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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



^TgU ST ,19 10 



FOR REAL COMFORT 



WEAR THE NEEORAW 



Boston 

 Gar^ 



MoS comfortable 

 with either knee or 

 full length drawers. 

 You cannot feel it. 

 Insi^ on hav 

 ing the 



Soft, 

 non- 

 elastic, 

 Knit Leg 

 Band witli 

 adjustable 

 Pendant. 



Good all 

 the Year 

 Round. 



Cotton, Nic. Plate, 25c 

 SilkPd't.Gold Plate, 50c 

 Mailed on Receiptof Price, 



Conforms to contour 



of leg perfe(ftly. 



No metal touches 



the flesh. 



George frost Co. 



Makers, Boston. 



6 DECORATIVE HOUSE PALMS 



Grow Your Own Palms 



Phoenix Canariensia, Chaniaern|)S Excelsa, Wash- 

 ington Robusta, Washington Filifera. Dracaena 

 Australis, Phoenix Reclinata. Tlie seeds of all 

 of these beautiful species offered can be germin- 

 ated easily without artificial heat. We send seeds 

 and directions for 25c. 



FOR 



25c. 



PREPAID 



LOS ANCELES PALM CO. 

 Dept. B, 328 'W. Adams St., Los Angeles, Cal. 



Private Place Making Changes in Greenhouses 



wish to dispose of entire palm house stock. Consist- 

 ing of two specimen Latania, one specimen Cycas, 

 other specimens, numerous other smaller plants, 

 palms, pandanus, ferns, etc. Correspondence invited. 



WALTER ANGUS, Box 56, Chapinville, Conn. 



MONEY MADE GROWING VIOLETS 



Easily grown outdoors in cheap cold frames and gardens or in the house in 

 pots and boxes. Good demand ; costs little to start. A sensible business 

 for both men and women. Write for our free illustrated booklet and learn 

 how. Our plants are fine new stock. We help you to success. Start now. 



Elite Conservatories, Dept. A, Hyde Park, Mass. 



ORCHIDS 



Largest importers and growers of 



Orchids in the United States 



LAGER & HURRELL 



Orchid Growers and Importers SUMMIT, N.J. 



PHOTOGRAPHE 



■ ■ SAVE 30 PERCE 



Lvery r^hotographer, the novice, amateur, proressional, 

 can save 30 per cent, on something indispensable. YOU 

 WILL HAVE TO HAVE IT SOONER OR 

 LATER. This valuable tip will be given by us to get 

 you acquainted with the best photographic magazine. 

 Your name and address wall bring to you sample copy 

 and the full information. 



PHOTOGRAPHY 



1239 Beacon Bldg., Boston, Mass. 



A Fragrant Flower for Winter 

 Bloom 



TSERE is no better flower for cutting in mid- 

 winter and early spring than Brompton 

 stock, and its fragrance alone should make it wel- 

 come. Good flowering plants for bloom during 

 midwinter and early spring may be raised by sowing 

 the seeds before the end of August. But better 

 still if sown in July. 



For the best results buy seeds of named varieties 

 and the double kinds, too, because they are much 

 more massive than the singles. They will cost from 

 fifteen to twenty-five cents a package. Not all 

 the plants will come true, but there will be a reason- 

 ably strong percentage. 



The easiest way to grow the plants is to sow two 

 or three seeds in a small pot (2 or 3 inch) and 

 when they have developed several leaves remove 

 the weaker ones, leaving one plant to each pot. 

 Seeds may be sown in flats, when the young plants 

 must be pricked out into small pots as soon as they 

 have two or three leaves each. After transplanting, 

 they must be very carefully shaded and watered 

 until the roots have taken hold of the new soil, 



In your greenhouse th.is fall gro-w some Brompton 

 stock. It is easy to cultivate and has a delightful 

 fragrance 



when the pots may be removed to a coldframe where 

 they may also be shaded during the heat of the day. 



Plants from pot-sown seeds should also be trans- 

 ferred to the coldframe, for a cooler temperature 

 can now be given them, especially during the day, 

 than can be maintained in the house. They will 

 succeed better if planted in the greenhouse bench 

 or in boxes in the window than if grown in pots. 



If, however, the plants are to be grown in pots, 

 shift them into larger pots one size at a time, until 

 they are in the flowering size — 6 or 7 inch. 

 Never allow them to become pot bound until they 

 have become thoroughly established in. the largest 

 sized pot. 



For greenhouse bench or window box culture, 

 set the plants in the beds from the 3 or 4 inch pots. 



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Buy This $250 

 Greenhouse Now 



Have an indoor garden of flowers all winter. 

 No leggy, laggy plants, but healthy, full 

 blooming "top-notchers." 



Never has a greenhouse so well built 

 and thoroughly guaranteed been offered 

 at so low a tigure. Price includes every- 

 thing, even to the boiler. Shipped knocked 

 down, ready for immediate erection. 



Anyone can put it iip— no foundations 

 needed. Turn the dreary months before 

 spring into summer by having this house. 

 Send for booklet. 



Hitchin^s Si Company 



1170 Broadway, New York 



seasons 

 ia your Cellar 



A Mess M.,„l, „.-.«,-_„ at alls 

 of fresh IVIUSnrOOmS crowing 



■4-0 cf S ^" postage stamps tog^ether with the name of your 

 ■TV K,\.9% dealer will bring you, postpaid, direct from the 

 manufacturer, a fresh sample brick of 



Lambert's Pure Culture MUSHROOM SPAWN 



the best high-grade spawn in the market, together with large illustrated book 

 oil MusUfOom Culture, containing simple and practical methods of raising* 

 preserving and cooking mushrooms. Not more than one sample brick will 

 lie sent to the same party. Further orders must come through your dealer. 



Address : American Spawn Co,, Dept. 2, St. Paul, Minn. 



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DO ^l^T TO BE A BETTER SHOT? 



Write us and we will give you some good pointers. We will 



also send information about Guns and Rifles. 



J. Stevens Arms Ss Tool Co., Dept. 282, C'hicnpee Falls, Mass. 



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Planet Jr Farm and Garden Tools 



get largest crops with least work. Write to-day 



for 1910 illustrated catalogue. 



5. L. ALLEN & CO., Box 11085, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Thorburn's Lawn Grass Seeds 



Containing a mixture of the finest Grasses : Quart 25c, 2 quarts ^c, 

 4 quarts 80c. Sent prepaid by mail to any address in the United 

 States. "Write for Catalogue. 

 J. M. Thorburn & Co., 33 Barclay St., New York 



/^Horsford's Hardy Plants^ 



For Cold Clinnates 



If you are interested in hardy shrubs, plants, etc., something 

 that will stand cold weather, ask for Horsford's Autumn Supple- 

 ment. You can begin to set herbaceous plants and earlier bulbs 

 in the middle of August, and some of the lilies by September 

 first. The^e get established before winter. The shrubs often 

 are ripe to transplant in Vermont by the middle of October. 

 Ask for our Autumn Supplement before placing your order. 

 F. II. IIOKSPORD, Charlotte, Vt. 



Landscape Gardening 



A course for Home-makers and 

 Gardeners taught by Prof. Craig 

 and Prof. Batchelor, of Cornell 

 University. 



Gardeners who understand up-to- 

 date methods and practice are in 

 demand for the best positions. 



A knowledge of Landscape Gar- 

 dening is indispensable to those 

 who would have the pleasantest 

 Prof. Ckaig homes. 



250 page catalogue free. Write to-day. 



THE HOME CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL 



Dept. G, Springfield, Mass. 



