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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



April ,19 10 



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arden 

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A veritable storehouse of horticul- 

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 Every bit of information in its 256 

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Some of the things it tells: — 



The best way to grow annuals, and how to raise hardy perennials from seed. 



Making and care of hot beds and cold frames. 



Hints and suggestions for the amateur florist on soil for pot plants, insects, 



fertilizers, watering and other subjects. 

 Palms for the adornment of the home. 



How to grow roses, including advice on the situation and preparation of the bed, 

 rose enemies, planting and pruning and winter protection. This guide will 

 carry the amateur through every critical step in the production of the rose. 

 The making and care of an old-fashioned hardy border. 

 Shrubs, their planting and care. Water-lilies and their culture. 



Many of these articles were written especially for Dreer's Garden Book by horticulturists of national 

 reputation. But besides these special articles, every page holds knowledge that will aid you in the gar- 

 den. Every important plant is the subject of a special treatise. More than 1,200 varieties of flower 

 seeds and 600 varieties of vegetables are dealt with, and 2,000 kinds of plants. Throughout, this book 

 is profusely illustrated, containing, besides hundreds of smaller flower pictures, eight rich color and 



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A Busy Man's Vegetable Garden 



FOR the season of 1909 we had the good fortune 

 to realize one hundred dollars in value from 

 a vegetable garden 80 x 100 ft. in size. This is 

 the best we ever did on so small a tract of land. 



To begin with, the ground was in first class con- 

 dition, being fertile, friable, and comparatively 

 free from weed seed. Late in the fall of 1908, 

 however, I had five loads of stable manure spread 

 over the ground and then had it thoroughly plowed. 



As early in the following spring as the weather 

 would permit I planted half the lot to potatoes — 

 early, medium early, and late varieties. They 

 came on with a rush. From this plot we harvested 

 $30 worth of potatoes, not counting what were 

 used on the table during the summer. When the 

 cultivation of the potatoes was completed, sweet 

 corn was planted between alternate rows, the 

 vines of the intervening rows being laid together. 

 This gave us a good supply of late roasting ears. 





These turnips were the third, crop from the same 

 ground in one season 



The potatoes were removed from the ground by 

 August 6th, and half of the plot sown to turnips and 

 the other half to rye to be used as winter food for 

 a flock of thirty chickens. The turnips were 

 excellent, and were worth $3. This gave us three 

 splendid crops from one-half of the garden. 



From the grape arbor, which occupies a central 

 strip ten feet wide the entire length of the garden, 

 we gathered $25 worth of grapes. 



The opposite side of the garden was given up to 

 onions, radishes, beets, cucumbers, sweet potatoes, 

 early corn, beans, pumpkins, etc. Four dozen 

 tomatoes were planted, each being put over a half 

 bushel of well-buried manure. The result as to 

 thriftiness and production was astonishing; the 

 vines were staked up and reached far above one's 

 head. They hung full from the ground to the top 

 nearly all season, and were covered with big, 

 meaty, fine-flavored fruit. 



The product of three pumpkin seeds consisted of 

 twenty-one Thanksgiving pumpkins, weighing from 

 ten to forty pounds. They occupied the corners 

 and spare places. 



The various articles produced were estimated 

 as follows: 



Grapes . 

 Sweet potatoes 

 Green beans 

 Cucumbers . 

 Pumpkins 

 Lettuce . 

 Chicken greens 



Ohio. 



$25.00 

 . 5.00 

 5.00 

 2.50 

 2.60 

 1.50 

 2.40 



Potatoes 

 Green com 

 Tomatoes 

 Turnips . 

 Radishes 

 Onions . 



$30.00 



10.00 



10.00 



3-oo 



1. 00 



2.00 



Total . . . $100.00 



C. A. Hartley. 



