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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



April, 1909 



Everything for the 

 Hardy Garden 



A book which tells the whole story — 

 what to plant for a continuous mass of 

 bloom from early spring until late fall — 

 how and where to plant — the proper 

 preparation of soil and care of plants to 

 get the best results the first season. 



Send for this book today, 

 made promptly. 



Shipments 



Collection A. 50 best selected, strong 

 plants — Iris, Phlox, Larkspurs, Foxgloves, 

 Hollyhocks, Asters, Sweet William, 

 etc., $5.00. 



Collection B. 100 best selected, strong 

 plants — Peonies, Iris, Phlox, Larkspurs, 

 Foxgloves, Hollyhocks, Asters, Pyre= 

 thrums, Veronicas, Hemerocallis, etc., 

 $10.00. 



EASTERN NURSERIES 



HENRY S. DAWSON, Mgr. 

 JAMAICA PLAIN, MASS. 



Three Magazines 

 For Every Home 



COUNTRY LIFE IN AMERICA 



Beautiful, practical, entertaining. $4.00 



a year. 

 THE WORLD'S WORK . 



interpreting to-day's history. $3.00 a year. 

 THE GARDEN MAGAZINE-FARMING 



telling how to make things grow. $1.00 a 



year. 



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Our Collection of TREES, SHRUBS, ROSES and OLD- 

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course, many other tools on the market but they 

 can hardly be considered as essential. 



To be fully equipped for quick and thorough 

 work the gardener should have at least two weeding 

 hoes, one 8-inch blade and one 6-inch blade (one 

 with a 4 or 5 inch blade will also be found very 

 useful in the flower beds), a Warren hoe with a 

 6 or 7 inch blade, one 8 inch Hilton-hoe (a new 

 form of scuffle-hoe), a full bow garden rake — the 

 16-inch size for garden raking and leveling, but 

 if he can afford two, one ic-inch and one 16-inch 

 — a four-tine spading fork, and a planting bar. 

 A planting spade will also be found very useful. 



To this I would add a double wheel-hoe, which 

 will cultivate between rows in one-tenth the time 

 necessary for hand hoeing, but it will not be use- 

 ful for thinning, weeding, and hoeing between 

 closely set plants in the row. 



It is no more trouble to select two or three tools 

 from a collection of twenty-five, use them, clean 

 them, and put them away, than it would be if you 

 had only three tools which you used constantly. 

 My tools are all stored in a closet two feet eight 

 inches by three feet ten inches, which is lighted by a 

 small window. The small tools and wheel-hoe 

 attachments are kept in two small baskets; the 

 hoes, rakes, etc., hang flat against the wall, being 

 suspended from hooks screwed into the ceiling and 

 walls; the wheel-hoe rests on the floor. 



For general cultivation I first take the wheel- 

 hoe and do all the work possible with it; it is then 

 cleaned and put away. If I then have sufficient 

 time to complete the whole job, I take out a 6 and 

 8 inch weeding-hoe and a Hilton-hoe. With these 

 three tools I complete the work of stirring the 

 soil in every part of the garden, including the grape 

 and berry border and flower beds. 



The prices quoted are those which the tools are 

 selling for at the present time: 



Pointing trowel ..... $.25 



Planting trowel, 7-inch .... .55 



Dibber (brass 60c), iron .... .35 



Lang weeder ...... .25 



Hand weeder ..... .25 



Onion weeder ..... .25 



Hoe for making weeding hoe . . . .60 



Warren hoe ...... .65 



Lightning scuffle, or a Hilton, hoe . . .65 



Full bow garden rake (16-inch) . . . .75 



Spading fork ...... .85 



Planting spade . . . . . .85 



Planting bar, pipe and cap . . . .35 



Blacksmith fee for pointing bar . . .50 



Double wheel hoe with one pair leaf lifters, 



one set four cultivator teeth, one pair 



6-inch hoes, one pair plows 

 One pair of extra weeder attachments for 



weeders ...... 



Path cleaner, 8-inch 75c, 12-inch 



Hill and drill seeders . . . $8.50 



Hill and drill seeders combined with 



single or double wheel hoes . $11.00 to 13.50 

 Kitchen-garden drill . . . . 1.00 



Corn planter . . . . - . . 2.00 



For complete discussions of the best forms of 

 the above tools see The Garden Magazine for 

 April, May, June and July, 1908. 



Pennsylvania. J. Lukens Kayan. 



Success in Transplanting 

 Tomatoes 



PLENTY of ripe tomatoes can be had without 

 any trouble if hardwood ashes are used as 

 a fertilizer and are also sifted on the leaves to keep 

 off the little black flies. 



Do not set out the plants in the open ground 

 until all danger of frost is past. Dig large holes 

 a foot deep, place a pint of ashes in each hole, 

 and cover them with at least two inches of dirt, 

 on which set the plants. The best time to do this 

 is at twilight or on a cloudy day. 



Protect each newly set plant with a paper bag 

 (the bottom having been cut out) of sufficient size 

 to slip around the plant easily. Three or four 

 stakes driven into the ground hold these in place. 



Last year I did not lose a plant, while a neigh- 

 bor lost over half. He did not use the "paper houses,' ' 

 and a south wind switched the plants to death. 



Vermont. Lena W. Rice. 



6.50 



1. 00 

 o $12.00 



is not confined to the homes of any par- 

 ticular class, but may be enjoyed by every- 

 one who will use 



Vick Quality Seed 



The Garden Profitable is also yours if you use 

 Vegetable Seeds from Vick of Rochester. 



Vick's Garden and Floral Guide 



the reliable seed Catalogue, gives accurate infor- 

 mation and will be sent to you if you ask for it. 



JAMES VICK'S SONS, 



362 Main Street Rochester, N. Y. 



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Used with striking success for the past few years in England, 

 Scotland, France, and Russia. 



DANYSZ VIRUS 



contains the germs of a disease peculiar to rats and mice and is 

 absolutely harmless to human beings and other animals. 



The rodents always die in the open, because of feverish condition. 

 The disease is also contagious to them. Easily prepared and applied , 

 How Much to Use — A small house, one tube. Ordinary 

 dwelling, three tubes (if rats are numerous, not less than 6 tubes). 

 One or two dozen for large stable with hay loft and yard. Factories 

 and_ warehouses, one dozen for each 5,000 square feet floor space, 

 Delivered at following price: One tube, 75c; 3 tubes, $1.75; one 

 dozen, $6.00. 



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 25 Old Slip New York, N. Y. 



ASTERS 75 Varieties, the World's 

 Finest Productions. No two aJike. 



Collection No. 1 — One Dozen plants of each variety $5.00 



" No. 2— " Half Doz. " " " " .... 3.00 



" No. 3— " Sixth Doz " " " " 1.50 



" No. 4— One plant " " " 1.00 



Mixture No. 1 — All varieties grown 10 cents per Doz. 



35 cents per hundred; $2.50 per thousand. 

 Dahlias: — 100 Varieties selected from the world's finest sorts as 

 the best. 



Collection A— One bulb each of 100 varieties $5.00 



B— " " " " 50 " 3.00 



C— " " " " 25 •' 1.75 



D— '12 " 1.00 



" No. 2 — Two Doz. mixed standard varieties 1.00 



" No. 3— Three " " good " 1.00 



Gladiolus: — Groffs and Childsil, Hybrids mixed first size bulbs 

 35 cents per Doz.; $1.00 per hundred; $5.00 per thousand. 



Ask for prices of Plants & Bulbs of above in large quantities. 

 If you would like to engage in the flower busi- 

 ness, yet lack the capital to start on, we have a 

 good paying proposition for you. This is for just 

 one person of good reputation in each community. 

 When sending your order, ask about the proposi- 

 tion. We must have good references. 



BARNES' GARDENS 



Cor. Wolf & Indiana Sis. Spencer, Indiana 



