May, 1911 



Going abroad? Routes, lime-lables, and all sorts oj 

 information obtained through the Readers' Service 



T H E GARDEN MAGAZINE 



221 



How Any One Can 



Grow Mushrooms 



Delightful Occupation 

 Home Table and a G 



I have been growing mushrooms for over 

 twelve years. I probably know more about the 

 subject of mushroom culture than anyone else in 

 America. From a start with a few dollars, 

 capital I built up the largest mushroom farm in 

 America, with acres of bed space in cultiva- 

 tion. By actual experience I have learned just 

 how mushrooms can be grown, and what's even 

 more important, how they can not be grown. 



Growing mushrooms is really no more difficult 

 than growing radishes. 



It's just a matter of knowing how. 



Every failure in the mushroom business 

 can be traced to poor spawn and unreliable 

 information. 



I have shown thousands of men and women 

 how to grow mushrooms successfully. Most all 

 of them are now in the business growing for 



Delicious Delicacy for the 

 ood Income if you Wish 



profit and making a good income without in- 

 terfering with their regular occupation, with this 

 wonderful, easy, pleasant pastime. I hope soon 

 that a mushroom bed will be as common as 

 vegetable gardens. 



I have written a little book which gives 

 truthful, reliable, experienced information about 

 mushroom culture, where mushrooms can be 

 grown, how to have a mushroom bed in your 

 cellar, etc. It also tells about spawn and how 

 to secure really reliable spawn. I shall gladly 

 send you this book Free. 



If you have never tried mushroom growing, 

 or if you have tried and failed because of the 

 causes of which 1 have spoken, write for my 

 free book, in which I will show you beyond 

 the shadow of a doubt that you can have a fine 

 mushroom bed. Address 



A. V. JACKSON 



Jackson Mushroom Farm 



6124 North Western Ave. 



Chicago, III. 



lewy 

 beautiful and fragrant. 



Wm. R. Smith, pink; Kaiserin Augusta Victoria. White; Hercnosa. 



clear pink; Etoile de Lyon, yellow; Grass an Teplitz, fiery red; 



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rose red; Souve. de Pierre Notting. rich orange; Magnafrano, scarlet; 

 Marie Van Houtte, canary yellow; Sombrieul. creamy white. 

 Radiant in color— with ravishing perfume -direct from the foremost rose 

 growers of America. All on their own roots, and guaranteed to bloom. 



This exquisite group is suggested to you because of the large size, strong 

 growth and splendid root system of each plant, assuring abundance of bloom. 



^Ve will send all twelve to you, 2-yr. size, for $3.50. and pay transportation, 



Conard £k? Jones Roses 



Fifty years of priceless experience and success are behind our roses. 

 The country's greatest rose culturist is here. These advantages, coupled 

 with the finest soil, produce varieties beyond compare. 



1911 Free Floral Guide 



A complete catalogue, elaborately illustrated, descriptive of roses suited to every 

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"How to Grow Roses.*' The rose lover's manual of planting and 

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Rose Specialists. 50 years ' experience. 



LET ME HELP YOU 



GROW BETTER DAHLIAS 



For years I have devoted my time to GUARANTEED BULBS 



growing and improving Dahlias, and I take 

 pride in the success of amateurs who have 

 planted my bulbs. Dahlias are my hobby 

 and my business combined. The bulbs I 

 sell are solid and full of vitality, not forced 

 in unnatural surroundings, and therefore / 

 guarantee them to grow in your garden. I am 

 called "The Eastern Dahlia King" because 

 of the extent of my Dahlia business — 

 4,000,000 plants, and over 1,000 varieties. 



Every garden owner should 

 grow Dahlias. For late flowers 

 nothing is so satisfactory or so 

 beautiful. Beginning in August 

 and lasting through the long 



autumn when other flowers are The Ea8tern Dahlia King 



past their prime, the Dahlia is a 



continual source of pleasure. By following my simple 

 directions you can grow them easily, and you will be sur- 

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SPECIAL OFFERS— My own selections— 18 superb, large- 

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 12 fine Pompon Dahlias, all different, $1, postpaid 

 18 superb Decorative Dahlias, all different, $3, postpaid 

 18 superb Cactus Dahlias, all different, $3, postpaid 

 Don't fail to send for my illustrated Dahlia Book, containing cultural 

 information gathered from years of experience, and full and truthful 

 descriptions of hundreds of leading varieties of all kinds — Cactus, Decora- 

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J. K. ALEXANDER, East Bridgewater,Mass. 



Are Your 



Trees and 



Garden Safe 



against attacks of 

 insects? The elm- 

 tree beetle will soon 

 begin its destructive work. It must be 

 W controlled along with potato bugs, cabbage 

 r worms, and scores of insects which rum your 

 trees and vegetables. The surest way is to 

 spray thoroughly with 



ELECTRO Arsenate of Lead 



(in Powdered Form) 



Use it as a dust or spray. It mixes instantly with water and 



sticks to the foliage, remaining effective for months 



cannot wash it off. . ., , 



Electro Arsenate of Lead is the strongest insecticide made. 

 1 lb. equals 2 lbs. of any other make because it contains 

 more arsenic -the active killing agent Yet it is harmless 

 to the tenderest foliage because less than y 2 ot l /«, or 

 the arsenic will dissolve in water. 



Electro is most economical, because not only is 

 less material needed, but being dry instead of in 

 paste form, you have no water to pay for. 

 will not weaken it. 



Send for valuable folders on Electro Ar- 

 senate of Lead and Electro Lime-Sulphur 

 Solution (certain death to San Jose Scale 

 and the best fungicide for summer). 



// your dealer cannot supply, write for ^ 

 prices and name of nearest dealer who can. 



The Vreeland Chemical Co 



Dept. C, 50 Church St., New York 



Rains 



