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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



<£rape l^tnes 



NO garden is complete without a sufficient number 

 of grape vines to supply an abundance of this 

 delicious fruit. For nearly 40 years we have been 

 furnishing high-grade vines for this purpose. 



Q We will send ten large vines of the best table varieties, including 

 three red, three white and four black, for Si. 00 delivered free. Send 

 for our elegant Illustrated Descriptive Catalogue and Price-list. 



T. S. HUBBARD CO. 



Grape Vine Specialists 



Fredonia, N. Y. 



Reservoir 



Vases 



AND 



Lawn Settees 



Manufactured by 



Mcdonald 



"DD^C COLUMBUS, 



JDIvvJo., OHIO 



The largest manufacturers of 

 these goods in America. Send 

 for catalogue. 



Are You Late 

 About Planting? 



Late planting should be done with northern 

 stock which has not advanced too far in growth. 

 Plants from Vermont don't start so early as 

 those from farther sonth and may be set with 

 success after, the more southern dealers have 

 finished shipping. My new catalogue offers 

 about a thousand kinds of hardy ornamentals in 

 plants, bulbs, trees, shrubs, vines and seeds, 

 which have been tested for cold climates. These 

 can be set as late as any in the U. S. from the 

 open ground. Prices are low for the quality of 

 stock. Catalogue free to those who pay the 

 postage — a 2c. stamp. 



FRED'K H. HORSFORD, Charlotte. Vt. 



stems. An old carpet is thrown over the top 

 to cover the ventilating holes. Those at the 

 other end are, of course, stopped up by the 

 cellar floor. We then fasten the lid and 

 leave it to smoke. This method gives the 

 plants a thorough smoking without letting 

 enough escape to be annoying upstairs. 



TO KEEP DUTCH BULBS COOL 



After being used for this purpose, it is about 

 time to prepare the box for potted bulbs. 

 For this use it is put in a cool, partially dark 

 cellar. The box provides added darkness 

 for the root-growth of the bulbs. The holes 

 permit of the ventilation necessary to prevent 

 mold from forming. 



ITS USES IN WINTER 



When our last pot of bulbs is filled with 

 roots and has been taken upstairs, the box is 

 useful for storing in a dry frost-proof place 

 summer bulbs (dahlias, cannas and gladiolus) 

 which have been dug at the time of frost and 

 have since been drying. 



By the time the summer bulbs are taken 

 out to look over for spring planting, the win- 

 ter blooming bulbs have ripened their foliage 

 and are ready to set in the box until fall. 

 The ventilating mouse-proof holes are an 

 advantage for all these purposes. 



We made two of these boxes in the days 

 when we raised more winter-blooming bulbs, 

 and the extra box is very useful in the sum- 

 mer for keeping all sorts of little garden 

 implements which are easily scattered. 



New York. Ida M. Angell. 



Home-Made Devices for Trans- 

 planting Vegetables and Flowers 



HPHERE are innumerable receptacles 

 -*- which can be used for starting seed- 

 lings, and no doubt several will suggest them- 

 selves to you. To me, one of the chief 

 charms of gardening is the fact that there is 

 always something new or different for each 

 year and for each season, as well as for each 

 operation. 



THE USEFUL TIN CAN 



Probably the tin can is the most popular 

 transplanting device. If set on the stove 

 until the solder melts and the seams open, 

 the bottom can be removed and the sides 

 held in shape by a piece of wire twisted 

 around the middle. A board or a trayful 

 of these is carried into the garden at planting 

 time and each is slid off into the hole pre- 

 pared to receive the plant. A knife is then 

 run round the inside of the can, and the tin 

 is lifted upward, leaving the soil and roots 

 free. The can may be left in the hole with 

 the plant, in which case the wire should not 

 be loosened, but the can should be drawn 

 up until the top of it is about two inches 

 above the soil. This forms an absolute pro- 

 tection against cut-worms, and is specially 

 valuable in new soil, or sod land when first 

 under cultivation. If you raise tomatoes 

 in cans, I would certainly advise this method 

 of transplanting, for it is the most annoying 

 thing in the world to have an entire plant cut 

 off just at the top of the root. Other insects 



hen you buy 

 and brand. 

 I.ORISTS make a bir; mistake in buying 

 ordinary hose for green-house use, when for 

 me same cost they can buy 

 Unll-Froe Brand Senmlcsa Tube Hose 

 which is made with an extra heavy wall and 

 lly designed to wuhstand short turns without kinking. Where 

 a large volume of water is required and must be conveyed a great 

 number of feet, we recommend 3( in. four ply. For short distances 

 and through aisles there is nothing better than y, in. three ply. 

 SPECIAI OFFFR- T " " i,leiv 'K-tril.fit,.- Bull-Frog Brand 

 ,, lnL Wl ' "-*• Seamless Tube Hose we will, if your 

 dealer does not handle it, ship you upon receipt of price, on 80 

 DAYS' FREE TRIAL so feet' of 3 4 in. four ply with brass coup- 

 lings rorfg.oo.or 50 feet of '4 in. three ply for 57.00, express prepaid east 

 ■ e .,.,,^ s i ppi,1nd n ""' 1 ef 'he Tennessee line, equalized beyond. 

 SAMPLES FREE, section^ Jlo tl-Fr.-fr Brand Senml„ps Tube Hcse nn.l seoiwn 

 rt old ttjlo larpei tube that rnu may eee at a glanre the advantages Bull-Prop 

 Brand offers. Dealers should write and get benefit of „ur advertising. 

 The Tolorln Rubber Company, 417 Summit St., Toledo, 0. 



/ (Bu*- Srt/v- c5n£wh. C^-To-l, 



Regular mist 40 feet radius. 



No shutting off water to change position. 



Hold in your hands and spray delicate flowers. 



Will not puddle if left running all day. 



Cannot get out of repair. 



If it don't suit, money back and you keep spray. 



BEST EVER SPRAY CO., 



CHESTER, N. Y. 



First-Class Lawn Roller for $7 



The Little Giant Lawn Roller is almost 

 a necessity for the lawns and tennis courts 

 of a country home. 



Weight, 175 pounds; Length, 20 inches; 



Diameter, 20 inches. 



It is all iron, rust proof 

 and indestructible, painted |f 

 inside and outside. Runs 

 easily — can be used by 

 boy or woman. Shipped 

 promptly on receipt of 

 $7.00. 



PATTEN & STAFFORD CO., Canastota, N. Y. 



atop 

 Plants 



©ID jFasirioneO 

 jFlotocr 6arDcns 



including Phloxes, Bell-FIowers, Larkspurs, Poppies, Peonies, 

 Iris, Garden Pinks, Day Lilies, etc. Also fine collection of 

 novelties. Catalogue on application. 



FREDERIC J. REA Norwood, Mass. 



We 

 Have 



100 Varieties of Ever-Blooming 



RorfnniQC 0urNew Catalogue tells all about them. We have 

 Dt!iUIUa> many other Rare and Interesting Plants. Seeds, 

 *-^ Bulbs and Succulents. SPECIAL Offer : For $1.00 



we will send 20 Varieties of Cactus and Succulents Postpaid. For 25 cts. 

 One Packet each of Mrs. Shepherd's Ever-Blooming BEGONIAS. Grand 

 GERANIUMS and Charming " FAIRY FRILLS " PETUNIAS. Send 

 10 cts. for Catalogue, which amount will be added to first order. 



THEODOSIA B. SHEPHERD COMPANY 



Ventura-by-the-Sea, California 



