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70™ Anniversary Number 
FEBRUARY, 1908 
THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 
Garde 
Everyone interested in 
Flowers or Vegetables, 
Shrubs, Decorative Plants, 
Lawn, etc., should have a 
copy. 
Conceded to be the most 
complete, helpful and in- 
structive catalogue issued. 
Used as a text book by many 
leading colleges. 
y” colored and4 duotone plates, and hun- 
dreds of photographic reproductions of 
the Newest and Best things for the Garden. 
We will send a copy without charge if you mention this magazine. 
248 pages, 4 
New and Rare Seeds 
and Plants for 1908 
Our Garden Book describes and in many cases illustrates over 
two hundred and fifty new and improved forms in Vegetable 
and Flower Seeds Cannas, Dahlias, Gladioli, Roses and Perennial 
Plants. 
“Pink Beauty” Aster 
One of the sixty new things offered in 
flower seeds. Pronounced by experts 
to be the finest pink 
Aster yet intro- 
duced. Large 
chrysanthemum- 
like flowers on 
long strong 
stems; in color a 
delicate soft pink. 
A gem for cutting 
and equally desirable 
15c per pkt.; 2 pkts for 25c, 
for beds. 
714 Chestnut Street 
“Rays of Gold” Rudbeckia 
One of the fifty new Haigy Plants 
offered this year by 
us. It is a refined 
and very double f= 
form of the popu- {= aM 
lar “Golden 4 ys 
Glow.” Just as \ 
easy to grow and \ 
hardy in all parts of 
ay country. Strong roots that will 
bloom this season. 25c each; $2.50 per doz. 
Henry A. Dreer, 
Philadelphia y 
reers 
Bo ok 
Onions grown irom seed sown in March are ready 
for use on June Ist 
Some of the best varieties for growing in 
this part of the country are Red Wethers- 
field, Prizetaker, Australian Brown, White 
Globe, and Silver King. 
Georgia. THOMAS J. STEED. 
Vegetables in Texas 
WE HAVE been peculiarly successful 
with vegetables here. The main 
crops have been tomatoes and lettuce, prob- 
ably because we like them best. We made 
the discovery that head lettuce will thrive 
without protection all winter if well started 
before the first frost, but as others do not have 
the same experience ours is probably due to 
our garden being so well sheltered by hedges. 
Ripe tomatoes may be had by May 25th from 
plants set out March 15th. ‘The best way to 
plant them is to drop the plants into holes six 
inches deep made with a pointed stick. They 
will form new roots along that part of the 
stalk which is underground and be in less 
danger of drying out. 
We have also raised sweet corn, potatoes, 
beans, lima beans, English peas, spinach, 
cucumbers, sweet peppers, eggplant, radishes, 
parsley, and muskmelons. All of these may 
be grown without water for an early crop, but 
if they are wanted throughout the summer 
must be irrigated. The time of planting ten- 
der vegetables is of course governed by the 
latest frost, which I have never known 
to come later than March 20th. We 
have sown English peas (Henderson’s First 
of All) on January oth and had them 
ready for the table by April ist. Irish po- 
tatoes planted in February with an under- 
ground mulch of straw may be had for the 
table in April. ‘Triumph is far better and 
earlier on our land than any of the other va- 
rieties we have tried. 
All of our watering is done with a hose and 
city water at 334 centsa thousand gallons. We 
have long ago discarded the sprinkle nozzle 
except for washing plants when they are dusty, 
as sprinkling brings the roots to the surface 
and thus makes a plant less able to withstand 
a drought. We employ a man by the day to 
do all the outdoor work—mowing the lawn, 
planting, etc. Labor by the day is especially 
satisfactory because all the gardening is done 
under my personal supervision at such times 
when social or other engagements do not 
interfere. I always train and prune the vines 
myself and trim all the roses and shrub- 
bery except the privet hedge. i 
Austin, Texas. A. M. M. 
