THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



April, 1907 



Artistic Simplicity in Wall Decoration 



Simplicity is the keynote of harmonious and refined mural effects. There is an artistic touch 

 — a richness of decorative effect in homes where walls are covered with 



FAB-RI-KO-NA 



TRADE MARK 



WOVEN WALL COVERINGS 



In such homes you will find that the most artistic and beautiful results obtain, the wall tones blend- 

 ing perfectly with color schemes of furnishings and of adjacent apartments. 



FAB-RI-KO-NA combines art and economy in great degree. Made in a great variety of per- 

 manent shades, it is strong, durable and pleasing to the eye. FAB-RI-KO-NA cannot be easily 

 scratched or torn ; is clean, sanitary and easily hung. It is high-grade, yet not expensive. 



We render a special service to all who contemplate interior decoration. Our experts will devise 

 a color scheme adapted to your needs, showing actual samples of FAB-RI-KO-NA in actual shades 

 contrasted with woodwork in natural tints, thus showing how your finished walls will look. 



Write us for full information about this special and valuable service. 

 H. B. WIGGIN'S SONS CO., 34 ARCH ST., BLOOM FIELD, N.J. 



Wheelock Rust Proof Guards 



For Flower Beds, Vines, (trellis) Trees, Lawns, etc. (gal- 

 vanized after weaving). 



We are the only makers of a guaranteed Rust Proof Fence. 



36 inch Rust Proof Fence, 25c per running foot. 



36 inch Regular Galvanized Fence, 20c per running foot. 



If your hardware dealer does not have a stock, he will pro- 

 cure it for you. Cheaper than iron or wood and more 



durable. Catalogue upon request. 



Wright Wire Co., Worcester, Mass., U. S. A. 



Our Standard DOLLAR COLLECTION of 



Hardy and Beautiful Lilies 



1 LIL. AURATUM, white, golden banded 



1 LIL. RUBRUM, white, rosy spots 



1 LIL. ALBUM, pure white 



1 LIL. MELPOMENE, brilliant carmine dashes 



on white ground 

 1 LIL. BATEMANNI/E, soft apri- 



cot color 

 1 LIL. KRAMERI, most beautiful 



rose lily in existence 

 1 LIL. TIGRINUM, golden orange 



spotted 



Delivery by mail or express included in price 



$1.00 



Lilium Auratum 



Many people lose an opportunity like this by put- 

 ting off- Don't you lose this one. Write belovj 

 •with pe?i or pencil and 7nail at once. 



I enclose JSi.oo for which please send me your 

 Standard Lily Collection. 



Name - 



Address 



Our March offer of Japan Dwarf plants holds good 



for Jlpril 

 Send for our 1907 Spring Catalogue. It is free 



Dwarf Pine, very old 

 $1.00 



H. H. BERGER & CO. 



47 BARCLAY ST. NEW YORK 



The Southerner's Reminder 



IN THE latitude of Richmond, sow out- 

 doors tender vegetables, e. g. corn, lima 

 beans, the tomato family and the cucumber 

 family. If the season is cold and wet do 

 not sow the latter until May. 



Sow outdoors the second installment of 

 hardy vegetables, e.g. lettuce, radishes, beets. 



About the middle of April sow seeds of 

 tender annual and perennial flowers, e.g. 

 heliotrope, scarlet sage. 



Set out the tender bulbs that are planted 

 in the spring, viz. cannas, dahlias, etc. 



Sow outdoors celery for the main crop. 



Early April is the last chance for sowing 

 June grass seed for lawns. 



In the latitude of New Orleans sow out- 

 doors the main crops of Lima beans, corn 

 and okra. 



Fill the vacant spaces in your garden, if 

 any, by sowings of your favorite vegetables 

 which you want without interruption through- 

 out the season, e.g. beans, beets and early 

 peas. 



Transplant to permanent quarters, cabbage 

 and other hardy plants obtained from the 

 first outdoor sowing made in February. 



A $2.50 Window Box for $1.25 



WE PAID $1.25 each for 800 window 

 boxes in 1906. This may seem a 

 preposterous price for a simple box 

 30 x 7§ x 4 J inches, such as any handy boy 

 with tools may make at no expense if he has the 

 wood, yet I spent a month or more in getting 

 bids from the leading concerns in New York 

 City in a vain attempt to reduce that expense. 

 Moreover, it includes soil and delivery, and 

 in New York delivery is worth twenty-five 

 cents and two pails of earth fifty cents. Thus, 

 the net cost of the empty box was seventy- 

 five cents and this is the least sum for which 

 you may buy a window box unfilled at the 

 department stores. If you bought the same 

 thing at a florist's in New York it would cost 

 you $2.50 for the box alone or $5.00 if filled 

 with plants. 



This perhaps explains why the "block 

 beautiful" idea has not spread in America's 

 greatest cities. To the country-bred person, 

 five dollars seems an enormous sum to spend 

 on a bit of dirt two and one-half feet long and 

 six inches wide. But gardening is every- 

 where more costly than people commonly 

 think and everything costs more in big cities. 

 Moreover, window-gardening is the only 

 kind of gardening possible in the most 

 crowded part of American cities and since 

 this part is the very one that needs flowers 

 most of all, we should be extremely grateful 

 to anyone who can show us how to get this 

 box for less money. 



We (The National Plant, Flower and 

 Fruit Guild) distributed these boxes in the 

 tenement districts, getting what we could for 

 them, sometimes a quarter, sometimes no- 

 thing. Into them we put three geraniums, 

 two English ivies and a wandering Jew, 

 which would cost you from seventy-five cents 

 to $1.25, depending upon where you bought 

 them and their quality. The ordinary ger- 

 aniums that are sold in the streets in spring 



