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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



February, 1909 



MAULE'S 



Seeds 



ONCE GROWN ALWAYS GROWN 



Is the reason why for many 

 years past I have done such 

 an enormous seed business. 

 63,242 customers in Penn- 

 sylvania alone, with almost 

 half a million the world over 



My New Seed Book 



for 1909 is a wonder 



It contains everything in seeds, 

 bulbs and plants worth growing. 

 Weighs 10 ounces, costs 5 cents to 

 ma//, contains over 600 illustrations. 

 First edition 350,000 copies. Any 

 gardener can have it for the asking 



Address 



Wm. Henry Maule 



1711 Filbert St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



If you mention Tlie Garden Magazine I 'will enclose 

 a packet of pansy illustrated herewith free of charge 



The Family Cow 



THE surbanite, or country home 

 dweller, who keeps a cow is in a 

 class by himself. There is more truth than 

 poetry in the family cow proposition. If 

 one is scientifically inclined and constantly 

 suspects that food and wearing apparel are 

 lurking places for microbes, all argument is 

 against the family cow. Conditions of 

 cleanliness to the extreme degree are im- 

 possible in an ordinary household. 



In the so-called certified milk plants 

 everything is so thoroughly sterilized by 

 means of concrete construction, fumigating 

 chambers, and so on, that milk has been 

 produced absolutely free from microbes. 

 This was during blizzard weather when there 

 was no dust. 



In most states, the health authorities will 

 certify milk as being practically pure which 

 has no more than ten thousand microbes in 

 a cubic centimetre (a quantity a little less 

 than a teaspoonf ul) . Under ordinary cir- 

 cumstances on a farm or country home the 

 milk that is obtained from the family cow 

 contains anywhere from one-half million to 

 two million germs in a cubic centimetre. 

 The sceptic says that this is the kind of milk 

 that our ancestors were brought up on, and 

 which to-day is the bone and sinew of the 

 rural districts; but no one but the unthinking 

 questions the enormous advantages that 

 have resulted from the pure-milk crusade. 

 In some cities the mortality among children 

 under one year of age has decreased 50 per 

 cent, because of pure milk. 



The family cow may be a source of in- 

 tense gratification for her owner, or she may 

 be a nightmare. This will depend on what 

 facilities the owner has to care for her. She 

 must be milked with the utmost regularity, 

 and demands attention constantly. She 

 will produce enough milk for several families, 

 or will produce an abundance of milk, 

 butter, buttermilk, and pot-cheese for a 

 large household. She will cost about sixty 

 dollars, if fresh; she will be at the height of 

 her usefulness for seven years; and when 

 she has outlived her day and generation you 

 will be able to sell her to the butcher for 

 perhaps twenty-five dollars. If, by that 

 time, you will have become so attached to 

 her that you regard her as a family pet, her 

 maintenance will be a positive financial loss, 

 because she will not be able to pro- 

 duce as much as her food and lodging 

 amount to. 



If you are in a community where 

 milk is readily obtained at a fair price, 

 the argument is against keeping a family 

 cow. 



New Jersey. B. Adams. 



Growing Fence Posts and 

 Railroad Ties 



ONE of the fastest growing trees! with 

 wood which is adapted to many 

 uses, is Catalpa speciosa. This is a native 

 of Indiana, but the Bureau of Forestry gives 

 it a wide range — Ohio, Maryland, Illinois, 

 Iowa, Mississippi, and the eastern portions 

 of Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma. While 



THE WONDERBERRY 



Luscious Berry Ripening in Three Months from Seed 

 Luther Burbank's Greatest Creation 



"pRUIT blue-black like an enormous rich blueberry in looks nnd taste. 

 Unsurpassed for eating raw, cooked, canned or preserved in any form. 

 The greatest garden fruit ever introduced and equally valuable in hot, dry. 

 cold or wet climates. Easiest plant in the world to grow, succeeding any- 

 where and yielding great masses of rich fruit all summer and fall— and all 

 winter in pots— (As a pot plant it is both ornamental and useful.) The great- 

 est boon to the family garden ever known. Everybody can and will grow 

 it. We are the fole introducers in all parts of the world and ofler thousands 

 of dollars in cash prizes for which see Catalogue. 



Send 20c. per packet, i> packets for 50e. 

 Also our Great Catalogue of Seeds, Bulbs. Plants and New Fruits for 

 1909 rRKE. Nearly 150 pages, with colored plates and many startling 

 novelties. 



JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, Floral Park, N. Y. 



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If you are in want of anything for 



Orchard, Vineyard, Lawn, Park, 

 Street, Garden or Greenhouse 



why not patronize the old, reliable, 

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 Seeds, It 11 lbs, Roses. Vines, 

 mail size Shrubs and Trees post- 

 paid. Safe arrival and satisfaction 

 guaranteed. Immense stock of SU- 

 PERB CANNAS, the queen of 

 bedding plants. Catalog No. i, 112 

 pages, FREE to buyers of Fruit 

 and Ornamental Trees. No. 2, 168 

 pages, to buyers of Seeds, Bulbs, 

 Roses, Ferns, Palms, and 

 greenhouse plants in general. 

 Try us. We will give you a square 

 deal. 55 years. 44 greenhouses. 1200 

 acres. 



THE STORRS & HARRISON CO. 



Box 107, PAINESVILLE, OHIO 



FREE! 



GARDEN 

 SEEDS 



TWO PACKETS FOR. TRIAL 



We send two regular sized packets of our superior Garden 

 Seed, your selection, and our Big 1909 Seed Manual abso- 

 lutely Free to all new inquiries. We are anxious to in- 

 crease our number of customers and have you become 

 acquainted with our Guaranteed Seeds is the reason we 

 make this generous offer. 



If you give Our Seeds a trial, we are sure you will be- 

 come one of our pleased customers. Write to-day for our 

 Big 1909 100-page Illustrated Seed Catalog. 

 A. A. BERRY SEED CO., Box 243, Clarinda, la. 



Chickering Pianos 



SEND FOR CA TALOGUE 

 Chickering & Sons, 827 Tremont St., Fenway Station, Boston, Mass. 



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It is the only rat killer which can be safely used by 

 the householder— harmless to human beings if acci- 

 dentally taken in small quantities, and containing no 

 phosphorus or other inflammable. Made in form of 

 squash seeds— the rat's favorite food. The rats do 

 not die in the walls, but rush for open air and water. 

 Keeps perfectly in all climates, and is absolutely safe 

 to handle. Will not poison dogs or cats. 20 cents at 

 your druggists, or sent prepaid on receipt of 25 cents. 



FULTON CHEMICAL CO. 

 100 William Street New York City J 



