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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



September, 1918 



Plant Thunberg's Barberry 



No lawn is complete without a hedge. 

 Yet you want one that requires lit- 

 tle time to keep. Plant Thunberg's 

 Barberry (Berberis Thunbergii). You 

 can trim it or not, as you like. Either 

 way it presents a pleasing effect. 

 It is absolutely hardy. The leaves 



Koster's Blue Spruce 



are small, light green. Toward Fall 

 they turn to a beautiful hue of 

 red and bronze. The brilliant red 

 berries stay the whole winter through. 

 Hundreds of thousands of these 

 strong, healthy plants are awaiting 

 your order. 



Send now for 191S Catalogue and get 

 your name on our mailing list for the 

 1919 Catalogue to follow later. 



■These lovely 

 evergreen trees bear silvery blue foliage 

 on slender branches. They are grafted 

 from the finest specimens. This insures a 

 uniformly rich coloring. Sizes: I \ ft. to 8 ft. 

 Norway Maples — We have splendid 

 specimens with straight trunks, symmet- 

 rical round-topped heads and magnificent 

 root systems. You can plant nothing 

 finer for shade or beauty. 



We also supply Fruit Trees budded from our own 

 bearing orchards. Grape Vines, Small Fruits and a 

 full line of ornamentals. 



5 J.G. Harrison* Sons 



"Largest growers of Fruit Trees in the world : 



Thunberg's Barberry 



Box 56 





Proprietors 



Berlin, Md 



Evergreen 

 Bittersweet- 



Euonymus radicans vegetus 



A most lovely climber, adaptable to all 

 locations; unsurpassed for covering trellises, 

 walls or stumps. Rich green all the year, 

 with crimson berries in winter. Can be 

 planted at any time. 



1st size, 50c each; $5 per dozen 

 2nd size, 75c each; $8 per dozen 

 3rd size, $1.50 each; $15 per dozen 



Adolf Muller, DE KALB NURSERIES, Norristown, Penna. 



PEONIES 



Get Catalogue of our Gold Medal collection 

 E. A. REEVES South Euclid, Ohio 



HorsforcTs' 



Our customers tell us 

 that our Vermont-grown 

 Cold Weather Plants stoc , k stands transplant- 

 w •» d i» ing better than stock 



Lily BUIDS from farther south. Old-fashioned 

 Tulips I Flowers, Wild Flowers, Lilies, Shrubs, 



- I Vines, Trees, et . Hardiest Varieties are offered. 



and I cry lo« for the quality of stock. Ask now for 



DaflodilS I fiI; ■ has a special Bargain List. 



I F. H. HORSFORD, Charlotte, Vermont 



or Hoi beds 

 and Cold frames 



Fall 

 Gardening 



You must use glass from September now until 

 June next. And the Sunlight Sash (double or 

 single glazc'lj and Sun- 

 1 re nhouses 

 are ready for immediate 

 shipment to you. Order 



'I be sure of the 

 very best possible equipment. 



n: anil price list 

 mailed free. Ask for them. 



Sunlight Double Glass Sash Co. 

 937 E. Broadway Louisville, Ky. 



Tulips, Narcissi, Peonies, Irises 



Many Varieties. Send for price list 



SPECIAL OFFERS: 



Tulips, Mixed May-Flowering, all colors $1 .60 



Mixed Parrot, gaudy frilled edges 1.60 



" Mixed Darwin, all colors 2.00 



Narcissi, Pheasant's Eye, late poetieus 1.40 



" Biflorus, primrose white, late 1.40 



" Barrii Conspicuus, yellow 1.80 



" Grandiflorus, early poetieus 2.40 



Price is per 100, postage paid. 25 of a kind at 100 rate, pro- 

 vided order totals 100 or more. Order now, and make sure of 

 your supply. 



Peonies: 20, all different, $2.50, postage paid 

 Irises: 12, all different, $1.00, postage paid 

 Siberian Irises: 4 colors, 50 cents, postage paid 

 These collections can not be divided 



Oronogo Flower Gardens Carthage, Mo. 



ORCHIDS 



Largest importers and growers of 

 Orchids in the United States 



Send twenty-five cents for catalogue. This amount will be refunded 

 on your first order. 



LAGER & HURRELL 

 Orchid Growers and Importers SUMMIT, N. J. 



MORRIS NURSERIES 



Box 803, West Chester, Pa. 



Established 1849 



Fruits and Ornamental Trees, 

 Evergreens, Shrubbery, Roses, Etc. 



Write for free catalogue 



PEONIES 



Choicest varieties in strong clumps 



for immediate effect. 



PHLOX and IRIS in latest and best 



sorts. 



PERENNIALS in variety. 



We expect our DUTCH BULBS as 



usual. Catalogue. 



FRANKEN BROS. 



Box 550 Deerfield, 111. 



^.^ COMING EVENTS ^ <~v 



V9LUB ^SOCIETY NrM© 



Meetings and Lectures in September 



(Following dates are meetings unless otherwise specified) 



1 1. Mass. Hort. Soc., Boston, Mass. Exhibition of the Pro- 



ducts of Children's Gardens. 



2. Garden Club, Larchmont, N.Y. 



Dahlia Show, Hort. Soc, New Bedford, Mass. 



3. Garden Club, Pleasantville, N. Y. 

 S. Garden Club, Marshfield, Mass. 

 G. Hort. Soc, Pasadena, Cal. 



7. Gardeners' & Foremen's Ass'n, Lake Geneva, Wis. 



9. New York Florists' Club, Grand Opera House Bldg., 



New York City. 



Garden Club, New Rochelle, N. Y. 



Florists' Ass'n., Rochester, N. Y. 



Park Garden Club, Flushing, N. Y. 



Garden Club of Ridgefield, Conn. 



Flora Club, Valdosta, Ga. 



Garden Club, Short Hills, N. J. 



Nassau Co. Hort. Soc, Glen Cove, L.I. 



Hort. Soc, Lenox, Mass. 



R. I. Hort. Soc. Exhibition, Providence, R. I. 



Horticultural Soc, Westchester, N. Y., and Fairfield 

 Conn. 



Conn. Hort. Soc, Hartford, Conn. 



N. Y. Hort. Soc, Dobbs Ferry, N. Y. 



American Dahlia Society, Annual Exhibition, Boston, 

 Mass. 



Mass. Hor. Soc. Boston, Mass. Dahlia, Fruit and 

 Vegetable Exhibition. 



Gardeners' & Florists' Club, Horticultural Hall, Bos- 

 ton, Mass. 



Penn. Hort. Society, Ardmore, Pa., Dahlia Exhibition. 



R. I. Hort. Soc, Providence, R. I. 



Hort. Soc, Tarrytown, N. Y. 



Salisbury Garden Club, Conn. Lecture: Planting for 

 Winter Effect. 



Garden Club, Marshfield, Mass. 



Dahlia Soc. of California, Palace Hotel, San Francisco. 



Hort. Soc, Pasadena, Cal. 



Park Garden Club, Flushing, N. Y. 



Garden Club of Ridgefield, Conn. 



American Institute of City of New York and the 

 American Dahlia Soc, Exhibition of Dahlias, En- 

 gineering Soc. Bldg., New York City. 



Garden Club, Short Hills, N. J. 



Garden Club of Lawrence, L. I., Exhibition Dahlias, 

 Fruits and Vegetables. 



Conn. Horticultural Society, Hartford, Conn. 



Hort. Soc, Dobbs Ferry, N. Y. 



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Talking once again about a national flower 

 that shall stand as a seal and an emblem of these 

 United States: the Laurel, the Golden Rod and 

 the Columbine each have their beauties and their 

 merits. But they also have their limitations, 

 generally territorial. Is there any other one 

 plant that grows that is more decidedly repre- 

 sentative of America in its universal service 

 than corn? It is mated to the country; typically 

 American. Corn is King! Corn grows every- 

 where in America and its tassel is not without 

 beauty. Why not let corn be the national 

 flower emblem? 



Points for Judging Vegetables 



JUDGING in competition is not easy nor is it 

 satisfactory to the contestants unless a com- 

 monly accepted basis of standards is understood. 

 Hence these scales of points are given. They 

 should be read in conection with the article on 

 page 49 



Potatoes should be free from pits, warts and excrescences, of fresh 

 appearance, smooth, and of a bright color. Points for potatoes 

 might very fairly be allotted as follows: size 30, form 30, smoothness 

 30, quality 10. To those who could carry the scoring a little farther 

 I would suggest these points: size 20, general condition 15, labeling 

 and correct varietal character 25, freedom from blemish 20, char- 

 acter of skin and flesh 20. 



Beets. Next to potatoes beets are shown in the greatest numbers 

 among root crops. On two occasions last fall I had occasion to 

 judge two classes of 6 specimens which had respectively 95 and 101 

 entries; these were children's products, all of splendid quality and not 

 at all easy to judge. Exhibition beets of the turnip rooted type 

 should be from 3 to 3$ inches in diameter, the flesh of deep blood -red 

 color and the roots have a bright fresh appearance, of uniform size, 

 smooth, and free from side shoots. Color should be allowed 25 

 points; size and uniformity 30, type and labeling 25, and smoothness 

 and freedom from side roots 20. 



Carrot if of the intermediate type, should be not lessthan 6 inches 

 long, and 2 inches in diameter at the thickest part. Such varieties 

 as Long Orange should be 10 inches or more in length and i\ inches 

 thick. The color should in all cases, be deep orange; fresh ap- 

 pearance, smoothness, uniformity and correct naming must all be 

 considered. A fair way to score carrots would be: general form 40, 

 color 20, size 20, smoothness 10, varietal character and labeling IO. 



Parsnips are of two principal types, Long Smooth and Hollow 

 Crown, the former should not be less than 16 inches long and the 

 Hollow Crown 12 inches with a minimum diameter at thickest part 

 of z\ inches. Freedom from rust on the skin is very important as 

 well as smoothness, freedom from side roots. The general color 

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