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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



April, 1909 



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More About This Greenhouse 



Last month we told you it was large enough for your needs; small enough not 

 to be a care, but that isn't all — there is also its pleasurable side. A U-Bar 

 house you should know is the "makings" of a charming little garden spot. It 

 is so airy, light and cheery that it certainly answers to its nickname of "Sunshine 

 Shop." Then it is built so well, repairs won't bother you. The fact is, aside 

 from being the only successful curved eave greenhouse, it is the most up-to- 

 date of any greenhouse. Which shall we do, call around, or will you write 

 us about the building of one? Or we can send you our catalog? 



U-BAR GREENHOUSES 



PIERSON 



DESIGNERS and BUILDERS 



U-BAR CO. 



1 MADISON AV E..NEW YORK 



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This Greenhouse 



may or may not appeal to you, but 

 the fact remains that we build 

 greenhouses, and that is what we 

 want you to remember. 

 We can build a house to suit both 

 your grounds and your pocket book. 

 Write for our circular. 



Hitchings & Company" 



U70 Broadway New\ork 



RHODODENDRONS 



WE GROW 



NATIVE 



AND THE BEST 



HARDY HYBRID 

 RHODODENDRONS 



A LARGE STOCK OF 



SHADE TREES 

 EVERGREENS 



TRANSPLANTED 

 SEVERAL TIMES 



FOR PLANTING IN MASSES OR GROUPS 



WE GROW 



SHRUBS 



HEDGE-PLANTS 



ROSES, VINES 

 HERBACEOUS 



PERENNIALS 



EVERYTHING FOR 

 THE HOME GROUNDS 



RHODODENDRON CATAWBIENSE 



SHOWING A MASS OF THOUSANDS GROWING IN OUR NURSERIES 



WRITE FOR CATALOG 



THE BAY STATE NURSERIES, North Abington, Mass. 



be able to attach themselves to the main trellis. 

 Plant early. The diversity of both soils and 

 climate in various localities renders it difficult to 

 fix any definite time for the planting of the seed. 

 Generally it is well to do this in any latitude or 

 any soil as soon as the frost is out of the ground and 

 the soil can be thoroughly spaded without being left 

 in a muddy or sticky condition. The seed germi- 

 nates at a very low temperature, and when it is 

 planted early, myriads of vigorous fibrous roots will 

 have been growing for a long time before the sprout 

 reaches the surface of the ground. 



During periods of drought, give water in sufficient 

 quantity to soak into the soil below the small, 

 fibrous roots. Spray frequently with cold water 

 to subdue the red spider and other insect enemies. 

 Tie up promptly any vines which may have been 

 broken from the trellis by the wind. Cut all blos- 

 soms; if any seed-pods are allowed to develop they 

 will rapidly reduce the vitality of the plants. 



VARIETIES TO GROW 



After careful study and repeated trials, I can 

 recommend the following varieties in the various 

 colors as eminently satisfactory: Dorothy Eckford, 

 pure white; King Edward VII., red; Lady Grisel 

 Hamilton, lavender; Mrs. Walter Wright, helio- 



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An S-foot trellis for sweet peas is none too high 

 if vigorous growth is made 



trope; Prima 'Donna and Lovely, light pink; Janet 

 Scott, deep or rose pink; Hon. Mrs. E. Kenyon, 

 primrose; Helen Lewis, salmon pink; Othello, 

 maroon; Dainty, white with pink edge; Phenome- 

 nal, white with blue edge; Aurora, white with pink 

 stripe; Helen Pierce, white with blue stripe; Navy 

 Blue, dark blue; Stella Morse, pink -tinted cream. 



An entirely new and distinct race of sweet peas, 

 known as the Spencer or orchid-flowered type, 

 has appeared during recent years. The first of the 

 type was the Countess Spencer, a shaded rose 

 pink, and this has been followed with pure white, 

 primrose, lavender, and most of the other colors 

 of the grandiflora varieties. The bloom is very large 

 and the petals are waved and fluted, giving the flower 

 a strikingly graceful effect. The type is a very 

 shy seeder, which renders the seed several times as 

 expensive as the older favorites. 



Avoca, N. Y. Edgar A. Higgins. 



