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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



March, 1907 



GARDEN 

 FURNITURE 



FOUNTAINS, 

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 Marble, Bronze.Stone, 

 and Pompeian Stone 

 that successfully with- 

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 A collection 'Without an equal 



Illustrations and esti- 

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SNOWDRIFT— Earliest of all. Large, Pure White, XXX. 



DAYBREAK— Beautiful Shell Pink Balls. Fine. 



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NATHAN SMITH & SON 



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Larva of Elm-Leaf Beetle enlarged 



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First-class Home-grown Musk- 

 melons by June 20th 



TO HAVE melons of the choicest quality 

 in June, they must be started in a hot- 

 bed not later than March 15th. Make the 

 hotbed two feet deep of thoroughly prepared 

 horse manure and leaves. Collect the drop- 

 pings every day, putting them under an open 

 shed to protect them from rains, to allow all 

 rank steam to escape and to keep them from 

 burning. When sufficient quantity has been 

 gathered, make up the bed. Put the manure 

 and leaves in alternate layers, in equal quan- 

 tities, and thoroughly tread them down so as 

 to retain the heat. Next put from four to six 

 inches of good fibrous loam, and thrust a 

 thermometer down into the manure — about 

 four inches deep — put the sash on, and bank 

 the sides and ends of the frames with coarse 

 manure and leaves eighteen inches wide and 

 deep, to keep out the cold. Watch the 

 temperature, as the heat may rise even to 

 120 , but as soon as it has declined to 85 , 

 sow the seed. 



SOWING THE SEED 



Mound up the soil into the form of hillocks, 

 one to a sash and make it firm by hand 

 pressure. When that is done, insert from 

 eight to ten seeds in each hill, cover about one 

 inch deep, firm the soil well, and if the soil 

 is dry, water with a fine-rosed watering can. 

 Put on the sash and cover the frames each 

 night with mats and shutters. 



VENTILATING AND WATERING 



Do not give air until the seedlings appear 

 above the soil, which will be in from five to 

 ten days. Then air must be given cautiously, 

 for cold draughts must be avoided ; maintain 

 a temperature of 70 by night with a rise of 

 io° by day. Water sparingly for the first 

 three weeks, as there is danger of the seedlings 

 damping off. Syringe the plants freely with 

 a hand syringe just before closing the sash, 

 which would be about fifteen minutes before 

 the sun is off them, so that the frame may 

 accumulate as much warmth as possible. If 

 the temperature runs up to 90 , no harm will 

 be done. Uncover the sash in the morning 

 as soon as the sun is on the frames; should 

 the day be dull, no air need be given. 



As soon as the seedlings make their first 

 set of rough leaves, thin out, leaving only the 

 four strongest plants and they should be at 

 equal distances around the hill. From this 

 period on, air may be given in more or less 

 quantities, according to the weather. 



As the fruits begin to swell and until they 

 commence to mature, give liquid cow manure 



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ROSES 



for SI. OO 



For over fifty years we have 

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