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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



June, 19 11 



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IMPORT 

 ORDERS 

 OF FALL 

 BULBS 



sent to us from now on to 



JULY 1st ONLY 



Send us your name and 

 we will mail you a list of 

 bulbs on which you can fill 

 out your wants. This list 

 will be returned giving you 

 prices for Bulbs — delivery- 

 included. 

 No payment required 

 until Bulbs are in your hands and examined. 

 By sending early orders you secure 

 moderate prices and very best quality of 

 first choice. 



(References required from unknown cor- 

 respondents.) 



A short list showing difference in prices 

 (delivery paid.) 



Import After July ist 



ioo 1,000 ioo 1,000 



Narcissus DbleVan Sion 



Large Bulbs $2.00 $17.00 $2.75 $20.00 



Narcissus Poeticus 65 5.75 .80 7.00 



Narcissus Sir Watkin, 



Gem of Narcissi ... . 2.50 22.00 3.00 27.50 



Tulips, Cottage or May 



flowering 1.60 14.00 2.00 16.00 



Tulips, Finest named 



Darwins 2.25 20.00 3.00 25.00 



Mixed Darwins 1.50 12.00 2.00 15.00 



Tulips, Rainbow Mix- 

 ture, all colors. . .. 1.00 8.00 1.25 10.00 



Single Hyacinths, Rain- 

 bow Mixture, all 

 colors 3.50 30.00 4.50 40.00 



Crocus, all colors 60 5.00 .75 6.00 



Our complete Fall 191 1 catalogue, 33rd 

 Season, will be ready July 15th. Send in 

 your name now if not on our mailing list. 



Japan Bamboo Stakes 



Strong, durable, do not decay like the 

 Southern cane or wooden stakes. 



Suitable for Roses, Gladioli, Lilies, 



Chrysanthemums, Pot and 



Herbaceous Plants, etc. 



100 250 500 1,000 



Green colored, 2 ft $ .75 $i-75 $3-25 $ 6.00 



Green colored, 3 ft. .. . 1.50 3.00 5.50 10.00 

 Natural colors, 6 ft. .. . 1.00 2.00 3.50 6.00 



For Dahlias, Polebeans, Tomatoes, Big 

 Shrubs, Young Trees and anywhere Strong 

 Support is needed 



We Offer Extra Strong Bamboo 



Dozen 100 

 6 ft. long, % — 1 inch diameter . .$1.00 $7.00 

 8ft. long, % — 1 inch diameter . . 1.25 8.00 



Address H. H. BERGER & CO. 



Department 26 70 Warren St., N. Y. 



space well paved. About the time I finished 

 college a friend offered me the use of a vacant 

 lot next his suburban home, an offer I quickly 

 accepted, for though it could never be a real garden 

 I could grow things on it, in particular a collection 

 of the German iris of which I was very fond. 



No one but the collector can know the joy I 

 got out of carefully selecting the first three dozen 

 varieties, or the virtue I felt in cutting out those 

 I couldn't afford. Finally ^they came from their 

 respective nurseries and were planted by moon- 

 light, not for luck but because I was very busy 

 and that suburban lot was far from home. After 

 that was done I made a card for each variety giving 

 its name, description, source, and plenty of room 

 to indicate its worth and its likeness to other 

 kinds. Then I waited for spring and, in spite of 

 the oldest inhabitant, I will always believe that 

 was the longest winter we ever had, but at last 

 it came and by June most of those irises were in 

 bloom and receiving as much attention as the 

 prettiest girl in that community. In August 

 I added a few new ones and then something hap- 

 pened — a man who called himself my friend 

 gave me a catalogue with over a hundred varieties 

 of iris I had seen and could never pay for without 

 stealing. That I remained honest is largely due 

 to the first plants I bought, for by their increase 

 I paid for all additions to my collection from that 

 time. They were now fine large clumps, and the 

 fine show they made growing on that vacant lot 

 and as cut flowers in the homes of my friends 

 brought me so many inquiries as to where they 

 might be obtained that some other advertising 

 I had planned proved unnecessary. I now learned 

 for the first time that many flower-lovers, mostly 

 women, never look at a nursery catalogue but 

 will readily give orders from flowering specimens, 

 especially if directions for planting and future 

 care are promised. 



I soon found the most satisfactory way was 

 to accept no order for less than a dozen plants 

 (price two dollars), varieties to be of my choosing, 

 but to include any specially asked for. In late 

 August I took up the clumps, separated them into 

 single roots, labelled the varieties, made up my 

 orders and delivered them myself in a suit case. 

 This often enabled me to suggest the most suitable 

 place for planting, but in every case I enclosed 

 with each lot the following typewritten instruc- 

 tions: "Plant these irises at least eighteen inches 

 apart to allow room for growth, and do not bury 

 the thick, fleshy rhizome, but only cover it with 

 sufficient soil to nearly hide it. Preference should 

 be given to a light soil, but any fair garden loam 

 will do. Richness is not necessary, but if manure 

 is used, let it be well below the roots as with bulbs, 

 never in contact with the rhizomes. Unlike the 

 Japanese iris these are not water-loving plants 

 but prefer rather dry, raised beds in a sunny 

 position; they even enjoy a good roasting in mid- 

 summer. Transplant only when crowded or to 

 increase your stock, and this is best done about 

 the middle of August as the new growth beginning 

 at that time will enable them to get established 

 by winter. Leaves are the best winter covering. 

 If your iris are ever attacked by the bacterial 

 disease which causes the stems to rot off, remember 

 that a few days of sunshine will stop this, but if 

 badly damaged the best thing to do is to take off 

 the young outer growths and start a new bed." 



I append a list of the dozen varieties most 

 often selected, and I cannot recommend a better 

 lot for the beginner as all are quite distinct kinds, 

 good growers, free bloomers, and together they 

 cover a wide range of color. This list does not 

 include the glorious pale blue Pallida Dalmatica, 

 the royal purple Asiatica or the dainty blue and 

 white Victorine as these increase rather more 

 slowly. Germanica, blue and purple, early and 

 vigorous; atropurpurea (Kochii), dark reddish 

 purple, early; Florentina, almost white, early; 

 Flavescens, pale, creamy yellow; Celeste, a sky- 

 blue pallida variety; Queen of May, beautiful 

 lilac pink; Jacquiniana, Queen of the Gypsies or 

 Dr. Bernice, similar varieties in copper and maroon 

 Madame Chereau, white, frilled with blue 

 Gracchus, yellow with purple, white-veined falls 

 Darius, pale yellow with lilac falls; Mrs. H. 

 Darwin, dwarf white slightly veined violet; Hanni- 

 bal, lavender with purple falls. 



Canada. S. B. M. 



BULBS THAT 

 BLOOM 



Gladiolus 

 Gift Boxes 



Fifty cents, post- 

 paid, containing 

 12 bulbs. $1.00, 

 postpaid, contain- 

 ing 25 bulbs. All choice varie- 

 ties and first class bulbs. 



It is not too late to plant Gladiolus. 

 Splendid flowers can be grown by 

 planting now, and nothing is better 

 for 'filling in bare spots in the herba- 

 ceous border or other part of the 

 garden. 



For special offers of Gladiolus, see 

 back cover of April Garden Magazine 



B. Hammond Tracy, Cedar Acres, Wenham, Mass. 



PAIM^Y QFFn Sown this month produces blooming 

 1 AllOl OCiEiLr plants in September and October. 

 Vick's Giant Superb — Flowers mammoth; colors strikingly brilliant; 

 the very tip-top Pansy mixture. Packet 50 cents; % oun.ce $1.25 

 Vick's Masterpiece Mixture. Our 1911 selection from European 

 gardens. Second only to Vick's Superb; white to black, rose to crimson. 

 Packets 30 cents; % ounce $1 00, Pictured in natural colors on cover of 



VICK'S GARDEN AND FLORAL GUIDE 



the book of truth about Vick's Quality Seed ;. We want to send you a free 



copy. Send your name and address to-day. 



JAMES VICK'S SONS, 863 Main Street, Rochester, N. Y. 



We Grow Peonies 

 — Nothing Else 



May we tell you about it? 



MOHICAN PEONY GARDENS 



Box 300, SINKING SPRING, PA. 



A Mess M..«U~^.«.»»»« at all seasons 



offresb IVIUSltrOOmS Growing in your Cellar 



A(\ rTfi ' n P° sta S e stamps together with the name of your 

 &|v Cl>. dealer will bring- you. postpaid, direct from the 

 manufacturer, a fresh sample brick of 



Lamberts Pure Culture MUSHROOM SPAWN 



the best high-grade spawn in th. market, together with large illustrated book 

 on >1 ushroom Culture, containing simple and practical methods of raising, 

 preserving and cooking mushrooms. Not more than one sample brick will 

 be sent to the same party. Further orders must come through your dealer. 



Address: American Spawn Co., Dept, 2, St. Paul, Minn. 



" BONORA" 



will mature your plants three weeks earlier. No discovery 

 ever made is so important to growers of flowers, vegetables, 



shrubbery, rose-bushes, vines and 



lawns. 



"BONORA"produces a magi- 

 f cal growth. Vegetable growers de- 

 velop nearly everything raised in the 

 garden to abnormal size, and do it 

 in 1 days to three weeks less time. 



Flowers are made to bloom so 

 profusely and to grow to such sizes 

 as to be taken for new varieties. 



" BONORA" is used by the 

 leading horticulturists and vegetable 

 growers throughout the country. It 

 will make your lawns look like 

 velvet. Order direct or from your 

 dealer. Put up in dry form in all 

 size packages : — 



28 gallons, postpaid .65 



140 " $ 2.50 



280 " 4.75 



1400 " 22.50 



2800 " 35.00 



BONORA CHEMICAL CO. 



488-492 Broadway, corner Broome Street, New York 



