March, 19 11 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



For information about popular resorts 

 write to the Readers 1 Service 



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Hicks 

 Big Trees 



Don't wait for small trees to grow up— buy them grown up. 

 Hicks has hundreds of them in his Nursery. You take no 

 risk, they are guaranteed to live. Send for new catalog, it 

 is an unique one in every way. It shows how Hicks moves 

 big trees and various results secured by planting them. 



Isaac Hicks & Son, We8tb £7„' g u..a 



WATER LILIES 



Sub-aquatic plants, hardy old-fashioned garden 

 flowers, new everblooming Roses, Rhododendrons, 

 Azaleas, &c. Plans and estimates for planting 

 water gardens, lily ponds, pools, etc. 



WM. TRICKER, Waterlily Specialist, Arlington, N. J. 



Really test- 

 ed and reliable 

 seed ; seed that you 

 don't have to experiment 

 with. You get that kind, in 



HARRIS' TESTED SEED 



because we grow most of it ourselves. We clean and 

 teU it, to see how much will ?row, and mark the result 

 on each envelope. Write for free Catalogue of Garden, Farm 

 and Flower Seeds, asparagus roots, strawberry plants,, etc. 

 Joseph Harris Co., More ton Farm, Box 34, Coldwater, N. Y. 



Dahlias, Roses, Cannas, Gladioli 



For sixteen years I have sold guaranteed 

 bulbs all over the world. If you are looking 

 for Up-to-Date Dahlias, send for Free Illus- 

 trated Catalogue to the Eastern Dahlia 

 King, the largest Dahlia grower in America. 



J. K. ALEXANDER, East Bridgewater, Mass. 



Mushroom Growing 

 Will Make You Independent 



MEN AND WOMEN can raise them in 

 large quantities in cellars, stables, boxes, 

 sheds, etc. Crop sells fcr 50c to S1.50 a lb. 

 Visitors welcome at our farm. Start now. 

 Big booklet telling how to do it. free. 



Nat'l Spawn Cc.Dept. 9, Hyde Park, Mass. 



rCoses win uiuom until irusts. bend for prices. 

 1 Agents wanted. Park Rose Gardens, Altoona, Pa. 



SUN 

 DIALS 



ANY LATITUDE 



A beautiful illustrated book- 

 let, "WHERE SUN 

 DIALS ARE MADE," 

 sent upon request. Esti- 

 mates furnished. 



E. B. MEYROWITZ, J11E. 23d ST., NEW YORK 



branches: new yobk, Minneapolis, st. Paul, London, Paris 



Use a Deming "Century" Sprayer I 

 and stop worrying about insects and j 

 diseases in your trees. This machine is | 

 strong and compact, with a big air- 

 chamber to make pumping easier. 



Deming Spray Pumps 



are really the best that money can buy — 

 more than 20 styles. Brass working parts 

 that cannot corrode. If your dealer doesn't 

 carry Deming outfits, write us. Pumps for | 

 all uses — distributing ap°"cies everywhen 

 THE DEMING COMPANY, 820 Depot St, Salem, 



Fight your Insect Battles 

 With the'CenturySprayer 



1911 



GARDEN 

 &n PAR 



This small part of the 



Contents shows the 



every-day value 



of this useful 



guide. 



Agriculture, Appropriations for 



Department of 

 Aid to the Injured, First 

 Almanac, Calculations for 191 1. 

 Angora Goats, The Truth About 

 Animals, Ages of 



Diseases and Their Remedies. 



Farms, Number and Value of, 

 in the States 

 Antidotes for Poisons. 

 Apple Orchard, Materials Used 



and Removedin Twenty Years. 

 Apples, Best, to Plant in Different 



Locations. 

 Apricots, Best to Plant in Dif- 

 ferent Locations. 

 Arid Area in the Different States 



and Territories. 



Barn Use, Weights for 

 Bee Keepers' Maxims 

 Blackberries, Best, to Plant in 



Different Locations. 

 Bookkeeping for Farmers and 



Gardeners. 

 Builders, Information for 

 Building a Hotbed. 

 Bulb Culture — Indoor 

 Bulletins, Farmers' 

 Bushes, How Long They Will 



Bear 



Cattle, Best Breed of Dairy 



To Ascertain Weight of 

 Cereals, Composition of, for 



Comparison 

 Cheap Seed, Why Expensive 

 Cherries, Sweet, Best, to Plant 

 in Different Locations. 



Sour, Best, to Plant in Differ- 

 ent Locations. 

 Chronological Cycles for ign. 

 Church Days for 19 1 1 . 

 Concrete, What a Farmer Can Do 



with 

 Cooking Time Table 

 Corn, How Deep, Should Be 

 Planted. 



Planting for Big Crops. 



Rule for Measuring. 

 Cost of Plowing. 



Who's Who in Poultry 



Who's Who In Dogs 

 are two Brand New Fea- 

 tures for this year 



A LIMITED EDITION OF 



The Garden and Farm 

 Almanac for 1911 



If You Own 



a Garden, 



a Farm, or 



a Country Place, 



or Hope to, You Need 



This Useful Book 



The Garden and Farm Almanac tells you how, when 

 and where to plant and grow to the very best advantage 

 all flowers, vegetables, crops, shrubs, trees, and lawns — 

 contains elaborate planting tables for every season of 

 the year — tells how to fight all insect enemies — shows 

 what needs to be done about the place each month for 

 its better maintenance — devotes many pages to all 

 garden and farm building operations — is full of new 

 and attractive ideas and suggestions which make the 

 Almanac something a great deal more than just a col- 

 lection of facts and data. 



The Garden and Farm Almanac 



is, in a word, a ready reference guide of every-day 

 value, covering the entire field comprehensively and 

 expertly. It will answer every question for you 

 on any subject whatsoever pertaining to the garden 

 and farm. {[The 1911 Almanac is bigger and 

 better than ever before, containing many new x g. i 

 features. The text is made up of over 200 * 

 pages, fully illustrated. Every subject care- 

 fully indexed. 



Price 25 Cents net a Copy 



Doubleday, Page & Co. 



GARDEN CITY 



Long Island, New York 



Doubleday, 

 Page & Co. 

 en City, N.Y. 



Please send me, 

 postpaid. The 1911 

 Garden and Farm 

 Almanac, for which 1 

 enclose 25 cents. 



p: 5 Grapevines $1.00 



Strong, Hardy, Three-year-old Vines 



Anv five of the following' -well-known varieties : 



Any five of the following well-known varieties : 



(Red)— Brighton, Delaware, Lindley 



(White) — Niagara, Diamond. Pocklington 



(Black) — Concord, Worden, Moore's Early, Wilder 

 These vines will grow anywhere and will bear the year after planting. We guar- 

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 two-year-old vines for $1.00. This is a remarkable collection of grapevines at an 

 exceedingly low price. Order now, vines will be shipped proper time to plant. 



ith every order we send our valuable book how to plant, cultivate, and prune. 

 Grape are easily grown and should be in every garden. 



T. S. HUBBARD COMPANY, 364 Central Ave., FRED0NIA, N. Y. 



GRAPEVINE SPECIALISTS Established 42 Years 



