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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



April, 1909 



FIRST COST is not the price of paint. How 

 long will it afford perfect protection from the 

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 unbroken — how much preparation will be required 

 before repainting ? 



These questions must be answered before you can 

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Carter is the whitest pure lead you can buy. 

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It is supreme in fineness — thus spreads farther — 

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Carter is sold by all reliable dealers, and is used 

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H You've often seen the Gladiolus in the wfn- H 

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Planting List for a Half Acre 

 Fruit Garden 



QUALITY and variety, with a continuous sup- 

 ply of fresh fruits the entire season through, 

 are the requisites for the home garden. In the 

 subjoined list the amateur will find a suggested 

 variety to satisfy all the requirements, for immediate 

 use in the house as well as for providing -a sufficient 

 surplus that may be put up in various forms for 

 winter use. 



The varieties now given are based upon experi- 

 ence in the neighborhood of New York, chiefly on 

 Long Island, and although it may be necessary to 

 make certain modifications in other localities, still 

 the aim has been to recommend such varieties as 

 are adaptable to a wide area, at the same time keep- 

 ing in view quality and the other considerations 

 already mentioned. 



Sweet cherries, of course, cannot be grown in the 

 northern sections — nor peaches, perhaps — in which 

 case it would be better to increase the amount of 

 space given to apples, increasing the number of 

 trees of certain varieties rather than multiplying 

 the varieties themselves. Instructions for the 

 preparation of the fruit garden and the general 

 principles of its management are given on page 153 

 of this number. 



I Sweet Bough, early 

 1 Early Harvest, early 

 1 Oldenburg, summer 



1 Maiden Blush, summer 



2 Rhode Island, late 



2 Bartlett, early 

 1 Sheldon, fall 

 1 Angouleme, fall 



APPLES 



2 Baldwin, late 

 1 Roxbury, late 

 I Red Siberian crab, 

 preserving 



I Howell, fall 



r Worden Seckel, fall 



r Keiffer, for preserving 



PEACHES 



I Crawford Early, early 1 Stump the World, mid- 



1 Champion, early season 



1 Mountain Rose, midseason r Crawford Late, late 



1 Globe, late 2 Elberta, late 



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1 Climax, Japanese var. 



1 Satsuma, Japanese var. 



1 Ogon, Japanese var. 



1 Burbank, Japanese var. 



r Greengage, American var. 



1 Yellow Gage, Am. var. 



r Bradshaw, American var. 



Alexandra 

 Moorpark 



1 Elack Eagle 

 1 Black Tartarian 

 1 Early Richmond 



APRICOTS 



2 Budd 

 2 Breda 



CHERRY 



1 Downer Late Red 

 1 Governor Wood 

 1 Napoleon Bigarreau 



QUINCES 



Use 6 of one variety, and they will ripen at one time and 

 can all be preserved in one lot 



12 Rathburn 



24 Cuthbert 

 6 Golden Queen 



BLACKBERRIES 



12 Eric 



12 Wilson, Jr. 



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OR 



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GOOSEBERRIES 



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6 Red Jacket 

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CURRANTS 



12 Fay Prolific, or some 12 Black Naples 

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GRAPES 

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