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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



Mat, 1909 





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DAHLIAS — the world's finest sorts 



Collection A — One bulb each of 100 varieties $5.00 



" B— " " " " 50 " 3.00 



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



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



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KEEPING GERANIUMS AND BEGONIAS 

 OVER WINTER 



Can I keep geranium and begonia plants over 

 winter, storing them in a dark, cool, dry cellar? 

 How shall I care for them in the cellar? 



Wisconsin. F. F. F. 



— It is possible to store geraniums over winter in 

 the cellar, and it is very often done. Bring in 

 the plants just at the approach of frost, and hang 

 them up by the roots on a nail in the roof-timbers 

 of the cellar. Begonias (with the exception of 

 tuberous-rooted varieties) cannot be kept in a 

 cellar. The bulbs of the tuberous kinds may be 

 put in dry sand and stored in a dry frost-proof 

 place, but the fibrous kinds must be stored in the 

 house in a light place, where they can grow more 

 or less and be watered if necessary all winter long. 

 Geraniums will not need any water when they 

 are hung up in the cellar. 



LAWNS IN SHADED PLACES 



How can I make grass grow in a shaded place 

 in my garden? 



New York. A. D. 



— A lawn in a shaded place has to be built up 

 gradually — it may take four or five years to estab- 

 lish satisfactorily. A first-class lawn can be 

 obtained only by continuous feeding by means 

 of top dressings, reseeding every spring or fall, 

 and seeding in all bare patches that occur at any 

 time of the growing period. A shaded place 

 grass mixture is composed of 40 per cent. Kentucky 

 blue grass, 40 per cent, wood meadow grass, 10 

 per cent, various leaved fescue, and 10 per cent, 

 crested dog's tail. These percentages refer to 

 weight, not bulk, and recleaned seed is assumed 

 in each case. Rake the surface of the lawn in 

 springtime, using a sharp-toothed steel rake, and 

 do not be afraid to scratch hard. Then scatter 

 the seed and roll with as heavy a roller as can be 

 manipulated. Naturally, the more shaded a place 

 is the more necessary it is to provide proper under- 

 drainage. L. B. 



GROWING PEACHES AND NECTAR- 

 INES IN POTS 



What are the names of root stocks used in 

 grafting peaches and nectarines for pot culture? 



Kentucky. F. Y. 



— Practically all the peaches and nectarines propa- 

 gated in European nurseries for growing on walls 

 and in other dwarf forms, such as in pyramids 

 and under glass, are worked on plum stock, either 

 Myrobalan, Black Damas or St. Julian. In this 

 country the Americana stock seems to give better 

 result with peaches than either Myrobalan or St. 

 Julian. When Americana stock is used, budding 

 should take place in July — earlier in the season 

 than is usually practiced, which in most localities 

 is along in August. Sand-cherry stock has also 

 been used for working peaches and nectarines 

 on in this country in order to dwarf them. It 

 makes smaller plants than when worked on plum 

 stock, but it is a relatively shorter-lived tree in 

 consequence, as the cion overgrows the stock. 

 Americana stock may be purchased, or, if the seeds 

 are sown early in the season and the plants well 

 cultivated to induce rapid growth, budding may 

 be done the same year. It can take place as late 

 as two weeks after the usual budding season, 

 because these young plants are making a more 

 rapid growth and grow longer in the season than 

 do one-year-old or older plants. P. T. B. 



"A PUFEKLY WOFLES CULUD CHILE" 



An old darky woman was brought before the Mag- 

 istrate for the third or fourth time charged with in- 

 human treatment of one of her children. The Judge 

 had decided to punish her severely, but asked her if 

 she had anything to say before he passed sentence. 

 The. old darky rose and said: "Say, Jedge, was yo 

 evah the parunt uf ah pufekly wofles culud chile?" 



Some eminent authorities would have you suppose 

 that "SCALECIDE" is "a pufekly wofles culud 

 chile," but it is either prejudice or a lack of informa- 

 tion, for no spray for San Jose Scale on fruit trees has 

 ever stood a higher test. 



The Storrs, Connecticut Bulletin, No. 54, Decem- 

 ber, 1908 gives "SCALECIDE" (1 gallon to 15 gallons 

 of water) 100% scale killed and peach leaf curl 

 absolutely controlled. 



The Missouri Bulletin No. 18, October, 1908, gives: 



Lime-Sulfur (boiled) 15-15-50 

 Rex Lime-Sulfur, 1 to 11 

 "SCALECIDE," 1 to 16 



97.8% scale killed 

 98.9% " " 

 100. % 



Two gallons of "SCALECIDE" spray per tree did 

 absolutely perfect work, while three gallons of Lime- 

 Sulfur and three and a fifth gallons of Rex Lime-Sulfur 

 per tree failed to kill all the scale. 



The Idaho Bulletin No. 61, February, 1908, gives: 



Niagara Lime-Sulfur, 1 to 10 

 Rex Lime-Sulfur, 1 to 10 



98 % scale killed 

 98*% " 



"SCALECIDE," 1 to 15 



P9 % " 



Both the Niagara and Rex Lime-Sulfurs failed to con- 

 trol the leaf curl. 



Are these exceptional reports? Did you ever see a 

 report anywhere that credited Lime-Sulfur, either 

 home-made or commercial, with 100% scale killed? 



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Late Planting 



of hardy perennials, shrubs, trees, vines, etc., can be 

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