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How can the flower garden be made more attractive? 

 The Readers' Service will aid you with suggestions 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



June, 1907 



Leaf-Eating Insects— 



Codling Moth, Bud, Gypsy, Brown-tail and Tussock Moths, Tent Caterpillar, Canker Worm, Pear 

 and Cherry Slug, Vanessa Butterfly, Maple Worm, Potato Bug, Currant Worm, Asparagus Beetle, 



Cranberry Insects, etc. 



Arsenate 

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Write for Free Booklet 



Explaining why it cannot burn or scorch the most delicate foliage ; why rain will not wash it off ; why 

 it gives absolute and constant protection without the necessity of frequent respraying. Being white, 

 foliage sprayed with it is readily distinguished and you can see that it is there. Highly endorsed by 

 leading growers and Government Agricultural Stations. Write for booklet to-day. 



MERR1MAC CHEMICAL CO., 69 Ki-oad St., HOSTUK, MASS. 



Rare and Choice Cactus Dahlias 



Over 300 of the newest and latest 

 introduced varieties are offered in 



Rawson's Garden Manual 



for 1907 



Mailed free upon application. This booklet is entirely new. 

 Most complete, artistically illustrated and con- 

 tains more choice and rare things for the garden 

 than we have ever offered before. 



W. W. RAWSON & CO., 



5 Union St., Boston, Mass. 



Seeds, 

 Bulbs 



and 

 Plants 



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The Anglais Table Deco- 

 ration for Arranging 

 Cut Flowers 



Naturally the ANGLAIS TABLE DECORATION will 

 be at once appreciated by lovers of flowers. The ANGLAIS 

 TABLE DECORATION is made up of two low Colonial 

 glass vases, one crescent and one rectangular in form, each 

 containing a JAPANA CUT FLOWER HOLDER ready 

 for use. (See Note.) 



It takes 6 Cres. to make a circle. 6 Cres. and 2,4, 6 or 8 

 RECT. to make an oblong according to the size desired. 

 The Effects Possible are Limited Only by the Possessor 



NOTE— The JAPANA is a solid piece of glass full of 

 holes allowing a perfect circulation for the water and holding 

 the flowers in their natural position (the Japanese idea of 

 beauty) . Being of glass the JAPANA does not show when 

 in water and flowers last much longer. 



Just the thing for a Wedding Gift. 



6 Cres. 2 Rect. with Japana $6.00 

 AN OVAL ARRANGEMENT 



Low Vase with "Japana" com- 

 plete $1.00 



"Anglais" units with Japana com- 

 plete, each - 75c. 



Sent upon receipt of price. Cir- 

 cular on application. 



M. V. OARNSEY, LaGrange, III. 



The Great Flower Shows of June 



NINETY per cent, of the flowering shrubs 

 bloom in May and June, and the most 

 delightful way to study them is to visit a 

 nursery that makes a specialty of them. 



The great flower shows of this period are 

 furnished by roses, azaleas, lilacs, peonies, 

 irises, rhododendrons, and the great genera 

 prunus and pyrus, which comprise the 

 ornamental cherries, plums, peaches, crab 

 apples and pears. These are all large 

 groups, containing dozens of species or 

 varieties, and therefore it is impossible to 

 get any conception of the relative merits of 

 the different kinds from books and pictures. 



We have arranged for a series of delightful 

 outings for readers of The Garden Maga- 

 zine, by asking all the nurserymen we know, 

 whether they will have special flower shows, 

 between May 15th and June 30th. In 

 general, this is the time when the nursery- 

 man's spring rush is over, and he can enjoy 

 outdoor life with his friends, but many 

 nurserymen have failed to reply, or have 

 written us that they cannot well receive 

 visitors in great numbers, because the 

 nurseries are remote from large cities. 



We are happy to report, however, that the 

 following nurserymen will have special 

 shows to which readers of The Garden 

 Magazine and their friends are welcome, 

 provided they will notify the nurserymen at 

 once of their desire to attend. This is abso- 

 lutely necessary in order to arrange accom- 

 modations where such are necessary. 



Be sure to specify whether you are inter- 

 ested in one particular flower or only in 

 flowering shrubs in general. You will not 

 be solicited for orders. 



Chicago, III. The Peterson Nursery, 108 

 La Salle Street, has several acres of peonies 

 and iris, which attract large crowds for three 

 weeks, especially on Saturdays. Not open 

 on Sundays. 



Philadelphia, Pa. The Andorra Nur- 

 series, Chestnut Hill, will have peony and 

 rhododendron shows in early June. Decora- 

 tion Day usually finds these at their best. 

 Meehan & Sons at Germantown will have 

 flowering shrubs, perennials and old trees. 

 The Wm. H. Moon Company at Morrisville, 

 Pa., (midway between New York and 

 Philadelphia) will have flowering shrubs. 



Near New York, Bobbink & Atkins, 

 Rutherford, N. J., will have a general collec- 

 tion of flowering shrubs, and will notify you 

 of any specialty in good condition. The 

 Cottage Gardens, at Queens, L. I., will have 

 several acres of peonies and rhododendrons. 

 Geo. H. Peterson, Fairlawn, N. J., will have 

 a rose and peony display. 



Pittsburg, Pa. The Elliott Nursery Com- 

 pany has several acres of peonies in bloom, 

 about the first week of June, and will provide 

 an automobile if it is notified, and if it is 

 convenient. 



Near Boston, Mass. The Bay State 

 Nurseries at North Abingdon and the Read- 

 ing Nurseries at Reading Mass., make a 

 specialty of rhododendrons and also will 

 have flowering shrubs and perennials. The 

 Old Colony Nurseries at Plymouth will have 

 a big show of peonies for a very short time — 



