92 THE GARDEN MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER, 1906 
Poultry, Kennel and Live Stock Directory 
Information about the selection or care of dogs, poultry and live stock will be gladly given. 
Address INFORMATION DEPARTMENT, THE GARDEN MAGAZINE, 133 E. 16th St , New York 
GEDNEY FARM POULTRY YARDS 
S.C. BUFF ORPINGTONS CORNISH INDIAN GAMES 
S.C. BLACK MINORCAS WHITE WYANDOTTES 
We breed our prize Winners and can sell you birds that will enable you to do the same. 
At Madison Square Garden we won first and Club special on S. C. Buff Orpington 
pen—14 pens competing. Also third pullet—39 pullets in the class. 
At Albany, N. Y., we made aclean sweep. Our Buff Orpingtons won every regular prize 
offered, except one third—64 Buffs competing. Alsoeight specials, including silver cup for best 
display—all varieties competing. On C. I. Games we won two ist, four 2d and three 3d at 
the same show. Our Black Minorcas are bred for egg production and shown for exhibition only, 
Stock and eggs for sale atright prices. Satisfaction guaranteed. 
'Epitor’s Nore.—Whenever an inquiry demands 
prom pt attention we are glad to give advice by mail. This 
course is necessary because the magazine is made up 
several weeks in advance of the time of publication, and 
Squabs Pay an answer given only in this column would very often be 
If you have Aeubestamatede tes late to be of any service to the subscriber. L nfortu- 
nately some correspondents have sent 1n letters without signa- 
HOMER PIGEONS ture, or with such incomplete addresses that we have been 
WHITE WYANDOTTE COCK. FRANK W. GAYLOR, Mer., White Plains, N. Y. 
Intelligent Poultry Raising 
Begin now to properly feed and house your 
poultry if you want to 
get eggs next winter pecan today creas Boek unable 10 communicate with the writers. Wall subscribers 
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Don’t make them too fat by feeding corn. Keep | | Squabs.”’ we Hs ses Se Bene peta peat Ee 
the lice away. I have Cypher’s Incubators and NEWARK SQUAB CO. that it has not been through lack of courtesy or desire to 
serve on our part, but through utter 1nability to get into 
communication? Subscribers should be careful to give 
their full name and address, and enclose stamps for reply.| 
Foods and Medicines, and all that is best in 
Poultry Supplies. Illustrated catalogue free. 
STOKES’ SEED STORE 7% Jfarket Street 
No. 1 High St., Newark. N.Y. 
Dr. Payne’s Sanitary Poultry House 
; . Has given universal satisfaction, Plans complete for build- <a  e aay 
Walter P. Stokes of the late firm of Johnson & Stokes. ing Houses Self cleaning Roosts, Sanitary Nests for $1.00. gua eA eu ar Baap aes 
SANITARY POULTRY SUPPLY CO. The flowers of Magnolia acuminata are 6 inches across, 
219 Schaefer Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. | instead of “1 or 2” as stated on page 267 of the June 
GarpDEN MAGAZINE. 
Originators of all the 
Orpington Fowls No Cat Lover can aftord to be without ; BRINE FOR PICKLES 
WM. COOK & SONS || The Pussy Magazine 
H. F. C., Iowa—Pickles are placed in brine strong 
Box 33, Scotch Plains, New Jersey 
enough to float an egg until needed. They are then put 
also of Engla S. Africa). pst. 1873 i s A i 
(soo fe beland and: SA tren) Bere et The Cattarian will be sent for : 
If you want the best Orpingtons, any of the ten Eire o nthetonuenercontadd= in fresh water and soaked for two or three days and then 
varieties, it is natural that you must send to us, their : he any person ¢ : BF 4 : Be 
originators, for them. Winners of over 8,500 cups and ing five addresses of cat lovers to our » put into the v inegar. 
prizes. Largest winners wherever we show. present catalogue of more ; 
from the finest Orpingtons in the world, a s 
EGGS so per getting; from exceptionally fine than 10,000 ’ i A TON OF MANURE 
stock, $5 per setting. All guaranteed. 1 i wed z ; 
Oneiweron Poutry Journal, 5 cta.; yearly, 60 cts. BOTT ES E Weekinaee hee E. fs Mass.—The density of stable manure varies enorm- 
We have thousands of Orpingtons mated up. + OE, , DU. tee Henn , - es 
Ingpection of poultry farms cordially invited, Trains ously, as does its moisture content, so any statement of its 
met achdvice free. weight in relation to bulk must be merely general. A full 
C O I E P U P WANDSOWE two-horse load is generally regarded as one ton. Twenty 
VIGOROUS i i 
| / | / S MAURO tons to the acre I should consider a very moderate dressing. 
I have used as high as too tons to the acre, for strawberries, 
Scottish Terriers 
Sable and white and tri-color pups, from eight weeks to 
é i eight months old. All are eligible for registration, and consider that a good dressing.—B. 
Offered as companions. Not / R peine. very Henly pedigreed and combining the blood 
. : : pe ose 7 of the present day winning strains with that of practi- LIME FOR SOUR SOIL 
given to fighting or roaming cally all of the famous collies of the past. Price ‘ Sele 5 : 
Best for children’s pets. from $10.00 up, according to age and quality. Corre- If M. B., Mass.—As to liming your soil, we cannot give 
: spondence invited, but please state wants specifically. you any advice, as you neglect to say where you are located. 
NEWCASTLE KENNELS HARVALE FARM KENNELS, Midland Park, N. J. If you think your soil is sour, try an application of 1coo 
pounds to the acre, of air slacked lime, which should be 
put on after ploughing, and thoroughly harrowed in. Do 
not attempt to plant seeds in this limed soil for three weeks. 
It will hurt the seeds if they are sown before. 
Brookline, Mass. 
“ One Dollar a Pound” 
OUR NEW BOOK 
JUST PUBLISHED 
COLOR VARIATION IN DAHLIA 
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S oP How to Breed, Feed and Raise Frogs F. A. W., Missouri—The phenomenon you describe is 
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sie a ran Sent Postpaid for $1.00 IN. characteristic of some varieties of dahlia, is occasional in 
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RICHER Ts others, and is unknown in the third group. The variety 
The Meadow Brook Farm Jig# 
Harry Smith, for instance is ordinarily a deep maroon, 
ALLENDALE, N. J. 4 
tipped. white, but sometimes produces flowers entirely 
AND AQUARIA SUPPLIES maroon. Many of the parti-colored varieties will occa- 
ASST GTR Ea FAIRFAX ROSES Teas flowers with a whole section solid with one 
KEENAN’S SEED STORE BAGGING GRAPES 
Catalogue free 
6112-6114 Wentworth Avenue, CHICAGO STNG FEE) EIU EID ee A. H., New Yorx—I have never observed that the 
We = W. R. GRAY, Box 6, OAKTON, FAIRFAX CO., VA. | sacking of grapes made the bunches ripen unevenly, or 
RDU ASD OCS DNS De eS Sal ra it ae NaN ee to injure the flavor of the berries. On the contrary, the 
K FRUIT BOOK season of ripening is usually hastened, and the flavor 
shows in NATURAL COLORS and Buy From A Specialist slightly improved. I am inclined to think this trouble is 
eanccurelelya describes: 218 Nay fetice (ot st due to the soil or the season, and not to the sacking. Were 
bution to planters.—Stark Bro’s, Louisiana. Mo. 
= SPECIMEN TREES there any ur.sacked bunches of Delaware for comparison ? 
Choice Evergreens Hon Possibly the soil needs potash, in which case wood ashes 
Ornamental Planting, 
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. 5 Also DECIDUOUS TREES and SHRUB will supply the deficiency. S. W. F. 
G ] d 1 ] 1 Write for large illustrated catalog. x 
a O D. HILL, Evergreen Specialist, WHAT ARE SPORTS AND VARIETIES ? 
Willow Bank Nursery, Newark, New York | |__ seh DUNDEE, ILLINOIS — ue M. B., Penn.—Evidently you are confusing the ideas of 
| ssport and variety. A variety may originate through a 
sport. A sport may be described as a very marked varia- 
tion, appearing suddenly. A variety is any character- 
Dwyer’s Pot Grown Strawberry Plants istic variation from a species which can be reproduced. 
Strong, healthy plants from selected stock of choicest fruiting varieties sure to give satisfaction and Thus, propagation of a SPO will give origin to a variety. 
PRODUCE A FULL CROP IN 1907. I cannot tell whether your poppy plant will maintain 
We also have a full line of Fruits and Ornamental Trees, Plants, Vines, ete., for Fall Planting. its character. Probably it will. There are many color 
We do Landscape Gardening in all its branches. Catalogue Free | variations in existence already. If so, you will have a 
T. J. DWYER & CO., P. O. Box 4, Cornwall, New York variety which originated as a sport.—B. 
