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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



April, 1907 



Cant Smell it! Cant See it! 



Garbage in 



Witt's Can 



is odorless, out of sight, will not attract flies, 

 and dogs can't get at it. 



Close-fitting lid; water-tight, never-leak bot- 

 tom ; made triple-strong by riveting, flanging 

 and extra heavy steel bands riveted around top 

 and bottom. A necessity where neatness and 

 perfect sanitary conditions are valued. 



Imitations of " Witt's Can " lack the splendid strength 

 and durability of the genuine. Be sure the name 

 " Witt's " is on can and lid. 



Sizes — Witt*s Can, No. 1, 15fx25 inches; No. 2, 

 18 x 25 ; No. 3, 20£ x 25. Witt's Pail, No. 7, 5 gallons ; 

 No. 8, 7 gallons. 



All steel, corrugated, galvanized, water-tight, odor- 

 proof (close-fitting lid). Look for the yellow label. 



Asfi at the Stores for WITT'S CAN and see 

 that "Witt's Can " is stamped on lid and bottom. 



If not on sale in your town order direct from us. Use 

 it and if you don't like it we'll pay for its return and 

 promptly refund your money. 



The Witt Cornice Co. 



DEPARTMENT A. CINCINNATI, O. 



No. 42. Light Double Buggy or Carriage Harness. Price 

 complete with collars and nickel or imitation rubber trim- 

 mings, $24.00. As good as sells for $6.00 to $8.00 more. 



34 Years Selling Direct 



Our vehicles and harness have been sold direct from 

 our factory to user for a third of a century. We ship 

 for examination and approval and guarantee safe de- 

 livery. You are out nothing if not satisfied as to style, 

 quality, price. 



We Are the Largest Manufacturers in the World 

 selling to the consumer exclusively. We make ?oo 

 styles of Vehicles, 65 styles of Harness. Send for 

 large, free catalogue. 



Elkhart Carriage & Harness Mfg. Co., Elkhart, Ind. 



No. 309. Fine Canopy Top Surrey. Price complete 

 $83.00. As good as sells for $25.00 to $30,00 more. 



The above cut represents our 

 Catalpa Bungeii drive. 



Our illustrated catalogue sent free to those 



interested in Trees, Shrubs, Roses, 



Vines, and also Fruits. 



Over 400 acres in cultivation. 



The Elizabeth Nursery Co. 



Elizabeth, N. J. 



Exquisite New Garden Roses 



The latest European novelties will be found 

 among the exclusive list of roses offered in 



RAWSON'S Garden Manual 



For 1907 



Mailed Free upon application. This booklet is entirely new, most 



l complete, artistically illustrated and contains more choice and 



Seeds rare things for the garden than we have ever offered before. 



Bulbs 



and 



Plants 



W. W. RAWSON <& CO., 



5 Union St., Boston, Mass. 



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Annval Flowers 



New Ways of Growing Old 

 Favorities 



ALIGHT open soil is best for the seed- 

 bed in which to start annuals. If the 

 soil be clayey and liable to bake after water- 

 ing, add well-rotted leaves and sand. Remove 

 all coarse particles from the surface soil by 

 running one-half inch of top soil through a 

 |-inch meshed screen. In the open border, 

 thoroughly rake the surface soil. Plainly 

 mark on a label the name and date of sowing 

 of each variety and put the label at the end 

 of the row. Also put on the date of germin- 

 ation, pricking off, and planting out. 



Sow all seeds thinly. Never allow one 

 seed to over-lay another. When sown 

 thickly, the seedlings damp off more easily. 

 In seed-beds from which seedlings are to be 

 transplanted, sow the seeds in rows one to 

 two inches apart, and cover to a depth of 

 twice their thickness. This gives a chance 

 to cultivate the soil around seedlings if they 

 commence to damp off. Cultivation kills 

 the fungus which is the direct cause of damp- 

 ing off. Seeds sown broadcast are harder 

 to cultivate. 



The Best Temporary Vines. — The best 

 all-round vine for covering large spaces, such 

 as piazzas, arbors, etc., is the Cobcea scandens. 

 It grows rapidly, has good, dark green foliage, 

 which is free from insect pests. The funnel- 

 shaped flowers are pretty and interesting, 

 and they are followed by curious-shaped, 

 showy seed pods. 



The best vine for fences, trees and similar 

 heavy objects is the Japanese hop. It is a 

 free, rapid grower with dense foliage. 



The best vine for a small arch or a light 

 screen is the cypress vine (Ipomasa Quamo- 

 clit). It does not start growing until steady 

 warm weather comes — about June 15th — 

 but then it grows very rapidly. Plant seed 

 where the plants are to flower, as they do not 

 transplant easily. 



Ornamental gourds may be used among 

 the hop vines, as they take lots of room. The 

 foliage is much like that of the cucumber, 

 but the fruits are very interesting. Some 

 are like eggs, others like snakes, and still 

 others like great clubs, sometimes measuring 

 four feet long. 



China Asters. — For an early crop sow 

 the Victoria strain about March 10th, in 

 the latitude of New York, in a green- 

 house or a hotbed. In three weeks, or 

 when large enough to handle, transplant, 

 setting the plants two inches apart. 

 About the end of April, transplant to the 

 coldframe, putting the plants ten inches 

 apart each way. These plants will flower 

 in July. For main crop of flowers in August 



