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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE K^&&t&'$ 



er suggestions. 



May. 1907 



INSTEAD 



OF 

 SHINGLES 



In the last few years 

 the price of lumber has 

 more than doubled in cost. 

 Before the increase the price was higher than 

 the average farmer could pay. The use of 

 shingles, therefore, has been growing less 

 and less, and the progressive farmer has 

 been using Amatite instead. 



What is Amatite? It is the mineral sur- 

 faced roofing that costs less and wears longer 

 than the "Paint-me every-two-years-or-leak" 

 kind. 



It's waterproof, weatherproof, stormproof. 

 It's the one with a real mi?teral surface that 

 makes painting and coating entirely unneces- 



sary. Any one can lay it by simply follow- 

 ing the directions which go with every roll. 

 We send along enough nails and cement for 

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FREE SAMPLE 



To any one interested we will send, upon 

 request, a Sample and illustrated Booklet 

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 to-day and keep up with the times. 



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MY GARDEN RECORD 



A Valuable Gardener's Assistant 



THE gardener learns more from actual experience in working his own ground and 

 watching his own crops than from reading books on gardening. But it is hard to 

 remember from one season to another what varieties were found satisfactory and 

 what unsatisfactory; what experimental treatment (culture, fertilizer, insecticide) was 

 successful and what a failure. Accordingly, when Spring comes round again and vegetable 

 and flower seeds are ordered, we have only a hazy recollection of what varieties we had 

 last year and whether or not they were what we hoped them to be. This Garden Record 

 is intended to be a help to the memory, to carry from one season on to the next in an 

 accessible form the record of successes and failures of the past. 



The value of a record kept year after year will be apparent. The book provides blanks 

 for records of dates of planting, appearance of seedlings, transplanting, cultivation 

 "-. and crops ; character of soil ; fertilizers, insecticides used ; value of crop, weather 

 G.May v . during season, etc., etc. Also space for miscellaneous notes. 



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Phi 



OX 



_ the Glory of 

 the Garden. 



nearly as large as a silver dollar. 



Among all hardy 

 perennials, none gave 

 such a wealth of flow- 

 ers and variety of colors 

 as the Phlox. They 

 flourish in almost any 

 position and soil, and 

 are perfectly hardy. The 

 old-fashioned varieties 

 have been improved 

 beyond recognition, and 

 now we have some 

 We have selected the 



following as the best of their color : 



Aquilon — Carmine rose shaded salmon, crimson center : 



9^-3 ft. 

 Atala — Clear, dark pink, light center: V/z to 9 ft. 

 Attraction.— Snow white with bright rose eye ; 2-2j^ ft. 

 Baron Von Burkhart.— Immense heads of bright rose 



flowers. One of the finest of its color and class; 9}*£ ft. 

 Coquelicot— Fine pure scarlet with deep crimson eye: 



9-2j^ ft. 

 Eclaireur — Purplish-crimson with white halo, large flow- 

 ers; \y% to 2 feet. 

 Esperance. —Large, magenta-lilac shaded to white; 1}4 



to 9 feet. 

 Henry flurger.— Extra large white flowers, crimson 



center. 214 feet. 

 Jas. Bennett. — Beautiful light pink, tinted salmon; large 



crimson center; \Ya to 9 feet. 

 Lecard.— Lavender, flaked with white: $¥2 to 3 feet. 

 Lumineux — Pure light red, bright crimson eye; large: 



2"^ to 3 feet. 

 Mrs. Dwyer. — Pure white, crimson center. Tall spike ; 



9 to 9j^ feet. 

 Peachblow — Delicate shell pink, with white markings ; 



lH to 9 feet. 

 R. P. Struthers. — Crimson pink, tinted orange; dark 



center. Very fine ; 2j^ feet. 

 Suffrage — Light magenta, crimson center; lj^ to 2 feet. 



Very pretty. 

 The Queen.— Large flowers and spike of the purest white; 



3 feet. Best of its color for all purposes. 



Strong field clumps, (will make large display 

 of bloom this season, 15c. each. $1.50 per doz. 



Our Illustrated Catalogue gives other varieties and large 

 assortment of Field Grown Hardy Perennials. It is not 

 too late to sow seeds. We have the best in stock. 



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 52 W. Maumee St., ... Adrian, flich. 



OUR 1907 SEED BOOK— FREE 



Our new book contains a complete list and descriptions of Vege- 

 table and Flower Seeds ; also the latest introductions of novelties. 

 We mail this book absolutely free. Write to-day for a copy. 

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Spring is the time to combat the ELM LEAF BEETLE. 

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