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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



September, 1918 



Peonies and Irises 



Defy Winter's Cold 



OLD King Winter tries time and again 

 to drive the Peonies and Irises out of the garden. 

 But the warm days of spring bring them from their 

 hiding place full of vigor and ready to make May and June 

 gardens brilliant with color. 



The Prize- Winning Peonies and Irises 



grown at Rosedale Nurseries have given the greatest satis- 

 faction to all who have added them to their gardens. One 

 of our customers says " Plants of the kind you sent me are 

 the kind that makes your customers order from you more 

 than once." 



September is the planting month for Peonies, IriseSj and 

 many other perennials. From our large stock you can 

 select a wonderful range of color and a wide variety of 

 forms. 



Our new catalogue, illustrated from our own fields and 

 plants, tells the story of varieties, colors, prices, discounts, 

 etc., for Peonies, Iris, Phlox, and other desirable hardy 

 plants. Sent free on request. 



Trees, Fruits and Shrubs 

 for Late Fall Planting 



Most trees and shrubs grow best when planted in the fall — 

 the roots have a chance to fasten to the soil, and the tree 

 starts to grow in early spring. There are superb Maples, 

 Elms, Lindens, Spirea, Lilacs, and many varieties of fruit 

 trees growing in Rosedale Nurseries ready to be transferred 

 to your garden and grounds. Send for our special catalogue. 



Rosedale Nurseries 



S. G. Harris, Prop'r 



Box G Tarrytown, New York 





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MAGAZINE 



SEPTEMBER, 1918 



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Cover Design — "Turn the Reserves into 



Preserves " E. Drake 



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War Arouses American Horticulture - - - 39 



Now Will You Can, Dry, Salt, and Store? - 39 



Bulb Prospects - ---------- 39 



Among Our Garden Neighbors ----- 40 



SIX ILLUSTRATIONS 



Fertilizers for Window Boxes — Trees as War Monuments 

 — A Practical Weeder-Hoe — Food Value of Tomatoes 

 — German Potash Not Needed — Some of My Pet Peo- 

 -"Flowers for Dessert" — Young or Old Beets? — 

 Score Card for Gardeo Plants — -A Fine Lily — A Roof 

 War-Garden — Oak Twig Pruner — Unusual Plants for 

 the Spring Garden — Combined Coldframe and Hotbed 

 for Home — Can to the Limit! 



Fuel for Greenhouses --------42 



War Gardens Work for the Fourth Loan 



Patricia King 42 

 The Garden " Movies " No. 9------ 43 



Photographs by W. C. McCollom 



The Month's Reminder --------44 



The Patriotic Garden -------- 45 



Gardening for Reeducating Disabled Sol- 

 diers ------- Qarrard Harris 45 



Photographs pages 45, 46, 48 by Red Cross Institute 



Dried Vegetables as a War Garden Economy 



Charles Lathrop Pack 46 

 Producing Food from Wood and Oil - - - 



W. C. McCollom 47 



Photographs by the author 



How to Judge Vegetables - W. N. Craig 49 



Photographs by A. Kruhm and Santa Cruz Light Station 



How the American Trade Is Meeting the 



World's Demands -------50, 51 



(Pictorial Feature) 

 Uncle Sam's Gardening - - Frances Duncan 52 

 Pink Daisy for Next Summer's Bloom 



Sherman R. Duffy 53 



Photograph by the author 



Home Drying of Fruits and Vegetables 



A. Louise Andrea 54 



Photographs from the author 



When Does a Potato Grow Most? - - - - 54 



Dangerous Barberry Bushes ------ 54 



Turning Idle Acres into Profit 



Garrett M. Stack 55 



Photographs by the Author 



Building a Rock Garden 



William Edward Davis, Jr. 56 



Photographs and plans by the author 



Reports of the National War Garden Com- 

 mission ------------ ^g 



Photograph by Light House Service 



VOLUME XXVIII, No. 2. 



Published Monthly, 25c. a copy. Subscription, Two Dollars a Year. 



For Canada, $2.35; Foreign Countries, $2.65. 



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