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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



May, 1910 



LILIES 



Berger's Unrivalled 



One Dollar Collection 



EightHardy 

 Beautiful 

 Lily Bulbs 



1 Lil. Auratum — 

 Golden Ray Lily 

 of Japan, white 

 with golden band 

 center each petal. 

 iSc- 



1 Lil. Roseum — 

 White with rosy 

 crimson bands 

 and spots. 15c. 



1 Lil. Album — 

 Purest glistening 

 snow-white, deli- 

 cious fragrance. 

 15c. 



1 Lil. Melpomene — 

 Magnificent deep 

 white surface 

 1 Lil. Elegans 



LIL. AURATUM 



velvety crimson spots on 

 Grand ! 20c. 



Rich and abundant flowering; 

 orange and scarlet upright calyxes. 15c. 

 1 Lil. Superbmn — A gorgeous lily of the Tiger 

 Lily type, 4 to 5 ft. tall, bearing masses of orange, 

 dark -spotted flowers. 15c. 



1 Lil. Umbellatum — Very sturdy, strong bulb; all 

 shades of buff, yellow to crimson. 15c. 

 1 Lil. Krameri — The gem of the collection; exqui- 

 site soft rose trumpet flower. A beauty ! 20c. 



These eight strong, sound bulbs will flower first season, 

 and come up and blossom year after year. Delivery included 

 in price of $1.00. With every collection we send "Full 

 Printed Directions to Grow Lilies Successfully." 



JAPAN KUDZU VINE 



HARDY 



The grandest, most 

 rapid growing vine in 



I the world. It often 

 grows two feet in 24 

 : hours; covers arbors, 

 trellises, unsightly 

 objects in incredibly 

 short time. Foliage 

 a deep rich green, 

 flowers strongly re- 

 semble the Wistaria in 

 bloom, color a rosy 



I lilac; faintly fragrant. 



I We offer only pot- 

 grown, strong, healthy 

 plants, as we found 

 those the only safe 

 ones to transplant in- 

 to open ground. 



^ These we guarantee to 

 flourish and grow on 

 at once. Kudzu vine is 

 permanent, once 

 planted. Potgrown 

 strong plants 25c, 

 delivery paid. Ex- 

 tra strong 3-year-old, 

 Cjoc. 



KUDZU VINE 



SEND FOR OUR 1910 

 SPRING CATALOGUE 



It contains many flistinc 

 tive novelties which w< 

 are sure you will be in 

 terested in. 



H. H. Berger & Co. 



70 Warren Street, New York 



Perfection were overlooked in the rush of setting- 

 out time, and were quite eight or ten inches high 

 when discovered in the coldframe about June 1st. 

 All the beds and corners were then full, so they were 

 put in the anemone bed against the east side of the 

 house — a cool, white wall at their backs and the 

 lusty Japanese anemone making a brave show in 

 front. The sun shone there only until half past ten 

 o'clock in the morning and doubts were felt, but the 

 experiment (which was also a trick on the beetles who 

 never thought of looking there for asters) was justi- 

 fied. The plants grew and throve, their blossoms 

 were as large and as perfect as the professional 

 florists' and lasted for weeks. The other plants in 

 rows in the garden, from pots and from seedbeds, 

 with wood ashes under their feet, mulchings of grass 

 on top and irrigation at night, did well, but the 

 beetles and aphis continued their attacks. 



This year a quantity of seedlings will be kept in 

 pots and placed in a bulb bed on the same east side 

 of the house but against a privet hedge. They will 

 have a northeast exposure and we hope that we can 

 again elude the bugs! 



Pennsylvania. F. E. McIlvaine. 



Raising Your Own Celery Plants 



YOUNG celery plants are exceedingly tender 

 and must have favorable conditions in order 

 to reach the stage for transplanting. For several 

 years I have tried raising them in seed beds in the 

 garden and in boxes, with results in favor of the 

 boxes. They are more easily protected from rain, 

 wind and sand storms and the moisture from 

 sprinkling the soil can easily be retained by cover- 

 ing with a light cloth until the plants peep through 

 the ground. 



I use shallow boxes, nearly filling them with loose, 

 rich soil — leaf mold, when it can be obtained — 

 thoroughly mixed with half as much good garden 

 soil. The tiny seeds are then sprinkled carefully 

 over the surface and lightly patted in with the hand. 

 A light sprinkle given daily brings many plants 

 to light. The covering is then removed that they 

 may have sunlight and plenty of air. The plants 

 are then left to grow. An occasional watering when 

 the soil looks dry, and a board covering when driv- 

 ing rains or hard winds occur, gives them a fair start. 

 In four or five weeks from the time of their appear- 

 ance I have strong, healthy plants, which grow to be 

 fine bunches of celery. 



Missouri. Mrs. H. F. G. 



Early Planting of Dahlias 



LATE planting of dahlias (end of June) is 

 recommended, to avoid the blasting of the 

 buds early in the season. 



For the past twelve years, however, I have planted 

 both early and late-flowering dahlias on May 1st. 

 Last year I had my first blooms on July 4th, and 

 all season had a continuous supply of good flowers. 

 Some of the varieties I have grown for years and 

 they have always done well. I cannot see that 

 they have lost any of their vitality by early planting, 

 although I have discovered that some varieties 

 blast more easily than others. 



During the dry, hot summer, when there is but 

 little, if any, dew at night, I water the plants thor- 

 oughly with the hose three times a week. If any 

 buds seem inclined to blast, I put the plants next 

 season in a partially shaded location away from 

 the excessive heat, and have no further trouble. 

 For two years I planted J. H. Jackson, a cactus 

 variety, in the full sunlight; the buds blasted and 

 I got but few flowers at any part of the season. 

 Last spring I planted the Jackson in a partially 

 shaded place, and all through the latter part 

 of July and August it produced beautiful flowers. 

 Then it rested for a while, and in September 

 it commenced blooming again. During the 

 last week in September I picked a fine specimen 

 bloom, leaving plenty of buds on the bush. I 

 permit my plants to bloom when they get ready, 

 bloom all summer if they want to, and they always 

 seem ready to do it again next year! 



Rhode Island. F. S. B. 



[Editor's Note: — Everything depends on local 

 conditions; and Rhode Island seems to be pecu- 

 liarly suited to the dahlia; yet, in Newport, many 

 of the best gardeners prefer late planting.] 



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Spring Planting 



INTENDING purchasers should first visit our 

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BOXWOOD. Everybody loves the aroma of old-fashioned 

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RHODODENDRONS. Catawbiense, English Hardy Hy- 

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ROSES. New, rare, ordinary and old-fashioned kinds. We 

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HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS. For New and Old- 

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EVERGREENS— CONIFERS and PINES. Upwards of 

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SHADE TREES— FLO WERING SHRUBS and HEDGE 

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TRAINED DWARF and ORDINARY FRUIT TREES 

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HARDY TRAILING and CLIMBING VINES. In all 



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BAY TREES. We have several thousand of these attractive 

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DECORATIVE PLANTS for CONSERVATORIES- 

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BULBS and ROOTS. For Spring, Summer, Autumn and 

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LAWN GRASS SEED. B. & A. Rutherford Park Ever- 

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TUBS. We manufacture them in all shapes and sizes. Ask 

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OUR ILLUSTRATED GENERAL CATALOG No. 25 

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The General Supervision of Public Grounds 

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We Plan and Plant Grounds and Gardens Everywhere 



Visitors to our Nurseries are always welcome. 

 We are only a few minutes from New York City. 



Nurserymen, Florists and Planters 

 RUTHERFORD, N. J. 



AMATITE ROOFING 



Mineral surfaced. Needs no paintins. Send for free sample. 

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HATCHING- 



Twowillow Farm Barred Rock Chickens 



Note our offer : We have 12 pens mated, prize-winners, 

 and New York winning blood. We are hatching chickens 

 from them, and in order to get new business will sell 30 

 eggs from our best pens for S5. If you have post-card 

 handy, write for circular. 



THE TWOWILLOW FaRIW, 362 Dodge R'd, Beverly, Mass. 



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Patent Tomato Support 



36 inches high, 12 inches wide, made of Wood, will 

 not burn the vines in hot weather or cut them off 

 when wet and swayed by the wind. Can be unfolded 

 without damage and stored away for following 

 seasons' use. 



Price, 25 each. $3.50 per full l>oz. 



MANUFACTURED BY 



D. W. SAYER, Unionville, Orange Co., N. Y. 



