THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



September, 1905 



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BRIARCLIFF MANOR, New York 



Briarcliff Lodge 



NOW OPEN 



Briarcliff Realty information at Home Office, 

 Briarcliff Manor, or at New York Store, Windsor 

 Arcade, Fifth Ave. and 46th St., by appointment. 



David B. Plumer, Gen'l Mgr., Briarcliff Manor, N. Y. 



PAEON IES 



The finest collection in this country of 200 varieties 

 English and French. All the latest. The best time 

 to plant is from September 1st to freezing. Lists free. 



E. J. Shaylor, Specialist, Wellesley Hills, Mass. 



Ellen Glasgow's Books 



The Deliverance. $1.50. 



The Voice of the People. $1.50. 



The Battleground. $1.50. 



The Freeman and Other Poems. Net, $1.50. 



Postage, 5 cents. Published by 



DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY 



TURE 



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by taking our 



Correspondence Course 



in Horticulture under Prof. John 

 Craig, of Cornell University. Treats of 

 Vegetable Gardening, fruit Growing, Flori- 

 culture and the Ornamentation of Grounds. 

 We also offer a course in Modern Agri- 

 culture under Prof. Brooks, of Massachu- 

 setts Agricultural College. Full Commer- 

 cial, Normal and Academic departments. 

 Tuition nominal. Text-books free to our 

 students. Catalogue and f articular s free. 

 Write to-day. 

 THE HOME CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL, 

 Oept. 8, Springfield, Mass. 



From the very first the enterprise has been 

 self-supporting, and each year the money 

 from the sales has paid for the seeds them- 

 selves, and also the printing, packing, etc., 

 and also left a surplus which was expended 

 on illustrated lectures on gardens and as 

 prizes for the annual flower shows held in 

 the school buildings. It is contrary to the 

 policy of the association to give the seeds 

 away, as experience has shown that one 

 packet paid for has more value in the child's 

 eyes and therefore receives more care than 

 half a dozen packets to be had for the asking. 



Cleveland was the pioneer in putting up 

 penny packets of seed and selling them to the 

 scholars. Stella S. McKee. 



The Borers Are Active 



P\URING September examine trees and 

 *-* shrubs for signs of borers. The young 

 of the apple-tree borer confine their operations 

 largely to the base of the tree and may be 

 detected by the characteristic borings hanging 

 from a small orifice. The very destructive 

 peach borer works similarly at the base of 

 peach trees, and its presence is usually indi- 

 cated by the exuding gum. The young of 

 the sugar maple borer, a most destructive 

 insect, is usually found at work on the under 

 side of the lower branches or along the trunk 

 up among the limbs. 



SUDDEN WILTING OF TWIGS 



The young caterpillars of the leopard moth, 

 a most serious pest about New York City, 

 begin their operations in the twigs, and the 

 wilting of them at any time during midsum- 

 mer or later should lead to investigation and 

 the removal and destruction of the infested 

 tip which holds the grub. 



THE PRACTICAL REMEDY 



The only sure remedy is to cut out these 

 borers, even though the tree is injured to 

 some extent, because the grubs, if allowed to 

 live, are likely to cause a great deal more 

 damage than the cutting. Where only a 

 few borers are detected they may be hunted 

 by means of a hooked wire inserted into the 

 hole made by the borer, and pushed as far 

 as it will go. This usually kills the grub. 



Some people have successfully used bisul- 

 phide of carbon for killing borers when the 

 holes could be conveniently reached by the 

 spout of an oil can. The poison is squirted 

 in and the hole sealed with moist clay. Still, 

 the other methods are better. 



E. P. Felt, 

 New York State Entomologist. 



M EN N EN'S 



Toilet 

 owder 



Be sure that you get the original. For sale everywhere or by 



Mail 85c. Sample Fre». Try Mcnnen's Violet Talcum. 



GERHARD HE\'\EH CO., IVew.-irk, X. J. 



Poultry Department 



Any information about the selection and care of 

 poultry or other information on the subject will 

 gladly be given. Address Poultry Information 

 Department, The Garden Magazine. 133 East 

 16th Street, New York City. 



EAT SQUABS 



and when you buy them ask for PLY- 

 MOUTH HOCK SQUAKS, which are the 

 largest and best. Squabs are raised in 

 fflw^ ^W^ffW^ 4 weeks - sel1 for #2.50 to #6.00 doz. Good money breed- 

 UvJG^LKi ing them everywhere; women do well. We were the first— 

 ^3 ^7 T^7 our books, breeding methods and famous Ptyrnouth Rock 

 ffif\ ffyf\ ftf\ &** thoroughbred Homers revolutionized the in- -^ _^ 

 S^^y^^S^g dustry. Visitors welcome at farm; correspondence Vy\ fyj. 

 JWJfflwi M*fi invited. First send for our Free Book, "How to \^\^ 

 \^J\^J\^ Makt Money with Sguabs," fltf]f*tf\f 



and learn this profitable busi- 



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ness. Ask also for new printed matter. 



PLYMOUTH ROCK SQUAB CO., 339 Howard St., Melrose, Mass. 



SQUABS 



are money- 

 makers. Ready 

 for market when 

 four weeks old. Breeders produce 

 from 8 to 10 pairs every year. Each 

 pair can be sold for 50 to 80 cents. 

 Onr Homers produce the finest 

 squabs in this country. They re- 

 quire little attention. Send for in- 

 formation and prices. 

 HOMER SQUAB COMPANY 

 Box I t LINDENHURST, N. Y. 



eaiant ^Department 



A special low rate is made in this department for 

 the convenience of readers to advertise for a 

 gardener, or for gardeners to offer their services. 



Competent Gardeners 



The comforts and products of a country home are increased by 

 employing a competent gardener; if you want to engage one, 

 write to us. Please give particulars regarding place and say 

 whether married or single man is wanted. We have been supplying 

 them for years to the best people everywhere. No fee asked. 

 PETER HENDERSON & CO., Seedsmen and Florists, 35 and 37 

 Cortlandt Street, New York City. 



Gardeners' Register 



High-class men, with good records, can be 

 obtained at VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, 

 14 Barclay Street, New York City. No fee. 



