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THE GARDEN 
MAGAZINE 
May, 1908 
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To Those Who Begin in May 
The best time to plant deciduous trees, 
shrubs and vines is in March or while they 
are dormant, but you can plant them in May 
if you take care to get stock that has been 
kept in cool storage. After the leaves have 
begun to come out plant nothing of this 
kind that does not come with a ball of 
earth wrapped in burlap or straw. 
PLANTING EVERGREENS 
The great bulk of evergreens, both coni- 
ferous and broad-leaved, is planted in April 
or as soon as the ground gets mellow, and 
the warmer it gets and the larger the speci- 
mens, the more important it is to have a ball 
of earth well wrapped with burlap. The 
favorite broad-leaved evergreens are rhodo- 
dendrons and great quantities of them will 
be planted this May for their gorgeous dis- 
play of flowers in june. 
Long after you would think it possible 
to plant trees, shrubs and woody vines, you 
can do so if you get them from pots. In 
fact they can be planted all summer in this 
way, and perennials, too. There is hardly 
anything you can think of that is not grown 
now by nurserymen for summer planting, 
because many people who move or build 
do not get settled until the middle of May 
when the trees are in full leaf. 
Before May 15th (or whenever mosquitoes 
are due in your locality) make a little summer 
house for the children or an outdoor sleep- 
ing room that will be mosquito proof. 
If you have a collection of dahlias it will 
pay you to join the New England Dahlia 
Society, get the back numbers of the Dahlia 
News and learn about the important new 
types and latest methods of cultivation. 
The secretary is Maurice Fuld, 5 Union 
Street, Boston, Mass. 
BOOKS WORTH BUYING 
Everyone who wants to make his vegetable 
garden a success ought to have a good com- 
prehensive book on the subject. A maga- 
zine can never take its place, because its 
function is to keep one informed of the 
latest improvements. The best books on 
vegetable gardening for the American ama- 
teur are Bailey’s “Principles of Vegetable 
Gardening,” and Fullerton’s “How to 
Make a Vegetable Garden.” However, 
we don’t know of any book that has as per- 
fect a scheme for a kitchen garden as that 
set forth by Mr. Kayan in THE GARDEN 
Macazinrt for March, 1908, and entitled 
“How to Have a Perfect Vegetable Garden.” 
The best text book on fruit growing is 
Bailey’s “Principles of Fruit Growing.” 
The best popular book on the subject, 
written solely for amateurs, is Fletcher’s 
“How to Make a Fruit Garden.” 
Flower gardening is such a big subject 
that people will never agree on what is the 
best book that attempts to cover the field. 
Probably the best dollar book is “The 
Seasons in a Flower Garden,” by Shelton. 
“A Woman’s Hardy Garden” is popular. 
“How to Make a Flower Garden” hasa good 
many valuable suggestions and inspiring 
pictures. 
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