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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



AT FIRST HANDS 



GARDEN CHEMICALS 



Copper Sulphate (Blue Vitriol) for the Bor- 

 deaux Solution, Sulphur, Brimstone, Nitrate 

 of Soda, Sulphate of Ammonia, Phosphoric 

 Acid, Grafting Wax, Dry Bordeaux Mixture, 

 Paris Green, and Special Preparations for 

 the San Jose Scale, etc., etc. 

 Buyers will find a very considerable saving 

 in our prices as compared with those quoted 

 by jobbers. 



THE CHARLES E. SHOLES COMPANY 



164 Front Street, New York 



Also proprietors of the INDUSTRIAL LABORATORIES 



(Dr. I. E. Teeple. Director) 



THE ANDREWS 

 LA W N VASES 



made with an interna! 

 oir perforated on the 

 top. The earth is filled in. 

 covering- the convex reservoir to 

 the bottom of the bowl. The 

 water is tilled in throug-h the filling- 

 tube, which is afterward corked air 

 tight. The water passes out under 

 the lower edges of the reservoir and 

 comes in contact and moistens the 

 earth all around the outside first, then 

 by capillary attraction works toward 

 ih'e center, keeping all the earth 

 moist all the time. 



As the water is drawn from the 

 reservoir a vacuum is created which 

 draws the air down through the soil, 

 keeping it loose and fresh. The 

 constant circulation of air through 

 the soil, together with a constant 

 supply of water at the roots, pro- 

 motes a strong and vigorous growth 

 of plants. Under patent in the U.S. 

 and Canada. 



Send for Descriptive Circulars 



J. K. ANDREWS, - - ELGIN, ILL. 



Shrubs, Roses, Evergreens, Hardy 

 Plants awarded Gold Medal at St. Louis. 

 Largest and best varieties in America. 

 Handsome Descriptive Catalog FREE. Address 



TREES 



ELLWAXGER <t BARRY, I>r 



■ 104J AC. Rochester, N.T. 



ORCHIDS 



Largest importers and growers of 



Orchids in the United States. 



LAGER & HU RRELL, 



Orchid Growers and Importers. SUMMIT, N. J. 



mutilate a plant, but there is some chance j 

 of saving its life. Cutworms slay outright. ! 

 It might appear that the can would confine 

 the roots so that they could not obtain enough 

 nourishment; on the contrary, they grow 

 deep and spread out below the can, which 

 also protects them from drought. These 

 cans can be used over again, year after year, 

 if they are stored away after their spring 

 usefulness is ended. Each bottomless can 

 has a little fine gravel or sand put in below 

 it. Powdered charcoal (or the pieces of 

 charcoal that can be puchased from any 

 plumber or tinsmith, and which are easily 

 crushed fine enough with a hammer or 

 hatchet) is the very best thing in the world to 

 add to the drainage layer at the bottom of a 

 pot, can or other receptacle designed to hold 

 the roots of a plant. It will keep the earth 

 sweet and loose. The tin is then filled with 

 finely screened, rich loam in which the seeds 

 are planted. Several seeds are put in each 

 can, and the stockiest seedling retained. 



PAPER FLOWER POTS 



Flower pots can of course be used, but 

 they are more expensive than the cans, 

 which are generally thrown away as a perfect 

 nuisance. Paper flower pots are decidedly 

 good for this purpose. They are made of a 

 brown, practically water-proof cardboard, 

 cleverly cut and folded in such a way that 

 they may be easily and quickly opened at 

 side and bottom. When the seedling is 

 grown and ready for the garden, the pot is 

 unfolded, the plant released, and the earth, 

 if moist, will retain its shape. These paper 

 pots can be purchased from dealers, in sample 

 lots of one dozen, or in cases of 1,000. They 

 cost from ten to sixty cents a dozen, the sizes 

 ranging from two and one-quarter inches to 

 six inches. 



OTHER CHEAP DEVICES 



Berry baskets are good nurseries for seed- 

 lings, especially the small, square or oblong 

 ones with flaring tops, used for strawberries 

 and raspberries. The spaces between the 

 strips allow good drainage. The baskets, 

 when filled with earth, should be set in a 

 shallow box, so that any rootlets which come 

 through the openings may not be injured. 



If you wish to limit expenses as much as 

 possible, there is another receptacle that 

 comes to almost every house and is as 

 promptly thrown away, when emptied of its 

 contents, as the berry baskets are. I mean 

 charlotte-russe cases. The bottom can easily 

 be pressed out, and there is left a pasteboard 

 cylinder, as good as a tin can, though 

 smaller. 



Roofing felt could be made to answer the 

 same purpose, and it has this advantage, the 

 cylinders can be made any size desired. A 

 strip of this material, five by ten inches, 

 rolled around and overlapped one inch, tied 

 with heavy string or wire, makes a good 

 size for tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, etc. 

 The old-fashioned way of using up old news- 

 papers in the transplanting of cabbages is 

 not to be forgotten. The plant is wrapped 

 in a piece of paper slightly shorter than 

 .itself at each end. This protects the plant 

 at the collar and upsets the plans of the 

 cut worm. 



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BRIDGEMAN'S 



HIGH GRADE 



VEGETABLE, FARM 

 and FLOWER SEEDS 



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 HORTICULTURAL BOOKS 



Descriptive illustrated catalogue 

 mailed free on application 



BRIDGEMAN'S SEED WAREHOUSE, 



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"Now is the time to plant Flowerlo 

 please you as they have many others, 

 per pkt., 5 cts; per oz., 15 cts.; per % lb. 



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 THE GARDEN? 

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The Flowers 



I grow in quantity 

 here in cold New 

 England are the 

 best hardy garden 

 sorts, the old reli- 

 able kinds that everybody wants for the border or 

 shady corner. Also the best hardy Ferns and Wild 

 Flowers of New England suitable for cultivation. 

 Illustrated catalogue sent on request. 



EDW. GILLETT, Southwick, Mass. 



MAULE'S SEEDS LEAD ALL 



Illustrated Catalogue free 



W3H. HENRY 3IAULE 



1711 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



THE BROCKTON DAHLIA FARM 



Was frozen up last year, but is thawed 

 out this year, and is ready for business, 

 with the finest collection of Dahlias in 

 the United States. Send for Catalogue. 



W. P. LOTHROP, East Bridgewater, Mass. 



