THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 
‘reigns supreme in the hardy border. 
Hardy Garden Flowers No.9 
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FOR untold centuries the Old World Columbine 
has been a well-beloved favorite in every old- 
During its time of bloom it 
It has 
double and even triple varieties and sometimes 
fashioned garden. 
ore will find four cornucopias, one inside the: 
omer. 
It isa singular fact that all foreign species have 
short spurs with rounded horns. It is reserved for 
the Western American species to show those ex- 
traordinarily long, straight spurs which are the 
wonder of the botanist and the joy of the gardener. 
Of these, the best is the incomparable yellow 
Columbine, Agwuilegia Chrysantha, with spurs 
two inches long or more. 
The most remarkable advance has lately been 
made in hybrids of this species. They now range 
from pure white through pink to the dark reds and 
even—mirabile dictu—several shades of blue. We 
want you to see for yourself what progress has 
been made in these remarkable hybrids and the 
lovely new white-flowered variety of that interest- 
ing Japanese species A. Wlabellata. Why not try 
the whole collection offered below: 
A. CANADENSIS—Flowers scarlet and yellow. $2.00 per 
dozen ; $15.00 per hundred. 
A. CHRULEA — (Rocky Mountain Columbine) — Flowers 
large, blueand white, with long spurs. $2.00 per dozen ; 
$15.00 per hundred. : : 
A. FLABELLATA—A pure white variety, with silvery 
white foliage, $2.00 per dozen; $15.00 per hundred, 
A. CHRYSANTHA— Flowers golden yeilow, long spurs. 
$2.00 per dozen; $15 0o per hundrec. i 
A, GLANDULOSA—Flowers a shade of blue and white, 10 
inches high, extremely pretty: $2.50 per dozen; $18.00 
per hundred, i 
A. SKINNERI—Flowers scarlet with greenish tips ; $2.00 
per dozen; $15.00 per hundred. q 
A. VULGARIS—(C1d Fashioned Columbine) — Flowers 
double and single, in all colors, $1.50 per dozen; $10.00 
per hundred. 
Plant your hardy garden this Fall. It will be 
much more satisfactory, as the flowers will get an 
earlier startin Spring before Spring planted stock 
is established. 
We grow hardy perennials exclusively, devoting 
all our energy and thought to their culture. This 
is why we have one of the finest collections in 
America. Let us help you with your hardy garden 
by suggesting selections and arrangements. Write, 
anyway, for our beautiful Fall catalogue just from 
the press. 
J. B. KELLER SONS, Rochester, New York 
sun, preventing the quick drying of the soil. 
In some respects this was better than glass 
as there was no danger of burning the plants 
in case they were forgotten. On cloudy 
days the cloth was raised. In this impro- 
vised coldframe costing twenty cents I 
started hundreds of plants. 
Rhode Island. H. H. PEeppEr. 
The Californian’s Reminder 
(yo EOPER is the best month for planting 
bulbs of all kinds for next spring’s 
flowers, such as anemone, hyacinth, ixia, 
narcissus, ranunculus, sparaxis, and tulips. 
In planting any of these, it will be found 
best to drop a little sharp sand in the hole 
before filling in with soil. This method will 
often prevent rot, in case the soil is kept 
too wet. 
It is also just the time to sow hardy annuals 
and perennials for bedding plants, and for 
propagating carnations by cuttings. 
Transplant pansies and stocks to the 
garden. 
During October, vegetable growers should 
be busy, planting: Beans, cabbage, cauli- 
flower, carrot, lettuce, onions, parsnip, peas, 
radish, spinach, and turnip. 
Los Angeles. ERNEST BRAUNTON. 
“Dwarf Fruit 
Orange Judd Company, New York, 1906; pp. 125. 
50 cents. 
Trees.” By F. A. Waugh. 
Price, 
For the amateur who has a limited amount 
of room and who wishes to make the best of 
it he can undoubtedly get as much satisfac- 
tion out of a few of these small trees as any 
other form of gardening. This little book is 
a complete manual on the art of growing 
dwarf fruit trees. It fills a long-felt want 
as the only other book in the English lan- 
guage on the subject. Rivers’ ‘““The Minia- 
ture Fruit Garden,” an English publication 
which did not fully meet the conditions in 
this country, is out of print. This book 
should be in the hands of every amateur 
gardener. 
OcroBeEerR, 1906 
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