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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



Increase the Yield 

 of Your Garden 



bv using the IGOE TOMATO AND PLANT 

 SUPPORTS. They will mean a more abundant 

 crop of Tomatoes of superior quality, and more 

 beautv and success of your heavily flowered plants, 

 such as Peonies, Dahlias, Golden Glow, Chrysan- 

 themums, etc. 



REP A YS 

 THE COST 

 MANY 

 TIMES 

 OVER 

 IN A SINGLE 

 SEASON 



PRICES : 



_=, Per dozen $ 1.75 



^P^=- Per 100 J 2.50 yj§ 



THE IGOE CARNATION SUPPORTS 



are equally important for the success of your 

 Carnations. 



FOR YOUR ROSES: The Igoe Rose 

 Stakes, made of galvanized wire, take the place 

 of the old-fashioned insect-harboring, decaying, 

 wooden supports. They are neat, strong, and 

 will not rust. Made in all sizes (and prices), 

 looped and straight. 



You also need some Tying Wire which does 

 not rot nor untie. 



WRITE FOR PRICES 



IGOE BROTHERS 



228 North 9th Street Brooklyn, N. Y. 



The True Rhododendron 

 Catawbiense of the 

 Carolina Mountains 



Hardy 



Quebec 



The Hardiest Rhododendron Knoivn 



A carload of fine clumps, 1 to 4 feet in height, is 

 on the way to my Salem Nursery, so shipment 

 can be made quickly. May I describe these 

 specimen plants to you? Can be shipped 

 till June 1st with perfect safety. 



HARLAN P. KELSEY, 6 Beacon St., BOSTON, MASS. 



Owner Highlands Nursery, 3,800 feet elevation in the 

 Carolina Mountains, and Salem Nursery, Salem, Mass. 



this season. Where the presence of mice is 

 expected bur)' the shoots in earth. By piling 

 the earth in a hill around the base of the 

 roses you would ensure protection from both 

 frost and mice. Mice are most troublesome 

 to the gardener during a severe winter, when 

 the combination of warm covering and succu- 

 lent food offered by the protected flower bed 

 is unusually welcome. 



MAKING A HEMLOCK HEDGE 



Q. What is the way to treat a young hem- 

 lock hedge to form a windbreak about seven 

 feet high. T. E. Watt. 



A. Begin by planting well-grown nursery 

 stock, three to four feet high, and set about 

 eighteen inches apart. The leader should 

 be cut out immediately after planting and the 

 new leaders which develop should be short- 

 ened each year, until the hedge has attained 

 the desired height. After the first year trim 

 the side shoots in order to keep the hedge 

 thick. After the hedge has reached the 

 desired height and width an annual trim- 

 ming is all that is necessary. The best time 

 to prune is in June. 



Swiss Chard an Excellent Vege- 

 table Worth Canning 



"""THE Swiss chard which we planted for 

 J- the first time last summer grew so very 

 rapidly that, unless we had made it our staple 

 article of diet, we could never have kept the 

 growth down where it belonged. As we 

 didn't care to have it at every 'meal, we 

 thought of canning some for winter use. So 

 after a day or two of warm rain, when the 

 outer leaves of the chard were as large as 

 palm-leaf fans and as glossy as though var- 

 nished, I would pick all there were, and, after 

 washing them carefully (an easy undertaking 

 when compared with dandelions and spinach), 

 boil them as I would for serving — about 

 thirty minutes. Then I filled glass jars with 

 the cooked chard with a little of the water, 

 sterilizing the jars as for any preserving, 

 sealed them and set them away for twenty- 

 four hours. The next day I sterilized the 

 sealed jars and yet a second and a third time 

 were they put in a steamer and subjected to 

 a thorough steaming — twenty-four hours 

 intervening between the baths. 



Perhaps so much sterilizing was unneces- 

 sary, but I wished to be certain that nothing 

 should spoil my experiment which was meet- 

 ing with a little good-natured family ridicule. 



But seeing is believing, and the proof of the 

 canned chard came the first day I opened a 

 jar to serve with boiled ham. 



Massachusetts. B. W. B. 



UNUSUAL HANGINGS 



FOR COUNTRY HOMES 



Made of plain, heavy materials, 

 with a woven border of beads, the 

 Riverside Curtains are distinctive 

 and unusual. They are also much 

 less expensive than most hand- 

 made hangings. Sena for infor- 

 mation, designs and color schemes 



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Operates under iS in. to 50 ft. fall. 



Elevates water 30 ft. for every foot fall. 

 Over 4,500 plants now in operation. 

 Plants installed under guarantee. 

 So% efficiency developed. 

 Absolutely automatic. 



Runs continuously. 



POWER SPECIALTY CO. 



Liberty and Greenwich Sts., New York 



Honey Bees 



Should be in or near 

 every garden, if the 

 best results are 

 secured. Insects are necessary for the fertilization 

 of blossoms, and bees do the best work. They also 

 give from 30 to 50 pounds of honey per colony. I 

 have furnished bees for thousands of gardens and 

 you probably need some. A booklet on managing 

 bees, ten cents. Catalog free. 



I, J. STRINGHAM, 105 Park Place, N. Y. 



APIARIES, GLEN COVE, L. I. 



BRIDGEMAN'S Y lXL^ m SEEDS 



Garden Tools. Catalogue Free. 

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37 East 19th Street, New York City 



Arlington Tested Seeds 



v ?E?DS77 0ur 10o;; catal °sue tells all about them. IT'S I KEI 



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Buy FIRST PREMIUM VIOLETS 



Ready to set in garden at any time. All healthy plants. 

 Our violets took the First Premium at the World's 

 Fair Flower Show, St. Louis, Joliet, 111., and at 

 Chicago World's Fair. Price per dozen, shipped at 

 your cost, 50c. Special prices in large quantities. 



ELI CROSS, Florist, 115 Ashland Ave., Grand Rapids, Mich. 



