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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



February, 1911 



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A title for the rose- 

 lover to conjure with 

 just as "©eterson 

 ISosejs" are roses to 

 succeed with. 

 is booklet is the mes- 

 sage of an enthusiast who 

 for ten years before he 

 started this business was an 

 amateur rosarian. It tells 

 in detail just what 

 you need to know in 

 order to achieve the 

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 you may have daily, 

 even in the north, an abun- 

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 October. 



It represents a 

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WANT A COPY? 



(ign edition ready Feb. ist) 



It's mailed to in- 

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 quest — to anyone, without 

 obligation to purchase, for 

 ten cents in coin or stamps. 



GEORGE H. PETERSON 



Rose and Peony Specialist 

 Box 50 FAIR LAWN, N. J. 



FfrEE 

 £TO 

 YOU. 



If interested in 

 Hardy Trees, 

 Evergreens, 

 Shrubs, Vines, 

 Roses, or Perennials, send for our 

 Catalogue. It will give you information 

 about everything for the HOME 

 GROUNDS. Address — 

 THE BAY STATE NURSERIES 



NORTH ABINGTON, MASS. 



Get large ones and don't delay planting later than 

 the last of February. 



If perennial phlox was not planted in the fall, see 

 to it now. Also plant out carnations. Give them 

 a rich soil. Carnations are easy to grow and 

 successfully withstand the hot, dry summers. 



Horse radish may be planted any time from now 

 until the last of April. The new variety Malin- 

 erkren is earlier and grows larger than the kinds 

 ordinarily planted. 



Cyclamens and Chinese primroses make excel- 

 lent pot plants for house culture, and are very- 

 easy to grow from seed, provided the seed is sown 

 now while the weather is cool. 



February is also an excellent time for sowing seed 

 of begonias and geraniums. Put them in a warm, 

 sunny place protected from the wind, and cover on 

 cool nights or, if possible, take them in to the house. 



Geraniums are very seldom grown from seed, 

 as they make rather slow growth and require more 

 care than most flowers that are grown from seed; 

 but you can thereby get a good assortment of 

 varieties, and very likely some that are different 

 from others already in cultivation. 



Georgia. Thomas J. Steed. 



House Plant Troubles to Guard 

 Against 



NO MATTER how careful you are, nor how 

 healthy your house plants were at the 

 beginning of winter, the warm, dry air of the 

 living-room will sooner or later promote the growth 

 of insect pests. The minute the insects are dis- 

 covered, commence treatment; do not wait until 

 the blighted or curled leaves become conspicuous. 

 It is very convenient to have a supply of remedies 

 on hand for immediate application. They are 

 inexpensive and most of them can be bought at 

 any drug store. Syringes for spraying cost from 

 thirty-five cents to a dollar. 



The most common pests — the aphis or green 

 fly, thrips, red spider, mealy bug and scale — are 

 not formidable if attacked when they first make 

 their appearance. 



The aphis is easy to recognize. It is a louse- 

 like creature with wings, and you will find it on 

 the under sides of the leaves and along the tender 

 stems, the most vulnerable part of the plant aside 

 from the root. What may at first appear to 

 be a heavy, vigorous stem will prove upon examina- 

 tion to be thickly covered with aphis. However, 

 he is quite easy to vanquish. His chief aversion 

 is tobacco and he can be smoked out of house and 

 home. Or else apply a tea made by steeping four 

 ounces of tobacco stems in one gallon of hot water. 

 When cool, apply to the infested plants with a 

 small syringe, spraying both the upper and under 

 sides of the leaves. Spray twice a week until 

 all late arrivals are exterminated. 



If tobacco stems can only be had in bales of 

 ioo pounds, make the tea from a package of chew- 

 ing tobacco. 



Fir-tree oil soap is also destructive to the aphis. 

 Dissolve an ounce of it in warm water and syringe 

 or wash the plant with it. It comes in half- 

 pound tins and costs twenty-five cents. 



Somewhat similar in style but more b'vely, and 

 of a light brown or yellow color are the thrips. 

 They are found on concealed parts of close-growing 

 plants. Like the green fly, the thrip dislikes 

 tobacco, but resists it more strongly. Apply 

 the tobacco liquid three times a week. 



If neither of these creatures has been found upon 



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GILLETFS 

 Hardy Plants 



Rhododendrons for mass planting and for 



specimen plants. I can supply bushy 



clumps in small or large quantities. 



Before placing your order get my prices. 



Hardy Ferns for open sun, dry shade, 



moist shade or wet open ground. 

 Hardy Flowers for open border, dark 



shade, wild garden or rockery. 

 Azaleas and ornamental shrubs for lawns. 

 My illustrated catalog containing 75 

 pages will be of interest to all lovers of 

 wild flowers. Mailed free on request 

 EDW. GILLETT, Box C, Southvvick, Mass. 



Rhododendron Hybrid 



Best Varieties, 1' to 4' 



Rhododendron Maximum 



Fine Plants, 1' to 8' in car lots 



Kalmia Latifolia 



1' to 3', Choice Plants, in car lots 



Koster's Blue Spruce 



5' to 6', write for price 

 Catalogs upon request. Correspondence solicited 



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