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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



December, 1905 



METAL WOKK 

 FOBv CHRISTMAS 



C. Many pieces 

 suitable for gifts — 

 and you can find 

 none more fitting. 

 Pieces that may be 

 used constantly and 

 last indefinitely. 



C. All show pleas' 



ing results of con- 



tinued combined ef' 



fort, for the making 



of them is a special 



pleasure, and we 



devote to it our best 



attention. 



C, Interesting Portfolios, Folders, Cata' 



logues, Original Drawings and Sketches — 



all are here subject to your call. Write 



for them today. Give as many parties 



lars as you can about what you may need. 



THE • WILLIAM 

 BAYL E Y • CO. 



116 NORTH STREET, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO 



Electric Lantern No. 11611 



With Bracket, $10.00 

 When cash accompanies order, we pay 

 transportarion east of the Mississippi. 



Hand-wrought Andirons No. 11623, 18 ins. high, $15.75. 



including; poker. 



We pay transportation east of the Mississippi when cash accompanies ordei 



Made of 

 wire for 

 tomatoes, 



Plant Supports 



carnations, peonies, and the most economical for progressive growers. 



IGOE BROTHERS, 228 N. 9th St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 



BURPEE'S S e r e o\ s 



Handsome catalog, containing- beautiful colored prints, directly 



photographed from nature, mailed FREE on request. 



VV. ATLEE BURPEE, Seed Growers, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Iron Railings, Wire 

 Fences, Entrance Gates 



WE MAKE and erect Iron and Wire Fences of all kinds for 

 lawns, gardens, stock paddocks, dog kennels, Arbors for vines 

 and fruit trees, Garden Arches, Plant Supporters, Tree Guards, 

 Unclimable Netting Fences, etc., also Wrought Iron Railings and 

 Gates of all kinds for country places. Write for catalogue No. 29. 



ANCHOR POST IRON WORKS 



Office and Show Rooms : 



15 CORTLANDT ST., NEW YORK CITY 



A Fourteen-Year-Old-Boy's Gar- 

 den That Earned $70 



MY GARDEN is half an acre, sloping 

 slightly to the south, and I do all 

 the work myself except plowing and hauling 

 the manure. The soil is a rich sandy loam. 

 After sending my order to the seedsman I had 

 manure hauled and spread all over the garden 



The fourteen-year-old gardener at worK 



to be plowed under. On April 5th the 

 garden was plowed, harrowed, and the 

 potato rows marked out. I then planted 

 my peas, beets, early potatoes, spinach, onion 

 sets and onion seed. I worked in the garden 

 every day after school and soon had it 



STRAWBERRY BED 



CUCUMBER PATCH 



ASPARACUS BED 



RHUBARB 





2 ROWS CRAPEVINES 



HERBS 



PEPPERS 



BEANS 



CARROTS 





SPINACH ISJCROP 



LETTUCE glgCROP 



PEAS 2 ROWS .ISJCROP CABBAGE g^LPCROP 



BEETS 



ROVV ^ UN lnN 



^rr 



2 ROWS ONION SEED 



EARLY CABBACE 



EARLY TOMATOES 



I5J CROP 2 ROWS BEANS 



2^2 CROP BEETS 



c. — Crop G Rows Celery 



\ C KOWS rOTATOES 



. — LropuKows Iurni 



/ Rows Corn - 



4 RowsTc 



OMATOES 



Summer Squash 



Plan of the half-acre garden that was worked by a 

 fourteen-year-old boy, and on which he raised crops 

 to the value of $71.52 



looking tip-top. About the first of May I 

 planted all the other vegetables that could 

 not be planted early, such as corn, beans, 

 late potatoes, summer squash, early tomato 



M 



The 



Famous 



400 Day 



Clock 



is the most popular time- 

 piece in the world. The 

 ordinary clock must be 

 wound every day, or possibly once a 

 but this wonderful 400 Day Clock — known 

 as the Anniversary Clock — needs wind- 

 ing but once a year. And it is guaranteed 

 to keep accurate time. The price is $15.60 

 express prepaid anywhere in the U. S. 



"Anniversary Time" is a booklet 

 which gives the history of these 

 unique clocks. Sent free on request. 



Anderton & Son, Dept. C 



Christmas 

 Mistletoe 



The finest mistletoe in the 

 world grows in southern New 

 Mexico. It is loaded with berries 

 this year, and more beautifully 

 green than ever. We are giving our 

 customers the advantage of the low 

 cost of gathering tliis and packing it, 

 and can supply it at less than wholesale 

 prices. We gather the mistletoe imme- 

 diately before packing and ship in spe- 

 cially made water-proof boxes, so as to 

 reach any part of the United States in 

 perfect condition. We will ship at any time, 

 or, if you desire it, will arrange shipment to 

 reach you two or three days before Christmas. 

 We quote the following very low prices, all 

 charges prepaid to your address, carefully packed 

 and shipped by express: Box, containing z pounds, 

 from 5 to io large sprays, prepaid, 50 cents; box, 

 containing 5 pounds, 10 to 25 large sprays, enough 

 for your own home and a dozen of your friends, 

 prepaid, SI. 00. 



We guarantee satisfaction. Send us your order, and 

 state when you desire shipment to reach you; we will 

 arrange everything else. Dept. 94 M. 



THE FRANCIS E. LESTER COMPANY, . Mesilla Park, N. M. 



AND BRIGHT 

 BERRIED SHRUBS 



EFFECT 



EVERGREENS 

 for WINTER 



In our extensive nurseries can be found all the best 

 varieties. Send for our Fall Catalogue. 



BOBBINK & ATKINS 



Nurserymen and Florists 



Rutherford, N. J. 



BOOKER 



T. 



WASHINGTON'S 



BOOKS 



Working with the Hands. Net, $1.50. Postage, 15 cents. 

 Character Building. Net, $1.50. Postage. 15 cents. 

 Up from Slavery. Net, #1.50. Postage, 15 cents. 

 Published by 



DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY 



Our Garden and 

 Floral Guide for 1906 



will be ready for distribution January ist. 

 It is free for the asking. Several novelties 

 of great merit to be introduced this year, 

 including two especially fine Asters, Vick's 

 Violet King and Vick's Mikado. 



JAMES VICK'S SONS 



362 Main Street, - ROCHESTER, N. Y. 



