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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



May, 191! 



THE "KIRKE" SYSTEM 



Clean, Simple, Efficient 



Fertilize or Destroy Insects 

 While Watering Your Garden 



Substitute this neat, clean, simple and efficient method 

 for the troublesome spray-pump and the offensive ma- 

 nure heap. 



The "Kirke" System consists of a nickel-plated metal 

 container and distributor, into which is inserted a car- 

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 the chemicals. 



This system will 

 save you time, la- 

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You can now fer- 

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 or destroy insects 

 by simply using 

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Na dirt, no odor. 



No disease-breed- 

 ing manure heap. 



No manure means 

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To feed plants na- 

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So simple a child can operate it 



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Sleepy Heads — Summer Care of Azalea Indica — Why is 

 Hardiness? — Plants for the Shady Border — Dahlias, but 

 no Flowers. Why? — Sunshades for Peonies — Peeps 

 Into Other People's Gardens — More Opinions About 

 Quarantine No. 37 — Comments on Recent Iris Notes. 



Through the Garden Gate - Louise B. Wilder 159 

 Photograph by Arthur Eldredge 



Proper Pruning of Ornamental Shrubs. 



M. G. Kains 160 



Photographs by author and Arthur Eldredge 



Poppies for Everyman's Garden - G. W. Kerr 161 

 Phptographs by the author, H. Troth and Gladys Sinclair 



Two Tips From Commercial Growers - - - 162 



Window and Porch Boxes - - A. S. Thurston 163 

 Photographs by Arthur Eldredge, Horace McFarland and 

 others 



Gladiolus for General Planting 



Montague Chamberlin 164 

 Photographs by G. W. Kerr and others 



The World's Best for Our Own Gardens — II 



E. I. Farrington 166 

 Photographs by Arthur Eldredge, A. W. Simon, H.Troth 

 and others 



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The Walks of Your Garden - 



F. H. Golt 168 



Plans by the author, photographs by Arthur Eldredge 

 and J. M. Elliott 



My Garden of Desire - Marguerite Hey Kelly 169 



Photographs by the author 



Potting Strawberries as an Art 



Archibald Rutledge 170 

 Photographs by the author 



Fair Treatment of Trees - E. L. D. Seymour 171 

 Photographs supplied by J. T. Withers, The Perry Pic- 

 tures and the United States Forest Service • 



The Month's Reminder - - - - - - 174, 176 



Medal Commemorative of War Gardens - - 178 

 Cartoon by Doogue --------- 178 



Coming Events, Club and Society News - - 180 

 Leonard Barron, Editor 



VOLUME XXIX, No. 4. 



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