severe cold of the last two winters and 

 have been root-pruned and transplanted many 

 times. We keep our imported stock in the 

 nurseries several years and transplant at regular 

 intervals, thus insuring strong stock that is sure 

 to grow. We believe we have the finest speci- 

 men trees in the country, which have been 

 given the most systematic care to make them 

 symmetrical and thrifty. Each tree is given 64 

 square feet of ground in growing. We discard 

 all stunted and unsymmetrical trees. 



Our stock comprises the rarest European and 

 Japanese varieties as well as the domestic, and 

 is composed mainly of fine specimens in large 

 and small sizes that will give immediate effect. 

 We have an unequaled stock of 



COLORADO 

 BLUE SPRUCE 



every one of which is a specimen — symmetrical, 

 bushy and of the most exquisite blue. 



Pines, Spruces, Retinosporas 

 Arborvitaes, Box 



Write for our little booklet containing illustrations of 

 grounds that we have planted showing the results that can 

 be obtained by planting tastefully. Ask also about prices. 



Telephone 506 W. Orange 



HENRY E. BURR, nft&Sfc# T£? S&SSSTSEs. South Orange, N. J. 



atop 

 Plants 



OlD jfa0|)ioneD 

 jFlotoer <S5arDen0 



including Phloxes, Bell-Flowers, Larkspurs, Poppies, Peonies, 

 Iris, Garden Pinks, Day Lilies, etc. Also fine collection of 

 novelties. Catalogue on application. 



FREDERIC J. REA 



Norwood, Mass. 



PEONIES 



100 CHOICE NAMED VARIETIES 



The most complete list in the United States of the 

 best and newest Peonies at prices that cannot fail to 

 interest the buyer. Catalog mailed free. 



CURRIE BROS. CO., Seedsmen and Florists, Milwaukee, Wis. 



Marvelous 



New Rose 



44 Baby Rambler" 



Strong, 2-year-old plants, 85c. each, or 2 plants for $1.50. postpaid. 

 Also four other sizes at right prices. 

 Money back if not satisfactory. 

 The rose that Blooms. Blooms all the time, 

 with a whole lot of beautiful crimson clusters — 

 not two or three roses at a time, but a continual 

 mass of rich, bright crimson, from November to 

 May, indoors. Blooms outdoors all summer — will 

 not " winter kill." 



Two=year=old plants are in bloom 



when you get them 



Sent in fibre pots, with the soil on the roots 



All ready for your window — great for the house or 

 conservatory in winter. 



" Baby Rambler" is a dwarf — grows two feet high — a bushy, 

 well-shaped rose, with shiny, dark green foliage, seldom troubled 

 by insects or disease. It is exceptionally popular and has won 

 highest awards both in America and Europe. 



Write to-day for our New Floral <Jul<le, containing list of the 

 choicest roses for both outdoor and indoor fall planting — free if you 

 mention GARDEN MAGAZINE. 



THE CONARD & JONES CO., w E st b grov p E( pa 



Growers of the " Best Roses in America." 



A Hundred Thousand Bulbs for 

 School Children 



TT was six years ago that the first step was 

 A taken in Cleveland, O., to interest the 

 school children in gardening. It began as a 

 home gardening club in connection with one 

 of the settlement houses right in the heart of 

 the city. Seeds of the most vigorous-growing 

 common annuals were bought by the pound 

 and divided into several packets that repre- 

 sented one cent's worth. Prizes were offered 

 for the best gardens. So enthusiastic were the 

 children about their gardens that attention 

 was drawn to the public schools as the natural 

 channel for extending the work. In the win- 

 ter of 1 goo a home gardening association, 

 including many connected with the schools, 

 was formed, with Mr. E. W. Haines as presi- 

 dent. 



Each primary school was supplied with 

 printed cards, having on one side the list of 

 seeds, with spaces for marking the quantities 

 wanted, and for the name and room number, 

 while on the other side were simple directions 

 for the preparation and care of the garden. 

 These cards and the money to pay for the 

 seeds were returned to the teachers, and an 

 order forwarded to the committee of the asso- 

 ciation. The scholars paid one cent for a 

 packet of seed, which was purchased in bulk 

 and measured off according to the size of 

 the grain. The number of packets to the 

 pound varies greatly, of course; a pound of 

 verbena seed will give 950 packets, whereas a 

 pound of sweet peas yields but seventy-five 

 packets. At first practical and explicit direc- 

 tions for preparing the soil and planting the 

 seed were printed on the envelope, with 

 variety name. This was modified later, and 

 the instructions are now given on separate 

 cards. 



The first year the scholars bought 48,868 

 packets, and in subsequent years orders came 

 from all the grades, with the following results : 



In 1901 there were sold 121,673 packets; 

 1902, 116,489 packets; 1903, 137,095 pack- 

 ets; 1904, 152,106 packets and 27,440 

 gladiolus bulbs; 1905, 220,663 packets and 

 13,104 gladiolus bulbs; making a grand 

 total of 796,894 packets and 40,544 bulbs. 



In 1903 5,000 packets were supplied to 

 improvement associations and schools of 

 Cleveland; while in 1904 the out-of-town 

 orders increased to 57,857, and this year the 

 figures are about 100,000. 



Vegetables were added to the list this year, 

 including beets, beans, lettuce, onions, corn 

 and radishes, beside the following twelve 

 flowers: aster, balsam, cornflower, coreopsis, 

 four-o'clock, marigold, nasturtium, morning 

 glory, poppy, phlox, sweet pea, and gladiolus 

 bulbs. 



The work of putting up these seeds gives 

 employment to from twelve to eighteen women 

 for two months or more. They each put up 

 1,400 to 1,500 packets a day, and last year, 

 the seeds and bulbs ready for delivery, filled 

 two large express wagons. 



What are the results? In some of the 

 schools 85 per cent, of the pupils have gardens. 

 Last fall 30,000 children wrote letters describ- 

 ing their gardens. 



