THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



I A Paper Proposal I 



SJH is a story of a summer love match, ,&' 



twell told and beautifully illustrated, ffl 

 :V The small picture above only sug- igj 

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 m fiction the story is well worth writ-jgj 



fing for. It is contained in a hand- Bi 

 >jP somely bound book of 128 pages. |£ 

 |'>] a portion of which is devoted to .; 

 the attractive mountain and lake » 



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resorts along the Lackawanna Rail- \l 

 road. It is a book you will like to ■■%■ 

 fM see. It may be had by sending 10 > 

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 M LEE, G. P. A., Lackawanna Railroad, ft 

 ■ft , 26 Exchange Place, New York. § 



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ULUnt Department 



A special low rate is made in this department for 

 the convenience of readers to advertise for a 

 gardener, or for gardeners to offer their services. 



Gardeners' Register 



High-class men, with good records, can be 

 obtained at VAUQHAN'S SEED STORE, 

 14 Barclay Street, New York City. No fee. 



Competent Gardeners 



The comforts and products of a country home are increased by 

 employing a competent gardener; if you want to engage one, 

 write to us. Please give particulars regarding place and say 

 whether married or single man is wanted. We have been supplying 

 them for years to the best people everywhere. No fee asked. 

 PETER HENDERSON & CO.. Seedsmen and Florists, 35 and ;; 

 Cortlandt Street, New York City. 



WATER FROM A COPPER ROOF IS SAFE 



Q. Is it safe to use the rainwater collected 

 from a copper roof and leaders for watering 

 flowers and vegetables in the garden ? 



New York. G. R. M. 



A. Under all ordinary conditions it would 

 be quite safe. There could be only a very 

 small quantity of copper in the water collected 

 from a copper roof, and this would be almost 

 immediately fixed by lime in the soil and 

 become practically insoluble. Yet the same 

 quantity might be sufficient to prevent the 

 growth of pond scum in the water itself. 

 There would be very little copper present in 

 the collections from a roof not badly cor- 

 roded, and most from such a roof when the 

 rain followed a long, dry period. 



GROWING SPECIMEN EVERGREENS 



Q. How are evergreens (pines, spruces, 

 retinisporas, etc.) managed to form good 

 dense specimens? P. M. 



A. All evergreen trees for fine specimens 

 should be planted where they are not shaded 

 by other trees. No special treatment is 

 requisite other than a good sandy loam. 



BIG DAMAGE DONE BY MICE 



Q. The mice have eaten my roses under 

 cover. Following the practice for the last 

 five years, I pegged down my roses late in the 

 fall, covered them carefully with dry oak 

 leaves to a depth of about two feet and topped 

 the beds with pine boughs, practically as de- 

 scribed by Dr. Huey in his excellent article on 

 roses in the March number of Country Lije in 

 A merica, and let me say that in spite of the very 

 severe winters recently experienced, I have 

 never lost a rose from winter killing. Imag- 

 ine my dismay on uncovering the beds this 

 spring (March 27th), to discover that every 

 rose on the place was killed to the ground by 

 field mice. Not a single bush escaped. Of 

 several hundred double Russian violets, 

 pansies and Phlox subiilata in near-by beds 

 protected with a similar, though lighter cover- 

 ing, not a vestige remained. How can I 

 avoid a repetition of such disaster another 

 year? 



Massachusetts. P. M. 



A . They must be fought just like moles by 

 sinking a board or mosquito wire netting 

 around the edge of the beds. Poisoned grain 

 scattered about the bed will kill any mice that 

 get around the boards or wire. We believe 

 that your roses are not killed, only very 

 severely pruned, and will make good growth 



BEES 



THERE'S 

 MONEY IN RAISING BEES 



if you go into the business right, 

 whether on a large or a small 

 scale. Suburbanites are finding 

 their culture as profitable as it is 

 pleasantly interesting. 



We are bee headquarters and 

 can supply you with a full 

 "colony" and hives to put them 

 in, or you can collect your own 

 " colony " with one of our 

 "Queens." Bee supplies of all 

 kinds at right prices. 



JOHNSON & STOKES 



SEEDS1LEN 



217-219 MARKET STREET 

 PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Iftennel Department 



Under this heading will appear each month announcements 

 of reliable Dog breeders 



CAIRNSflUIR 

 FOX TERRIERS 



Major G. M. Caknochan 

 RIVERDAI.E-ON-HUDSON. NEW 

 YORK CITY. ofcrs nine Fox-terrier 

 hitch puppies about eleven weeks old. 

 Price, $io apiece. All are eligible for 

 registration. Full pedigrees. Send 

 cheque with order. Grown dogs and 

 puppies for sale at all times. Welsh 

 terriers also for sale. 



Airedale Terriers Are Terrors 



to rats, cats, vermin, tramps, burglars and automobile thieves. 



Best breed of dogs for farm, ranch, home, country residence, in 

 the hunting field, or as an affectionate and lovable companion 

 for young or old. 



FOR SALE. — Four (4) Litters of magnificent puppies, and two 

 (2) tried and proven prize-pedigreed Brood Bitches that will prove 

 profitable investments to would-be breeders. Booklet for stamp. 

 HELLO KENNELS, Box SH, 119 Nassau St., NEW YORK 



Presto Kennels 



The Home of famous Boston 

 terriers. Young, housebroken and 

 sporty Boston terriers generally on 

 hand. Registered stock a specialty. 

 Send twelve cents in stamps for 

 finest booklet ever produced on 

 Boston Terriers. Address 



JAMES A. 



Dept. F, 02 Stale St., 



DAVIS 

 Huston 



DALMATIANS (Coach Dogs) 

 AT S TUD AND FOR SALE 



We have constantly on hand 

 puppies and grown stock, thor- 

 oughly broken to run under 

 carriages, and which can win 

 in the show-ring also, for sale at 

 reasonable prices. 

 J. SERGEANT PRICE. Jr. 



CHESTNUT HILL 



lLADELI'HIA 



Dachshundc 



I have always on hand 

 extra fine black and 

 tan, red and brown 

 Dachshunde of the 

 best imported stock. 



Dr. CARL 0. FOLKENS, 639 Superior St., Cleveland, Ohio 



Hii * h Class Boston Terrier Puppies 



from pedigreed stock; also booking orders for Airedale Terrier 

 Puppies, best strain, all at reasonable prices. 



William Wallace, P. O. Box 285, Waterbury, Conn. 



