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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



Decembeb, 1910 



THE BEST 



FARM 

 LOCATION 



To the man looking for a home 

 where productive lands, favor- 

 able climate and abundant rain- 

 fall make the best paying farm 

 locations in America, the South- 

 east is now the unequaled section. Land Irom ?5.oo to 

 $40.00 an acre near to the heart of the country and close 

 to the best markets. The largest returns from alfalfa and 

 other hay, wheat, corn and all truck crops. Lands unsur- 

 passed for stock and poultry raising, and dairying. For 

 fruit growing no region is more profitable. The South- 

 east has opportunities for every kind of farming. The 

 Southern Railway will help you to find the desired 

 location. Send for "Southern Field" and other publi- 

 cations to 



M. V. RICHARDS 



Land and Industrial Agent, Southern Railway 

 1322'/^ PENNSYLVANIA AVE., WASHINGTON, D. C. 



LAKtJK KERKSIIIRKS 

 at IIIGIIWOOI) 



In EACH of list three volumes 

 of Americ-in P.erkshire Reoord 

 coverincf 3 years, we Si Id ?nd 

 registered more Berkshjres tlian 

 any other breeder in U. S. Tiie 

 larije proportion went to old 

 c.istoiiiers. THIS SPEAKS 

 FOR nSEI.F. 



Special olTering, pairs and 

 trios 8 weeks old. 

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 DiiiHlec, N. Y. 



Iljbiijk P-,4M<ft in the next 

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Feed your hens green bone, cut with a 

 Stearns Bone Cutter. We will lend you one 

 to try, free, for the next 30 days. If your 

 hens don't lay lots more eggs, don't pay for 

 it. Write to-day for catalog and booklet, 

 "How to make poultry pay." 

 E. C. STEARNS S CO.. Box 2, Syracuse, N. Y. 



BROWN POULTRY FENCE 



Our Poultry Fences 



are made ot extra 

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 Our Ornamental 

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SHETLAND PONIES 



An unceasing: source of pleasure and robust 

 health to children. Safe 

 and ideal playmates. 

 Inexpensive to keep. 

 Higiiest type. Complete 

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 Box 82, Mnrkhani, Va. 



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 Culture under Prof. Chas. K. Graham, late of the 

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THE HOME CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL 

 IH'pt. O. I*., Spriiifflield, Mass. 



that new hen-hnuse or fix up the old one hut get our large loo pp. catalog 

 and circulars fover 120 ilhistrations) shoeing POTTER PORTABLE 

 SANITARY POULTRY HOUSES, Rousting and Nesting Outfits, Per- 

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 Our Portable (K. D. made in sections) Hen-houses. Krond Coops. Pigeon Lofts, are made in 20 styles and 

 sizes, from a coop 2 ft. square to a complete house 8 x 80 feet, or longer, at lowest prices. House shown is 

 8x 10 feet, complete with 8 ft. Potter Outfit for ^o hens, for $40. A fine house at a low price. If you need 

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or sell your laying hens, use the POTTFU SYSTEM and pick out the layers 

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 POTTER SYSTEM is a secret and the greatest discovery of the century 

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nd want to make more money on >our flock 

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The Motor Maid 



By C. N. and A. M. Williamson 



Authors of "The Lightning Conductor," "My Friend the 

 Chauffeur," etc. 



You cannot conjure up a more charming panorama, or a 

 gayer, more sunshiny romance. The chauffeur (in disguise) 

 proves himself to be a veritable deus ex machind — as, indeed, 

 a well-ordered chauffeur should be — and piquant, charming, 

 Lys d'Angeley, seated at his side, finds him a much-needed 

 protector in many unexpected adventures. Illustrated in color. 

 Fixed price, $1.20 (postage 12 cents). 



OTHER WILLIAMSON NOVELS: 



"Lord Loveland Discovers America. " Illustrated. 



Fixed price, $1.20 (postage 12 cents). 

 "The Car of Destiny." Illustrated. $1.50. 

 " Rosemary in Search of a Father." Illustrated. $1.50. 

 " My Friend the Chauffeur." Illustrated. $1.50. 



"Set in Silver." $1.50. 

 "The Chaperon." Illustrated. $1.50. 

 "The Princess Virginia." Illustrated. $1.50. 

 "Lady Betty Across The Water." Illustrated. 

 $1.50. 



DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & CO., Garden City, New York 



Alpine Flora of the Canadian Rocky Moun- 

 tains. By Stewardson Brown, curator of Herbarium, 

 Academy of Natural Sciences, Pliiladelphia. Illus- 

 trated with water-color drawings and ; holographs 

 bv Mrs. Charles Schaffer. G. P. Putnam's Sons, 

 New York, 1907; 353 pages; many illustrations. 

 Price $3.00 net. 



This is not a very new book but it is a remark- 

 ably good one. It contains pictures enough to 

 enable the casual tourist who has no knowledge 

 of botany to find out the names of most of the 

 showy and interesting flowers of the Canadian 

 Rockies. Many of these species grow in Colo- 

 rado and indeed throughout the western mountain 

 ranges of the United States. Moreover, a con- 

 siderable number of the species are in cultivation, 

 especially in rock gardens here and abroad. The 

 superb evergreen trees of the region are not neglect- 

 ed. The book is convenient for beginners on ac- 

 count of its pictures and index, and it is well 

 calculated to give the enthusiast a conception 

 of the family relationships of all these interesting 

 alpine flowers and other plants of one of the most 

 spectacular mountain regions of the world. 



Ornamental Shrubs of the United States 



(Hardy, Cultivated). By Austin Craig Apgar, 

 author of "Trees of the Northern United States," 

 " Birds of the United States," etc. American Book 

 Company, New York, 1910; 352 pages; 621 figures. 

 Price $1.50. 



A thoroughly good book which describes, 

 distinguishes and pictures 621 kinds of shrubs — 

 practically all the native and foreign species 

 worth cultivating. It is arranged by families, 

 but is convenient, because of the good index and 

 glossary. Every species is provided with an 

 English name. The keys are admirable — some 

 based upon flowers, others on fruit, etc. The 

 language is as simple and untechnical as possible. 

 Although it professes to be nothing more than a 

 "How to Know" book, it tells enough of human 

 and horticultural value to arouse further interest. 

 In nomenclature it follows Bailey's "Cyclopedia 

 of American Horticulture." Every one who is 

 afraid of "keys," ought to have this book, for no 

 keys could be easier and none could give the 

 beginner a more exhilarating sense of mastery over 

 a fascinating but complicated subject. 



New Manual of Botany of the Central Rocky 



Mountains (Vascular Plants). By John M. Coulter, 

 Ph. D., Professor of Botany, The University ot 

 Chicago ; revised by Aven Nelson, Ph. D., Professor 

 of Botany, The University of Wyoming. American 

 Book Corhpany, New York, 1910; 646 pages. Price 

 $2.so. 



Every one who loves alpine flowers and rock 

 gardens will be interested in this book, since it 

 describes and distinguishes every kind of plant 

 known to be native to the Rockies. Many of 

 these plants are in cultivation and more ought 

 to be — trees, shrubs, perennials and bulbs — 

 because of their undoubted beauty and hardiness. 

 Of course, it is not a horticultural work, j^et the 

 notes on habitat shed some light on cultural 

 requirements. This country is too big to describe 

 its flora in a single volume. What "Gray's 

 Manual" is to the East, this work is to the Rocky 

 Mountain region. It has been entirely rewritten 

 by Professor Nelson and is tveo- thirds the size 

 of "Gray's Manual." 



Trees and .Shrubs of the British Isles (Native 

 and Acclimatized). By C. S. Cooper, F.R.H.S., 

 and W. Percival Westell, F.L.S. London, J. M. 

 Dent & Co.; New York, E. P. Button & Co.; 2 

 vols.; 16 colored plates and 70 other plates drawn 

 by C. F. Newall. Price $7.00 net. 



A work of interest and value to Americans 

 because it describes most of the hardy trees and 

 shrubs in cultivation. They are described in 

 the order of their families in as untechnical lan- 

 guage as possible; also chapters on injurious 

 and useful insects, galls, fungoid pests, fungicides 

 and insecticides. Among the formal features are 

 32 pages devoted to a glossary, a calendar of bloom, 

 and lists of trees and shrubs for particular soils 

 and situations. The text is almost entirely the 

 work of Mr. Cooper. 



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