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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



The Readers' Service is prepared to 

 advise parents in regard to schools 



Mabch, 1911 



The Superiority of U-Bar Greenhouses 



THERE are many strong points about the construction of the U-Bar Greenhouse that 

 make it by tar the best, not only as a plant producing house, but as best adapted for 

 the home grounds. The absolute simplicity of the construction is one of its strongest points. 



Every roof bar is encased in a steel U-Bar, giving the house a complete frame work of 

 steel, having great strength and an unequalled endurance. Because of this complete steel 

 frame the house can be made very much lighter than other constructions. Lightness is what 

 you need in a greenhouse. This is especially important in the short, dull days of winter. 

 Fact is, U-Bar greenhouses are as near actual outdoor conditions as possible, and still be indoors. 



One of the special features of the U-Bar Greenhouse is its Curved Eave ; but all curved 

 eave greenhouses are not made with the U-Bar. We are the sole owners and builders of 

 the U-Bar curved eave construction. Our catalog describes and illustrates U-Bar 

 construction points in a pointed, interesting, readable way. Send for the catalog. 



UBAR GREENHOUSES 



PIERSON 



DESIGNERS and BUILDERS 



U-BAR CO. 



1 MADISON iWE.NEW YORK 



Golden Sweet 



\Af-t* nr Mfilnn The most sweet . J uic y 

 TTflTcr l^l«|Wll and luscious of all mel- 

 ons. Bright, golden yellow flesh, without any hard 

 core, but is delicious throughout up to the thin green 

 rind. A genuine novelty which everyone will want. 

 Sold only in packets of 12 seeds 

 at 25 cents per packet. 

 ORDWAY CANTELOUPE — 

 An elegant, spicy, orange fleshed 

 variety, price 10 cents per pack- 

 et, sent free to every reader who 

 orders the watermelon. Catalog 

 of superior -varieties of garden 

 seeds, free. 

 Iowa Seed Co. Dept.26 Des Moines, la. 



Special Offer of Surplus Stock from 



Hillside Hardy Flower Gardens 



8 Favorite Hardy Flowers for 50c. — postpaid 



i Boltonia i Chrysanthemum, large double rose pink 



i Coreopsis i Digitalis (Foxglove) 



i Thalictrum i Iris (Siberian) best hardy for all purposes 



i Golden Glow i Monarda Didyma (Scarlet Bee Balm) 

 Secure this stock while it lasts. Send for Catalogue. 

 Address HILLSIDE HARDY FLOWER GARDENS, Turtle Creek, Pa. 



YOU Can Have the Newest 

 Dahlias In YOUR Garden 



Your garden is incomplete without the new and 



varied, forms, brilliant colors and large flowers 



of this old, favorite flower. Plant them early this 



year and they will bloom continuously from. July until 



frost. Such flowers! — the new forms are splendid for 



vase or table and to give your friends. Plant them along 



the foundation, beside the walk, among the shrubs or 



next the fence, and if they get any sun, they're sure to bloom. 



6 Kinds for 50c; 12 for $1, Postpaid 



No matter whether you live in town or country 

 or on the edge of each, this is a collection that 

 will delight you this and each succeeding year, 

 for the tubers need only to be saved in cellar or 

 closet during winter. The live tubersof Dahlias 

 of different shades and forms will be sent you about 

 April, But order now, to insure getting order filled. 



A postal request brings you our illustrated Catalogue. 



CUSHMAN GLADIOLUS CO., Desk 18, Sylvania, Ohio 



Fernald's Hardy Plants 



Grown in the Cold State of Maine 



Plants that survive Maine winters can 

 be depended upon to succeed anywhere 

 Send for catalogue of all beautiful hardy Perennials, the best 

 hardy Shrubs and my collection of Iron Clad Roses. 



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 Surveyor. Get 



I Bostrom Improved Farm Level w " r k yoJs'eu 



THIS LEVEL IS NO MAKESHIFT. The outfit Includes Level, Telescope ■with mag- 

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If not on sale In your town, order from 

 BOSTROM-BRADY MFG. CO., 323- F Brunswick Bide. NEW YORK. N.Y. 



head of cattle were taken out; but the horses 

 and sheep were pastured there until December 4th. 

 Although the field had been given so severe a test, on 

 May 10th of the following spring the grass was of 

 sufficient growth to warrant putting the milch 

 cows on it at once. 



This was fourteen years ago; the field has been 

 pastured every season since with as many head 

 of stock as any sixteen acres ever accommodated, 

 and it has never failed to respond. This plan 

 has proved successful under various circumstances; 

 in most cases, the land has been plowed and 

 sometimes the roots were plowed under. 



In my case, the account for turning a poor field 

 into a good pasture stands like this: 



Man and team cultivating four days at $3 $12 



Spreading grass roots eight days later at $1. 50 ... 12 

 Mowing field, man and team three days at $3 ... . 9 



Total* $33 



There was no charge for collecting and drawing 

 the roots, which we were obliged to do in order 

 to prepare the field for the wheat seed. 



On the credit side, we have pasture for sixteen 

 cows (one cow per acre being the usual allotment on 

 farms from May 15th to November 15th), twenty- 

 five weeks at thirty cents per week, or $120 for 

 one year; a total of $i,68o for fourteen years, or a 

 credit balance of $1,647. The pasture is still flour- 

 ishing. I count this one of the best investments I 

 ever made as the profits are large and easily obtained. 



In establishing a permanent pasture, not only 

 once but many times has this species of grass made 

 good when every other has failed. I know it is 

 called the "farmer's pest," but it is adapted to 

 any soil and is so hardy and vigorous that you 

 will often find the root growing through potatoes 

 and other vegetables, if they chance to be in its 

 way. No soil is too hard for it, and the softer 

 woods have often been penetrated by its sharp- 

 pointed, needle-like ends. I remember seeing a 

 basswood rail which had been left lying on the 

 ground where a quantity of these roots had been 

 strewn, and when the rail was lifted from the 

 ground, it was found that many of the roots had 

 passed through the rail and had attached them- 

 selves to the soil on each side of it. 



New York. C. E. Connell. 



For Pure Insecticides 



HENCEFORTH, there need be no fear in your 

 mind, when buying prepared insecticides, that 

 you are not likely to get the pure article, for the 

 Insecticide Act of 19 10 became effective on the 

 first of January. This acts forbids the manu- 

 facture or sale in Federal territory of adulterated 

 or misbranded insecticides and fungicides, espe- 

 cially mentioning Paris green and lead arsenate. 

 It also forbids interstate shipment of such articles, 

 which is its most important feature. 



Any insecticide or fungicide is misbranded if 

 the label bear any statement, design, or device 

 that is false or misleading in any particular, either 

 as to the character of the article or as to the place 

 of manufacture. If the contents are stated in 

 terms of weight or measure, they must be correctly 

 stated. If an insecticide or fungicide (other than 

 Paris green or lead arsenate) contains arsenic 

 in any form, the total amount of arsenic and the 

 amount of water-soluble arsenic must each be 

 stated on the label. The amount of inert sub- 

 stances (often called "filler") must also be stated. 



Paris green is considered adulterated if it does 

 not contain at least 50 per cent, of arsenious oxide; 

 on the other hand, it must not contain arsenic 

 in water-soluble forms equivalent to more than 

 3H P e r cent, of arsenious oxide; and no substance 

 may be mixed with it so as to lower its strength. 

 Lead arsenate is counted adulterated if it contains 

 more than 50 per cent, of water, or if its total 

 arsenic is equivalent to less than 12}^ per cent, 

 of arsenic oxide, or if it contains arsenic in water 

 soluble forms equivalent to more than .75 of a, 

 per cent, of arsenic oxide, or if any substance is 

 mixed with it so as to lower its strength. If lead 

 arsenate contains more than 50 per cent, of water 

 it must be labeled "lead arsenate and water," 

 and the extra percentage of water must be plainly 

 stated. Any other insecticide or fungicide is 

 considered adulterated if it is intended to be used 

 on vegetation and is injurious to vegetation. 



