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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



April, 1909 



Hot- Beds Bring Profits 



Good Money and Great Satisfaction in Growing Garden 

 Truck Under Glass, in HOT- BEDS and COLD-FRAMES 



Write for FREE BOOK on HOT-BEDS I 



Secrets of Success Growing Early Vegetables Under Glass for Profit and Pleasure 



HOT-BED SASH 



Size 3*6— 1% *i /jq 



With 6in. Glass «J> 1 .OS 



Dealers' Price, S3. 50 



HM Beds Where ta iZ'Si * S g su Sf, estl0ns °° r ? isin g Vegetables, Flowers, etc. How to Prepare and Care for 

 "skins -Write -It „,^. ^S'/™ to Make Cold- Frames. Brimful of helps and hints. Free for the 

 aheacfof your ndghbors ^ n ° W ^ haVe freSh v <^ bl « «eeks JU%. Our Frames and 



-"" ■— ~"^- -'— - -^ Sub-Frames 



Make Your Garden Yield All the 

 Year Round 



W f » r ?MP ufa f tur ? H °t- Bed Sash and equipment in our 



great Millwork Plant in such enormous quantities that 



our prices are the lowest in America. Todav, Gordoti- 



Van Tine Hot-Bed Sash are ad.niltedly the best on the 



market. Under the stimulus of our low prices, the use 



ot Hot-Beds has increased tremendously. The large user 

 saves a very considerable sum by buying direct from us 

 —and the man with a little g2rden patch on a city lot 

 saves in the same proportion when he buys a couple 

 of our Sash. J r 



The use of Hot-Beds extends the growing season through- 

 out the entire year. The owner of a Hot-Bed gets ea7lv 

 vegetables long before the non-user, and no investment 

 pays bigger returns in both profit and pleasure. 



Solid Sash that Last 



All our Hot-Bed Sash are made of clear, selected Red- 

 Cypress. Joints are blind mortised, doublc-shonl- 



dei-ed, fitted snugly and moisture-proof No open jointsl 

 No chance for moisture to enter and play havoc with the 

 Sash! A sash that won't twist, spring in the middle, pull 

 loose, crack the glass or loosen the puttyl 



We use plenty of points and the finest quality of Green- 

 house Putty. And every Gordon-Van Tine Hot-bed Sash 

 is primed in pure raw Linseed Oil. They are as 

 solid and substantial as careful workmanship and best 

 material can make them . They are the Sash that Last) 

 \V e sell these high-grade, scientifically constructed Hot- 

 Bed Sash, glazed complete, for less money than retail 

 dealers ask for common open sash. 



Safe Delivery and Satisfaction Guaranteed 



GORDON- VAN TINE CO., 1694 Case St.. DAVENPORT. IOWA 



Complete Outfit No. 1, $11.90 



Including Sash, Frames and Sub-Frames 



Consists of our regular Hot-Bed Sash and complete 

 frames (for above ground) and Sub-Frames (for the pit). 

 Frames are of Cypress. Each part cut to exact size. 

 Angle irons with holes punched for screws. Here are 

 the items: 



2 Glazed Hot-Bed Sash, 2x6 feet 1%, 6-inch glass: 

 1 Cypress Frame for 2 Sash; 1 Sub-Frame, dj 1 -| f\n 

 all carefully crated for shipment «p 1 1 .t/U 



For Double-Strength Glass, add 40c. net to price of 

 each outfit, Hot-Bed Frames, J5.70 each. Sub-Frames, 

 $4.25 each. 



Cut Prices on Hot-Bed Sash 



Size 3x6 ft., iy s , Glazed 6x10 Glass $1.69 



Size 3x6 ft., 1%, Glazed 6x10 Glass S.08 



Size 3x6 ft., 1%, Glazed 10x14 Glass 1.T5 



Size 3x6 ft., 1%, Glazed 10x14 Glass 2.14 



Size 3x6 1%, with Bar, Glazed 10x14 Glass 1.8? 



Size 3x6, 1%, with Bar. Glazed 10x14 Glass .... 2.46 



Glazed with Double-Strength Glass, add 20c. net to 



above prices. 



"Captain Kidd" 



These Chests are the perfection of exalted senti- 

 ment as wedding and birthday presents; a link 



combining the romantic past with the beautj and utility of today. 

 Massively constructed of fragrant mountain grown Southern Red Cedar, 

 heavily bound and finished with copper. Absolutely mothproof. Prices 

 very reasonable. Sold direct from factory, with privilege of examination 

 and return WITHOUT COST TO YOU. Write for catalogue. 

 Piedmont Red Cedar Chest Company, Dept, 91, Statesville. N. C. 

 FED CEDAR TREASURE CHEST 



Sharpen Your Lawn Mower 

 20 times for 25c. 



Eureka Sharpener 



A new device to attach to the stationary 

 Bar of any mower. 



Sharpens all blades to a keen, even, ac- 

 curate edge in a few minutes. Anyone 

 can attach it to cutting blade. (See illus- 

 tration.) No filing, no work. Simply 

 push the mower on sidewalk with Eureka Sharpener attached 

 and blades sharpen automatically. Sold by all dealers, 25c, 

 or sent prepaid on receipt of 30c, stamps or coin. Specify 

 width of mower whether 12 in., 14 in., 16 in., 18 in. or 20 in. 



EUREKA SHARPENER CO.,1383 24th St., Detroit, Mich. 



MUSKMELONS AND SQUASHES 



Q. — Should melons be planted in the cucumber 

 and squash patch, or will they mix and injure the 

 flavor of the melons ? 



Washington, D. C. J. s. B. 



A.— According to the best authorities, and con- 

 - trary to the usual belief, muskmelons and squashes 

 can be planted in the same part of the garden 

 without any difficulty. Melons do not cross with 

 squashes, cucumbers, etc., the first year, and the 

 quality of the fruits is not injured if these crops 

 are planted together. The melons grown from 

 seeds of melons planted in this way will probably 

 lose their flavor through cross fertilization, but there 

 will be no danger the first year. 



VEGETABLES IN THE ORCHARD 



Q. — Why should the space between rows of 

 orchard trees be left vacant after three years? 

 Would it not be better to plant the trees farther 

 apart in the first place, and to use the land betweea 

 them for vegetables in rotation? 



New York. m. A. 



A - — if the trees in the orchard are planted close 

 together they will be so large in about three years' 

 time that vegetables or other crops planted between 

 the rows would not do well because of shading. 

 Vegetables would, moreover, prevent the thorough 

 intertillage of the orchard trees. By removal of 

 moisture and in other ways, the growth of veget- 

 ables in the orchard for a period of more than two 

 or three years would be liable to cause more harm 

 than could possibly be offset by the value of the 

 vegetables. With a thinner planting of the trees the 

 vegetable crop could be raised for a longer time. 



ZINNIAS INSTEAD OF MARIGOLDS • 



Q. — Can you recommend any plant that will take 

 the place of African marigolds in bulb and spring 

 flower beds adjoining the house, which will be of 

 the same height as the marigold, as indifferent to sun 

 or shade and to south, north, and east exposures, 

 and with the same period of bloom? The mari- 

 golds are satisfactory except for the disagreeable 

 odor of the leaves and blossoms. 



Illinois. -w. F. O. 



A ■ — Try zinnias, which resemble the marigolds 

 in having the same height and spread, and which 

 bloom continuously all summer until cut down by 

 late frosts. They even endure the first light touches 

 of frost which would kill the marigold. Zinnias 

 can be had in selected colors or in mixtures. The 

 most satisfactory way would be to buy a good selec- 

 tion of the colors that are desired, and select still 

 further toward your own ideal. The objection to 

 zinnias is a tendency to a certain crudity in color, but 

 this has been separated from the best strains. They 

 will grow wherever, the marigold will, doing equally 

 well in both sun and shade. As a foreground to a 

 zinnia bed. grow the annual phlox, which will give 

 bloom while the zinnias are attaining size. L. B. 



APPLYING NITRATE OF SODA 



Q- — How much nitrate of soda can be applied 

 without danger to each bush and shrub in a border 

 as a foliage stimulant? I put one-quarter tea- 

 spoonful to each of my tomato plants (in 2-inch 

 pots) and killed them all. 



Pennsylvania. \y. W. K. 



A. — Nitrate of soda must be applied to potted 

 plants in solution, not dry. If one ounce is dis- 

 solved in a gallon of water and used once a week in 

 giving an ordinary watering — nothing excessive — 

 the plants will receive as much stimulant as they 

 can reasonably stand. It is not entirely a question 

 of quantity, either, that causes injury when dry salt 

 is applied. The salt must be dissolved, and if the 

 soil is appreciably dry the solution will be brought 

 about by the extraction of water from the roots of 

 the plants, thus causing a shock from which the 

 tops never recover. The best measure for the appli- 

 cation of dry salt to field crops and shrubbery would 

 be two ounces to the square yard, which could be 

 scattered on the surface and raked in. It is a safe 

 principle not to fertilize very young plants, but to 

 wait until they have attained some reasonable degree 

 of growth. Tomatoes, in any case, do not re- 

 quire heavy fertilizing in the early stages of 

 growth. The equivalent quantity for each 2-inch 

 pot would be not more than 1 J grains; you gave 

 the plants about 100 times too much. 



