254 THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 
Superb Nature Books for the Holidays 
STONE AND BEEBE’S 
THE LOG OF THE SUN 
A chronicle of Nature’s Year; 52 brief essays fitting each week with its 
proper seasonable accompaniment, by C. WILLIAM BEEBE. 52 plates in 
color by WALTER KiNG Stone; 200 illustrations from photographs; large 
octavo, boxed, $5.00 net; by mail, $5.33. 
9 ITS FORM AND FUNCTION 
BEEBE Ss THE BIR American Nature Series, Group II. 
By C. WiLuiaM BeesE, Curator of Birds inthe New York Zoological Park, 
author of ‘‘’T'wo Bird Lovers in Mexico.’’? With frontispiece in color and 
370 illustrations from photographs. 496 pp., sq. 8vo., boxed, $3.50 net. 
By mail, $3.80. This is the first book in the new ‘American Nature 
Series.’’ Prospectus on application. 
sLosson’s TOW FERNS GROW 
By MarGareT SLosson, with 46 plates by the author, 8vo., $3.00 net; by mail, $3.25. 
“*Botanical books especially, of late years, have been remarkable for wealth and beauty of illustrations, 
but even among these ‘How Ferns Grow’ is notable. . . . . Itisa beautiful book that every fern lover 
will want.’’—N. Y. Suz. 
E.V.LucAs’s THE OPEN ROAD 
An anthology of prose and verse for the wayfarer. Seventh American edition. Also Lucas’s The 
Friendly Town (just published), an anthology of prose and verse for the urbane. Both books have 
illustrated cover linings. Full gilt, cloth, $1.50 each; leather, $2.50 each. The set in leather, 
boxed, $5.00. 
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* Pine growing on rock with Dwarf Azalea, which will be in full bloom by Easter. 
DECEMBER, 1906 
doors. For succession, plant from twenty- 
five to thirty days apart. Victoria and 
Linneus are the best two varieties. 
BOTTOM HEAT FOR ASPARAGUS 
Asparagus can be forced in much the 
same way as rhubarb. Select good strong 
roots, three years old. After they have 
frozen hard in the ground, dig them up, 
and place them in a cellar, covering well with 
soilor sand. Keep them moist until needed. 
Asparagus, to force properly, requires a 
good bottom heat of 65° to 70°. A box or 
bench about eight inches deep is sufficient. 
Plant in good, rich soil, covering the crowns 
one to two inches deep, firm the soil around 
them well, and water thoroughly at all 
times. The top may be mulched with 
fresh stable droppings. It will be ready 
for cutting in about three weeks. 
When about eight inches high, sever the 
stalks with a sharp knife, well underground, 
exercising care not to damage other young 
shoots. For succession plant every three 
to four weeks. The best varieties for 
forcing are Colossal, and Palmetto. 
New York. GEORGE STANDEN. 
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BNE TES 
The Best Lime-Sulphur Wash 
eee San José scale is the most per- 
nicious insect infesting trees and 
shrubs. During December the most effective 
work can be done against this most des- 
tructive enemy of our fruit trees. ‘There have 
been many substances, such as lime-sulphur 
wash, crude oil, whale oil soap, and proprie- 
tary compounds, recommended for its ex- 
termination, which have been more or less 
effective. 
In Bulletin 107 of the Illinois Agricultural 
Experiment Station; @erof yy sseeaeeorpes, 
State Entomologist, reports the results of an 
extensive experiment which was begun on an 
orchard in January, 1905, to determine which 
of all the insecticides recommended for the 
scale was most efficient. 
The result of the test was that the cheapest 
of the washes, counting only the cost of 
materials, was found to be the most efficient. 
This wash is made as follows: 
15 lbs. lump lime, 
15 lbs. sulphur, 
50 gallons water. 
Add enough water to the sulphur to make 
a thin paste, place this paste in twelve gallons 
of almost boiling water. Then add the lime, 
and boil the mixture for forty minutes, stir- 
ring it thoroughly all the time. Strain, and 
add water to make fifty gallons. 
