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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



August, 1917 



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Hardy Plants 





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Hardy Plants rule supreme with us. Because 

 we cannot grow them all, we only grow those 

 most dependable under all conditions of soil 



and climate. We endeavor to offer the newest and choicest 

 of the dependable standards and every plant we sell is 

 guaranteed true-to-name. Our greatest hobby is 



Primroses to Plant this Fall 



for Spring Bloom 



Among the rarer sorts, the following are particularly 

 charming and suitable for immediate planting: — 

 Beesiana, purple with yellow eye, 75c. each. 

 Bulleyana, golden yellow, shaded orange, 50c. 

 Capitata, violet blue, dusted white, 50c. 

 Denticulata, very large lilac, 50c. 

 "Red Hugh,** exceedingly choice, fiery scarlet, $1. 

 "Mrs. Berkeley,*' pale blush with saffron eye, 75c. 



Special Offer: We will send one strong plant of each 

 of" the above selected sorts for $3. 



A Booklet It i s a ver Y modest free booklet, but 



Wku'll P n ;^ir f u ^ °f f acts about our "pets," the 

 lOUimnjoy choicest hardy plants the world 

 affords. Grown under ideal, yet exacting conditions by 

 people who love plants, Wolcott's Hardy Plants are differ- 

 ent from the commercial product. Let our booklet and 

 plants convert you into a hardy plant enthusiast. Write 

 TO-DAY. 



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Greenhouses 

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Old-Time Southern Recipes 



J. M. PATTERSON 



HpHE work of food production still goes 

 •*■ on, and this month every one should be 

 busy preparing for their winter gardens, but 

 there is much to be done for the preservation 

 of food. 



Because of the difficulty of getting the tin 

 and glass containers other methods have 

 been devised for the preservation of food and 

 the Government had recently issued a bulle- 

 tin on the subject of drying food stuffs. 

 But our mothers and grandmothers had de- 

 vised means for the preservation of food, and 

 we are turning to them in our dilemma and 

 are bringing to light a number of good old- 

 time receipts. 



Therefore if the tin cans and glass jars are 

 reserved for the succulent vegetables, the 

 others can be conserved by drying and may 

 be packed in 'earthen jars or in tin or paste- 

 board boxes lined with oil paper. 



Dried Fruit 



Begin drying fruits just as soon as the seed 

 matures, or as soon as the fruit is two-thirds 

 ripe, and continue as long as you can handle 

 it without mashing to a pulp. 



Caution — In drying either fruits or vege- 

 tables in the sun, screen wire or mosquito 

 netting should be stretched over a suitable 

 frame to keep out the flies and other insects; 

 and everything, of course, must be scrupu- 

 lously clean if a superior flavored, healthy 

 and wholesome product is desired. 



Dried Cherries. Stone the cherries and spread on dishes 

 Put them in the hot sun. (Look after them occasionally for 

 fear of worms having been in some of the cherries. To safe- 

 guard against this put them in a hot oven for five or ten minutes.) 

 (When dried sprinkle sugar on them and pack in stone jars.) 



Peach Chips. Peel and slice peaches thin, boil them until 

 clear in a syrup made with half their weight in sugar, lay them 

 on dishes in the sun and turn them until dry. Pack them in 

 earthern jars or tin boxes or cans with powdered sugar sifted 

 over each layer. Should there be syrup left, continue the 

 process with other peaches. They are very nice when cooked 

 with pure honey instead of sugar. 



There is an excellent old time receipt for 

 the preservation of tomatoes called Tomato 

 Paste. 



Tomato Paste. Take perfectly sound and ripe tomatoes, 

 scald and take off skins; put them in a colander to drain and 

 pour off the thin liquor that drains from them. Press the 

 tomatoes through a sieve. Put in a kettle and boil slowly 

 until reduced to thick pulp. Spread this on large bread pans 

 and either dry out in the oven or in a modern evaporator or in 

 the sun until it is a stiff paste, fn the latter case, be careful to 

 cover all with cheese cloth or fine wire netting to keep out in- 

 sects. This can be rolled in a sheet or cut in squares and kept 

 in earthern jars, the tops tied over with a cloth, or in close tin 

 boxes and cans lined with oil paper. If preferred the paste need 

 not be dried, but can be put in wide mouthed bottles, after being 

 boiled down thick, and sealed while hot. 



This paste can be used m the winter for a number of things: 

 by adding water, as seasonings for soup, or with bread crumbs 

 for a baked dish, and as a basis for sauces. 



Fruit Leather made of any kind of fruit 

 is not only a delicious confection, but does 

 not require sugar except in the case of very 

 sour fruit, and if soaked in water several hours 

 and cooked a few minutes can be eaten with 

 cream or made into various desserts. 



Strawberry Leather. Take thoroughly ripe strawberries, 

 mash to a pulp, spread on platters and dry in the sun or oven; 

 when dry, dust with powdered sugar and roll up like a jelly 

 cake, cut into suitable sized pieces and pack away in jars. This 

 may be eaten as a confection or soaked in water and used for 

 pies, short cake, sauce, tarts, etc., etc. The powdered sugar is a 

 matter of taste and may be left out if desired. 



To dry strawberries put the berries in a moderate oven, heat 

 through thoroughly, but not enough to become soft and juicy, 

 spread out in the sun or finish in the oven. Treat blackberries 

 and dewberries exactly the same as recommended for straw- 

 berries. If a seedless roll is desired, this may be done by press- 

 ing the pulp through a fine sieve before drying. 



Peaches, Pears, Apples, Plums, and Quinces 

 or any fruit can be made into leather in the 

 above manner and either rolled in sugar or 

 cut in squares and put away in tin boxes or 

 cans which are lined with oil paper. 



Next month we will continue the subject 



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Protect the Growing Things 



Now, while they are at their best, is 

 the time to give them the necessary pro- 

 tection that preserves their beauty and 

 lengthens their life. Guard them with 



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Plant Evergreens Now 



DON'T wait till 

 Spring. 

 August and September 

 are ideal months. 



Good full rooted, plump topped 

 trees cost so little more than poor 

 ones, why not have them? 



Send for Evergreen 

 Help Hint Booklet. 



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PLANT IRIS* 



this fall, and you will have vigorous clumps and strong 

 blooms next summer. Our beautiful collection is one of 

 the largest in America and comprises over 150 varieties. 

 Send for catalogue. 



THE WING SEED CO. 

 Box 1426 Mechanicsburg, Ohio 



GERMAN IRIS 



12 choice varieties including Aurea, Darius, 

 Exquisite, Florentina, Johan de Witt, Pallida 

 dalmatica, Queen of May and others equally 

 choice for $1.00. 25 in 25 varieties for $2.00. 



Send for list of Iris and Peonies 

 Geo. N. Smith, Wellesley Hills, Mass. 



For Safe 

 Tree Surgery 



The Davey Tree Expert Co. 



1204 Elm St., Kent, O. 



Davey 



Tree Surgeons 



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