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The Readers' Service will give 

 information about motor boats 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



April, 1909 



A Hammock That's Right 



The only hammock made that combines 

 Quality, Durability and Beauty with Comfort. 

 It affords complete rest and absolute comfort 

 to the body and always looks trim and 

 neat. It never sags — never tips — never gets 

 out of shape — always flat and is as safe and 

 as restful as a couch. It can be used in- 

 doors as well as out. 



Write for full description and prices. 

 Queen Hammock Co. 

 188 Lake St., Muskegon, Mich. 



Formerly Kalamazoo, Mich. 



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The Elm City Nursery Co., New Haven, Conn, 



Specimen 



Trees 



Evergreens 

 Shrubs 

 Vines 



Immediate Effects 



Also a splendid stock of the usual sizes of Orna- 

 mental and Fruit Trees, Evergreens, Shrubs, Vines, 

 Herbaceous Plants, Lilies, Roses, Etc. 



Send for our Special Price List and Catalogue 

 before placing your Spring orders 



The Elm City Nursery Co. 



NEW HAVEN CONNECTICUT 



Prices consistent with the best grade of stock 



FOR 



500 FEET OF GARDEN FOR SI* 



Seeds are fastened in paper tape tho proper distance apart. Paper attracts moisture to 

 Sprouts quickly. No thinning. No backache. Straight rows. Plant few feet every 5 days 

 continuous crop. No waste or spilling. Garden planted in one-half the time and with no labor. 



sZyPLANT the tape 



For SI. 00 we will send vou postpaid 500 feet of tape. 10 different kinds of the latest and best 

 varieties including LETTUCE, RADISH, ONION, PEAS, BEETS, BEANS, TURNIPS, 

 CABBAGE, SPINACH and CORN. We Guarantee Our Seeds to Grow 



Agents are Making From $7,00 to $10,00 Per Day Selling Seed Tape 



Send 25c for 100 feet Trial Order and Liberal Terms. l x t^Zl e ^o°^JsltrZ" igU 



-THE AHERICAN SEED TAPE CO., (Not Inc.) 1511 HEYWORTH BLDG., CHICAGO, ILL. 



Strong, Healthy, Choice Nursery Stock 



We offer for Spring of 1909 the finest and largest assortment of Fruits and Ornamentals that we have ever grown and 

 they cannot be surpassed. 



Write to-day for our Free Illustrated Catalogue which will show you just what you want for your Spring Planting. 



We are always pleased to quote special prices on your list and can give you the right figures for the right stock. 



We do Landscape Gardening in all its branches. Don't place your order until you get our prices. 



T. J. DWYER & CO., P. O. Box 4, Cornwall, New York 



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Asp. Roots & Cal. Privet 



French Argenteuil Asparagus Roots, grown from im- 

 ported Seed especially selected for Country Homes. 



Finest flavored and largest Aspaia- 

 tflK knnwtl Plant now $3.00 per ioo, $5.00 for 

 5 US n""WII. 200, $10.00 for 500. Also Califor- 

 nia Privet, easily trimmed, for Hedges, screening 

 unsightly objects, etc. Strong plants for immediate 

 effect. $3.50 per ioo, $6.50 for 200, $15.00 for 500. 

 Planting directions for either with order. 

 S. L. de FABRY, Grower, Little Silver, New Jersey 



IRON and WIRE 

 FENCES 



For All Purposes 



ENTERPRISE 

 FOUNDRYand 

 FENCE CO. 



Write for Catalog. 



467 S. Senate Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. 



USED FROM OCEAN TO OCEAN FOR 20 YEARS 



SOLD BY SEED DEALERS OF AMERICA 



Saves Currants, Potatoes, Cabbage, Helons, Flowers, Trees and 

 Shrubs trom insects. Put up in popular packages at popular prices. 

 Write for free pamphlet on Bugs and Blights, etc., to 



B. HAHnOND, = Fishkill-on°Hudson, New York. - 



More Potatoes With Less Labor 



If you raise potatoes in a small way, you can save time and money, and do away with a 



lot of hard work by using 



SUCCESS Jr. DIGGER 



( llalloek's Patents ) 



0. K. ELEVATOR DIGGER FOR LARGE CROPS. Send for new 48-page catalogue 



describing our full line of Potato Diggers, also Grain Drills, Corn Planters and 



other farm tools . We also manufacture Engines, Boilers, Saw Mills, Threshers, 



Catalogue mailed free on request. 



etc. 



A. B. FARQUHAR CO., Ltd., Box 822, York, Pa. 



growth in the cool fall weather, cutting off its leaves 

 when gathering the other crop does little damage. 



The roots improve after September and are 

 uninjured by frost if left in the ground. They are 

 harvested with a plow or spade and topped and 

 trimmed with a heavy knife. The main roots are 

 either stored in a pit or in the cellar — they must 

 be kept from air, light, and frost — or washed and 

 grated. The lateral roots are saved for next 

 season's planting. 



The cost of growing an acre of horseradish is 

 estimated as follows: 

 10,000 cuttings at $2.00 .... $20.00 



1,000 pounds fertilizer . . . ^-S 



6 cultivations ...... 6.00 



Rental value of land .... 5.00 



Setting out at 30 cents per 1,000 . 3.00 



$51.50 



The marketable crop ranges from 3,000 to 6,000 

 pounds of first and second grade roots. The former 

 brings from four to five cents a pound, and the 

 latter from two to two and a half cents. A retail 

 price of seven cents per pound is sometimes secured. 

 Every home garden should have a few roots of 

 horseradish in an odd corner, where it may remain 

 as a permanent crop. They may be dug up, 

 partially scraped for use, and the stock replanted. 



Pennsylvania. F. E. B. 



Grow Snapdragons in Your 

 Garden 



THE snapdragon is one of the most important 

 perennials that bloom the first year from 

 seed. If the seed is sown in coldframes during 

 March, or even earlier, flowering plants can be had 

 by July or August, provided the seedlings are 

 transplanted from the frames to rich soil and full 

 sunlight. The care they require is about the same 

 as that given to geraniums. 



By protecting the plants over winter with a litter 

 or covering of hay, they will live and bloom for 

 years. Both dwarf and tall-growing types can be 

 had in yellow, pale pink, deep red and white, the 

 dwarf varieties being often used as edging plants. 



New Jersey. E. H. 



The snapdragon. The name for this flower 

 derived from the curiously lipped corolla 



