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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



The Readers 1 Service will furnish you with the 

 names of reliable firms in any department of trade 



May. 1907 



The New Century Lawn Sprinkler 



Revolves freely with any pressure. Equal spray 

 over circle from three to fifty feet in diameter. 



Wheels 

 Mounted 

 on Wide Base, Red Enameled 



SIMPLE AND DURABLE 



Your money back if not entirely satisfactory. Sent 

 express prepaid anywhere in United States east 

 of Rocky Mountains for only $2.50. Descriptive 

 circular free. 



THE YOST ELECTRIC MFG. CO., 



Lincoln Ave., Toledo, Ohio, U. S. A. 



X>IG crops of corn can be depend- 

 ed upon from land that has been 

 liberally fertilized with a complete 

 fertilizer containing 3^% nitrogen, 

 8% available phosphoric acid and 

 9% Potash. 



Just how and why 9% of POTASH 

 is necessary, our free booklet will 

 show. Write for it to-day. 



GERHAN KALI WORKS 



93 Nassau Street, New York. 



Grow 



rMushrooms 



Give yourself the pleasure of gardening during win 

 ter without a greenhouse or even a cold frame. Supply 

 your Otvn table •with a tasty delicious delicacy. 

 Pure Culture Spawn makes "breeding to variety" 

 possible. 



A Mushroom Bed is 3l Money Ma.ker 



Big demand, good prices. Here is a good thing — a 

 profitable branch of horticulture — don't wait till every- 

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PURE CULTURE SPAWN CO., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



VINAL& NEGUS, LANDSCAPE & GARDEN 

 ARCHITECTS, Copley Square, BOSTON, MASS. 



Design, construction and planting of large and small 

 country estates, suburban places, home grounds and 

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Horsford's Hardy Plants 



— — ^— FROM VERMONT ^— - 



Can be planted much later in spring than plants from farther south, 

 because they don't start so early. If yuu are late about placing 

 your order for plants, shrubs or trees, send up to Vermont and 

 get dormant stock which can be set long after the more southern 

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 price and quality of stock. Ask for catalog 



FHFn - K II HORftFORII. CIMni.OTTE. VT. 



Squashes for May Planting 



THE squash is a very delicious vegetable 

 and very easy to grow provided it is 

 given a warm, quick soil. 



BUSH OR SUMMER SQUASHES 



For early use the squashes may be started 

 in coldframes on inverted sods, or in 3 -inch 

 pots, about April 20th. Sow about eight 

 to ten seeds to a sod and keep the atmosphere 

 rather close and moist until they germinate, 

 then gradually increase the amount of air 

 as the plants grow to inure them for the out- 

 door condition, for they may be planted out 

 about May 15th. When transplanting, set 

 these bush varieties 4x4 ft. 



The seeds can be planted outdoors, in hills 

 eighteen inches across, about May 15th in 

 a moderately rich soil. No manure is re- 

 quired in the hills; it induces too strong a 

 growth of vines and not enough fruit. From 

 eight to ten seeds should be planted to a hill ; 

 and when all danger of insects is past, thin 

 to four plants in a hill. 



The vegetable marrow is one of the very 

 best, but little known, of the summer 

 squashes. It differs from the other summer 

 squashes in that it does not assume a bushy 

 habit but spreads like a cucumber. 



The fruit of all the summer squashes must 

 be gathered when young and tender, and 

 should never be allowed to ripen on the vine 

 as it immediately stops the plant from bear- 

 ing. The ground should be frequently 

 stirred by means of the hoe or wheel hoe 

 till vines meet, and the ground covered. 



SQUASH ENEMIES 



Squashes have many insect enemies; the 

 worst three are the grub or cutworm, the 

 striped beetle and the squash bug. 



The cutworm severs the stem about two 

 inches below the surface of the soil. It 

 must be continually sought for and destroyed. 

 The striped beetle feeds on the young leaves 

 and in the warm weather there are myriads 

 of them. As soon as they are disturbed, 

 they fly from one plant to another. This 

 pest riddles the leaves. The only means of 

 keeping them in check is a light dusting of 

 slug shot applied when the dew is on them. 



The best plan by which to successfully 

 combat the striped beetle is to make a box, 

 using four boards eighteen inches long by ten 

 inches wide, and on the top tack some mos- 

 quito netting or gauze. Place one of these 

 over each hill, as soon as the seeds have 

 been planted. They will answer for two 

 different purposes, namely: as a windbreak 

 and a protection for chilly nights, and 



If a grocer says " certainly," 

 when you ask him for a Macbeth 

 lamp-chimney, it's an indication 

 that he is a safe man to deal with, 

 as it shows a desire on his part to 

 serve his trade with the best of 

 everything. 



The merchant who always tries 

 to sell you something "just as 

 good," when you ask for a stand- 

 ard article, doesn't sell Macbeth 

 lamp-chimneys. 



My Index is useful to everyone who owns a lamp — 

 and it's free. Address, 



MACBETH, Pittsburgh. 



German Iris, 

 Phlox, Peonies, Bellflowers, 

 Monkshood, Hardy Chrysanthemums 



And all the leading Perennials for 

 the Hardy Garden. 



SEND FOR CATALOGUE 



Frederic J. Rea, Norwood, Mass. 



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FRUIT and 



ORNAMENTAL 

 EVERGREENS, 



SHRUBS, ROSES. 



HARDY PLANTS, 



Illustrated Descriptive Catalogue (144 pages), also Descriptive 

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 mailed free on request. 



ELLWANGER & BARRY, 



Mount Hope Nurseries, Nurserymen— Horticulturists, 



Established 1840. Rochester, New York. 



AKE MONEY CANNING FRUIT 



for others. They'll pay high cash prices. Send for free, 

 money-making catalog. Tells all about costs and profits 



made with our canning outfit. Send now. Begin to 



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MODERN CANNEH COMPANY 



Pent. I l&rldceport, Alabama 



Mexican Palm Leaf 



Hand woven by Mexicans in Mexico from pain 

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 tails at $i. Postpaid for 50c, 2 for 90c, 

 to introduce our Mexican hats and 

 drawnwork. Same hat, plain, 40c; 

 both for 75c. Large, medium and 

 small sizes. Fine for fishing, outings 

 and gardening. Art Catalog of Mex- 

 ican Sombreros free. 



THE FRANCIS E.LESTER CO.. Dept. J 5. MmUIb Park. N. M. 

 Largest Retailers Indian-Mexican Hanaicraft in the World 



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NURSERIES sell DIRECT, pay 

 freight, give FULL value. 

 Founded 1821;. Large NEW fruit 

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ORCHIDS 



Largest importers and growers of 



Orchids in the United States 



LAGER & HURRELL 



Orchid Growers and Importers SUMMIT, N.J. 



