April, 1907 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



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THE 



GARDEN 

 LIBRARY 



Practical and Complete 



HESE volumes will 

 cover every impor- 

 tant department of 

 fruit, vegetable and 

 flower gardening from the 

 home point of view. Not a 

 scientific treatise, but writ- 

 ten in a lively, attractive 

 style. 

 Beautifully illustrated. 



NOW READY : 



Vol. I. — Roses and How to Grow Them. 

 By Many Experts. In text, practical ; in 

 subject and quality of illustrations, beautiful. 

 $1.21 postpaid. 



Vol. II. — Ferns and How to Grow Them. 

 By G. A. Woolson. The growing of 

 hardy ferns, both in the garden and in- 

 doors. $1.21 postpaid. 



Vol. III. — Lawns and How to Grow Them 

 By Leonard Barron. For the first time the 

 subject of lawn seed mixtures is set forth 

 and explained. 32 photographs. $1.21 

 postpaid. 



READY THIS SPRING 



Vol. IV. — Vines and How to Grow Them. 

 By William McCoIlom. Dealing with 

 these delightful climbing and trailing plants 

 for the adornment of trellis, pillar and wall, 

 with suggestive directions. Illustrated from 

 photographs. $1.21 postpaid. 



Vol. V. — Daffodils and How to Grow Them. 

 By A. M. Kirby. All that is really worth 

 while about these most popular of spring 

 bulbs, written from the standpoint of Am- 

 erican conditions. Illustrated from photo- 

 graphs. $1.21 postpaid. 



Vol. VI. — The Water Garden. By Henri 

 Hus and Henry S. Conard. All about 

 water lilies and other aquatics for indoor 

 and for outdoor cultivation. Illustrated 

 from photographs. $1.21 postpaid. 



READY IN FALL 



Vol. VII Chrysanthemums and How to 



Grow Them. By I. L. Powell. A com- 

 plete manual of instruction for growing the 

 Queen of the Autumn. 



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Medians' Mallow Marvels 



COMBINES the bril- 

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Growing Tomatoes for Quality, 

 Quantity and Earliness 



is the name of the best booklet ever issued on the subject of tomato culture. It 

 contains 30 pages and illustrations fully describing the Potter method of raising 

 tomatoes. By this method you can have bigger and better fruit and weeks 

 earlier than otherwise. It teaches the secret and science of tomato culture; 

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 able to every gardener, whether he grows one dozen or one thousand vines. 

 The subjects covered are: History of the Tomato; Its Nature and Habit; 

 Tomato Culture in General; The Potter Method; Plants and Planting; Home- 

 Grown Plants; Preparing the Ground; Setting the Plants; Cultivation; Pruning 

 and Staking the Vines; Picking the Fruit; Ripe Tomatoes at Christmas; 

 40 Tomato Recipes; Best Tomato Seeds. The information is condensed and 

 to the point — just what every grower wants. 



The cut herewith shows one of a large number of vines in my garden this 

 season. Notice that each stalk is loaded with large, perfect fruit from top to 

 bottom. This is the result of my method. It is easy to raise this kind of fruit 

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FREE SEED — To everyone ordering my booklet within the next 30 days 

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