April, 19 10 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



The latest bocks on travel and biography may 

 be obtained through the Headers' Service 



185 



Be sure this 

 Label is 



25c. for Every Wormy Apple 

 in Any Barrel Sold 



There is one class of fruit growers who can afford this sort of an offer. 

 Here's a letter (dated Nov. i, 1909) from a prominent fruit grower. 



"We have been more than busy harvesting our fruit and preparing an ex- 

 hibition at the New England Fruit Show, where we secured fifteen prizes. We 

 used Swift's Arsenate on our fruit trees and currant bushes, etc. One applica- 

 tion on the currants kept the bushes absolutely clean and free of worms and gave 

 us the finest crop I have ever seen. As to apples, in this poor season we have sold 

 our fruit at the Depot Restaurant at 10c. each and sold all our Winter apples at #5.00, 

 $6.00 and #7. 50 per barrel. They are fair and absolutely free from worms, so much so, that I have offered 

 25c. each for any wormy apples found in any barrel we sell. Need I say more ? In connection with Swift's 

 Arsenate of Lead, we use Bordeaux mixture." 



Every fruit tree or vegetable vine that you don't spray 

 with Swift's Arsenate of Lead means lessened profits 



Swift's Arsenate of Lead has received wonderful praise from farmers, fruit 

 growers, fruit associations, State commissions and other experts. 



Swift's Arsenate of Lead is fatal to all leaf-eating pests on fruit or vegetables. 

 It is washed off the leaves only by the heaviest rains. Therefore, one spraying 

 with Swift's often outlasts two to four sprayings with other materials. It 

 never burns or scorches foliage. 



It mixes readily with water, stays in suspension, and does not clog the pump. 



Tens of thousands of farmers and fruit growers are cutting down their loss 

 through leaf-eating bugs and insects by adopting Swift's. It uniformly increases 

 the quantity and quality of the yield. 



You will never secure the full possibilities of profit in your fruit and vege- 

 tables until you use Swift's Arsenate of Lead. 



Write for our valuable book on leaf- eating insects. Give your dealer's name. 



MERRIMAC CHEMICAL COMPANY 



59 Broad Street, Boston, Mass. 



How Any One Can 



Grow Mushrooms 



Delightful Occupa.tiorv — Delicious Delicacy for the Home 

 Ta.ble and a. Good Income if you Wish 



I have been growing mushrooms for 

 over twelve years. I probably know 

 more about the subject of mushroom 

 culture than anyone else in America. 

 From a start with a few dollars capital 

 I built up the largest mushroom farm in 

 America, with acres of bed space in cul- 

 tivation. By actual experience 1 have 

 learned just how mushrooms can be 

 grown and what's even more important, 

 how they can not be grown. 



Growing mushrooms is really no more 

 difficult than growing radishes. 



It's just a matter of knowing how. 



Every failure in the mushroom busi- 

 ness can be traced to poor spawn and 

 unreliable information. 



I have shown thousands of men and 

 women how to grow mushrooms suc- 

 cessfully. Most all of them are now in 

 the business growing for profit and making a 

 good income without interfering with their 

 regular occupation with this wonderful, easy, 

 pleasant pastime. I hope soon that a mush- 

 room bed will be as common as vegetable 

 gardens. 



I have written a little book which gives truth- 

 ful, reliable, experienctd information about mush- 

 room culture, where mushrooms can be grown, 

 how to have a mushroom bed in vour cellar, etc. 

 It also tells about spawn and how to secure really 

 reliable spawn. I shall gladly send you this 

 book Free. 



If you have never tried mushroom growing, 

 or if you have tried and failed because of the 

 causes of which I have spoken, write for my free 

 book in which I will show you beyond the 

 shadow of a doubt that you can have a fine mush- 

 room bed. Address 



[ 



3481 North Western Ave. 



A. V. JACKSON 

 Ja.ckson Mushroom Farm 



CHICAGO, ILL. 



Buy Your Roses 

 Where Good Roses Grow 



Down in Virginia where the season is long and the weather mild, yet 

 not so warm as to make them tender, is a famous Rose-growing country, 

 producing the best Roses to be had anywhere in the land. 



1 00 000 1 am ' ocatec ^ rig"' i" tne heart of that section 2 00 



and my Fairfax Roses are ideal types. 

 r lailtS My ^1^;^ two-year plants are heavily rooted * arietieS 

 and vigorous; they may be depended on to produce the most satisfactory 

 results. My book " Fairfax Roses for 1910" tells of them. It's interesting 

 reading and will be forwarded to you upon request. Shall 1 send it? 



W. R. Gray, Box 6, Oakton, Virginia 



