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Ily ZtL t0 R^ s &f ck THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



June, 1910 



Universal 

 Intercommunication 





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LONG 



DISTANCE 

 TELEPHONE^ 



Universal service as typified 

 by the Bell System today is the 

 result of thirty years of unceasing 

 endeavor. 



The equipment for this service 

 includes ten million miles of wire, 

 more than twenty-five thousand 

 miles of underground conduit, 

 buildings enough to house a city of 

 people, thousands of switchboards 

 with millions of tiny electric lights 

 and billions of miles of fine copper 

 threads — over five million telephones 

 in daily use. 



This great development has 

 been made possible only by sound 

 financing and proper provision 

 for maintenance and reconstruction; 

 while fair profits and substantial 

 security have won the confidence of 

 conservative investors. Especially 

 when considered with the fact that 

 the value of Bell properties exceeds 

 the outstanding capital. 



The Bell System was so wisely 

 planned and soundly constructed 

 that it has kept pace with the con- 

 stantly increasing demands of a 

 Nation. 



Twenty million connections made daily 

 show the usefulness of the Bell Service 



American Telephone and Telegraph Company 



And Associated Companies 

 One Policy One System Universal Service 



or Hot-beds B 

 and Cold-frames 



BE EQUIPPED FOR NEXT FALL 



Order Sunlight Double Glass Sash in time to bed violets 

 and pansies for winter. Also to supply lettuce and 

 radishes. 



Two layers of glass — a transparent blanket instead of 

 boards or mats! Leta in the light; keeps out the cold. 

 Write for catalog — now 1 



SUNLIGHT DOUBLE GLASS SASH CO. 



927 E. Broadway Louisville, Ky. 



Competent Gardeners 



The comforts and products of a country home are in- 

 creased by employing a competent gardener; if you want to 

 engage one write to us. Please give particulars regarding 

 place and say whether married or single man is wanted. We 

 have been supplying them for years to the best people every- 

 where. No fee asked. PETER HENDERSON & CO., Seeds- 

 men and Florists, 35 and 37 Cortlandt Street, New York City. 



Bedding Geraniums mck quality 



The most striking plants for color-massing. Will 

 grow and bloom almost anywhere. All colors, 



from pure white to brilliant scarlet. Single and , 



double blooms. $1 a doz. plants, by express /sOgfi^, 

 at expense of purchaser. Just think of 

 what a dozen would do for your garden. 

 JAMES VICK'8 SONS, 

 868 Main Street, Rochester, N. Y. 



Seed to be Sown Now 



PLANT tomatoes at once for transplanting 

 next month. Sow the seed in small paper 

 pots, one to each pot, and there will be no danger 

 of the hot sun injuring the plants after they have 

 been transplanted. Sow seeds of egg plant and 

 pepper in the same way. 



Continue to plant out gladioli, oxalis, mont- 

 bretias and zephyranthes bulbs, dahlias and canna 

 roots, violets and chrysanthemum plants. Keep 

 them shaded for a week after setting out. Violets 

 require lots of water during the summer; be sure 

 to keep the soil thoroughly moist. 



Sow seed of winter squash and pumpkin during 

 the month. 



Sow seed of celery now for transplanting the last 

 of August. Keep the bed well moistened and 

 shaded from the midday sun. 



Sow seed of collards, Brussels sprouts and Savoy 

 cabbage now. This cabbage stands the hot, dry 

 weather of the South better than other sorts. 



Sow candytuft, primula, poppies, early cosmos, 

 cockscomb, heliotrope and other annuals to keep 

 up a continuous supply of flowers all through the 

 summer. 



Mulch plants durihg hot weather. It helps 

 wonderfully in keeping them growing and flowering. 



Sow cow peas after oats, wheat and rye. They 

 will not only give a good crop of hay but will also 

 enrich the soil with nitrogen, one of the most costly 

 plant foods. 



Very early planted peanuts should not be culti- 

 vated later than the last of' this month. Get them 

 entirely free from weeds. and grass and stop cul- 

 tivation. 



Keep strawberries free from weeds by frequent 

 shallow cultivation. Cut off the runners as fast 

 as they appear. 



Continue to set out sweet potato plants or cuttings 

 until the first of July in the upper South and until 

 the first of August in the lower South. 



Georgia. Thomas J. Steed. 



Torches for the Tent Caterpillar 



THOUGH spraying with arsenates early in the 

 season is a preventive of the tent worm, 

 the next best thing is to destroy both the caterpil- 

 lars and their nests with fire, just as soon as they 

 appear. A bunch of 

 straw or a rag satura- 

 ted with kerosene and 

 attached to the end of 

 a pole will destroy 

 them if it does not 

 burn out before the 

 task is completed; but 

 it must be prepared 

 anew each time. The 

 advantage of a kero- 

 sene torch is that it is 

 always ready for use 

 and needs but to have 

 the match applied. 

 This often means that 

 the time to burn out 

 these nests can be 

 spared when they are 

 first noticed, as no 

 time need be spent in preparation. A common tin 

 torch will answer, but the three-burner torch made 

 for this purpose will do the work more quickly, and 

 once purchased will last for years. 



Pennsylvania. J. L. K. 



