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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



February, 1910 



February Talk 7&EL 



YOU will be planning for your Gardens these long 

 winter evenings : You wish it to be glowing with 

 color, redolent with fragrance from earliest spring to 

 late frosts. 



May we give you a few hints HOW to attain this end ? 



Sow the following list of seeds for EARLIEST bloom 



NOW, in shallow boxes in the house. See that the 



boxes are WELL drained and the soil finely pulverized. 



Antirrhinum (Snap Dragon), 

 whole, velvety flowers, borne 

 on rich spikes, glow in all 

 colors of scarlet, rose, yel- 

 low, pure white, maroon. 



Ageratum (Floss flower), soft 

 lilac or white. 



Alyssum, sweet scented, a 

 mass of snowy whiteness. 



Lobelia, clumps of tender 

 azure or deep blue. 



Petunias, single GIANTS or 

 double ruffled. 



Ipomea BONA NOX, the 



enchanting MOON FLOWER 

 of starry nights. 

 Pansies (BABY FACES), in 



any and all colors of your 



choice. 

 Salvia, burning scarlet 



bushes. 

 Stocks, deliciously fragrant, 



in white, rose, violet, purple, 



red. 

 Zinnias, gorgeous double 



flowers. 



Your choice of color or flower, any large packet 10c, the 10 for 75c. 

 Your choice of color or flower, any small packet 5c, the 10 for 40c. 



AMARYLLIS are the Aristo- 

 crats of all Bulbous Plants 



To succeed in flowering these is often considered 

 difficult. By potting the bulbs NOW, when thoroughly 

 dormant, and keeping them in a moderately warm room 

 on a sunny window-sill, the foliage will soon develop, 

 followed by the GRAND umbels of immense flowers. 



We offer a FEW of the GRANDEST specimens 

 of this family : po E s ^ id 



Amaryllis Regina, brights2lmon, with largewhite throat 20c. 

 Amaryllis Halli L. Squamiguera, large umbels of 



beautiful ROSE (see picture) 40c. 



Amaryllis Fonnosissima, deep shiny scarlet . 10c. 



Amaryllis Ismene Calathina (white amaryllis flower) 20c. 

 Amaryllis RARE VITTATA, Hybrid Specimen. Bur- 

 bank's Hybrids ....... 50c. 



A maryllis bulbs we send areJLARGE, flowering first season 

 The Five Bulbs, Postpaid, for $1.25 



OUR NEW 1910 Spring Catalogue, containing FULL list 

 of BULBS, seeds and plants for Spring planting, ready 

 January 30th. Send for it NOW. /( is FREE and will 

 surely INTEREST you. 



Oar Motto : " NO SHOW, but we have the RIGHT GOODS " 



jUdress H. H. BERGER & CO. 



70 Warren St., New York 



Cement Porch Vases in Color 



IT IS really very simple to make a square vase 

 out of cement and with a little regard to 

 proportions it can be made pleasing to the eye. 

 The first thing to do will be to make a mould, for 

 which any kind of lumber up to an inch in thick- 

 ness will answer. Use boards from a drygoods 

 box, or even a soap box will answer the purpose. 

 Two moulds will be required, one having its inside 

 dimensions equal to the outside dimensions of the 

 vase, and another, to go inside the first, having its 

 outside dimensions correspond with the inside 

 measurements of the vase. Into the space between 

 the two moulds, placed one inside the other, pour 

 the cement mixture. 



You will find that by making your vase wider at 

 the top than at the bottom and adding a coping or 

 flange, as it were, at the top, an artistic effect can 

 be produced, provided, of course, that you are 

 careful in your measurements so as to obtain 

 proper proportions. Make the vase either 8 feet 

 high, 14 inches across the top and 10 inches square 

 at the base, with the coping four inches wide, or 

 10 inches high, 12 inches across the top and 8 inches 

 square at the base. All these are outside measure- 

 ments with a wall \\ inches thick, allowing an 

 extra \ inch for the coping. The smaller size is 

 the best for the average porch. 



For the space that is to hold the cement for the 

 bottom of the vase use two short, round or square 

 pieces of wood upon which the smaller mould rests 



Porch boxes of cement are easy to construct and 

 are very durable 



when placed inside the larger one. This prevents 

 the smaller mould from resting directly upon the 

 bottom of the larger mould, which would give a 

 bottomless vase. These pieces of wood should 

 correspond in height to the thickness of the walls 

 and be about a half-inch through. When placed 

 about an inch apart in the middle of the base they 

 will not only hold the moulds apart but likewise 

 provide the necessary drainage. 



In mixing the concrete take two parts of sand 

 to one part of cement. Use only good sharp sand, 

 or else the vase will be very apt to crumble. One 

 bag of cement, costing about sixty cents, will be 

 found sufficient for four of the larger vases. The 

 color of the vase can easily be made to harmonize 

 with the color of the house or with whatever else 

 you wish to match it. Merely add the proper 

 coloring matter to the concrete mixture. 



Taking as a basis one sack of cement and 200 

 pounds of sand the following colors may be made: 

 Red, by adding five pounds violet oxide-iron (raw); 

 bright red, seven pounds English red; brown stone, 

 four pounds brown ochre; dark blue, four pounds 

 ultramarine blue; gray, one pound Excelsior carbon 

 black; and black stone, by using three pounds of 

 the carbon black. The ultramarine blue is found 

 to add to the quality of mortar if not used exces- 

 sively; most other coloring matter should be used 

 sparingly. A little cinder dust will give a good 

 shade of red. 



North Dakota. C. L. Mellee. 



Come to 



Yakima 



We will gladly 

 send you on request 



some 



Views 



of 



Yakima 

 Valley 



Washington 



showing the orchards, the 

 cozy homes and the beau- 

 tiful scenery. 



Our thousands of fruit 

 growers started with small 

 means and have achieved 

 independence and wealth 

 in a delightful climate. 



New lands are constant- 

 ly being brought under irri- 

 gation affording just as 

 good opportunities for new- 

 comers. 



For further information 

 and illustrated book "D," 

 write 



Commercial Club 



North Yakima Washington 



