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 in planning your vacation trip 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



June, 19 10 



Youcanmake 

 more than 

 butter with 

 the TURN- 

 A-MINIT 

 churn -** 



The butter-making 

 feature is important — a pound of butter 

 from a quart of sweet or sour cream 

 — saves you time and money. 



The butter will be absolutely fresh, 



sweet, and wholesome the purest 



and best you ever tasted. 



But do not forget that you can also make 



whipped cream in 20 seconds 



mayonnaise dressing in 30 seconds 



souffle, light batter, icings, ice cream, 



beaten eggs, and many other things, with 

 but the slightest exertion. 



It's all in the rib inside the jar and the 

 patent porcelain dasher. They give 

 the speed and accuracy. 



The TURN-A-MINIT churn is scien- 

 tifically built, of substantial, removable 

 parts that make it 

 essentially sanitary 



easy to operate 



easy to take care of. 



Parts may be replaced at any time. 

 You will find constant use for the 

 TURN-A-MINIT churn. 

 Send for free booklet, mentioning your 

 dealer's name — or order direct. 

 Quart size $2.50. Gallon size (with 

 porcelain jar instead of glass) $7.50. 



THE TURN-A-MINIT CHURN COMPANY 



285 Metropolitan Tower New York City 



INTENSIVE CULTIVATION PROFITABLE 



Every crop increased 25% to 50% by using the "Cutaway" Tools. 

 120 sizes and styles in widths from two to sixteen feet. Send for 

 FREE Catalogue. It^tells about our one-horse Garden Harrow. 

 CUTAWAY HARROW CO., 902 Main St., Higganum, Conn. 



Hicks 

 Big Trees 



Don't wait for era nil trees to grow up — buy them grown up. 

 Hicks has hundreds of them in his Nursery. You take no 

 risk, they are guaranteed to live. Send for new catalog, it 

 is an unique one in every way. It shows how Hicks moves 

 big trees an<l various results secured by planting them. 



Isaac Hicks & Son, We8tb ££ 



Long Island 



HASTENING GROWTH IN CLAY 



Can anything be done to hasten growth in heavy 

 clay soil? 



New Jersey. E. J. G. 



— First of all the physical texture of the soil needs 

 to be changed. This can be done by adding sand, 

 coal ashes, sawdust, charcoal — in fact, anything 

 that can be thoroughly incorporated with the soil 

 so as to make a more open texture. From six to 

 eight inches of coal ashes and cinders has not been 

 found any too much. After the plants have started, 

 in order to stimulate growth, apply once a week 

 one ounce of nitrate of soda dissolved in three 

 gallons of water. 



SOIL FOR CARROTS 



What is the best kind of soil for carrots and the 

 method of fertilization ? 



Maryland. J. F. P. 



— Carrots require a finely pulverized and porous, 

 sandy, loam soil. Do not make the land too rich, 

 as the crop will then run to top growth. Land that 

 is in fairly good condition, and has been manured 

 the previous year for summer crops, is usually rich 

 enough. Do not use commercial fertilizer on a 

 field crop of carrots unless the soil is very poor. If 

 the land has lain fallow for a year, apply muriate of 

 potash and nitrate of soda in alternation. Nitrate 

 of soda alone would be apt to cause too luxuriant 

 top growth. 



PLANTING SMALL FRUITS 



In starting a garden of small fruits (including 

 rhubarb and asparagus) for a medium-sized familv, 

 how many plants of each kind should be planted? 



Massachusetts. C. A. F. 



— One hundred strawberry plants may be figured 

 on as giving an abundant supply of berries for a 

 small family during the season. Plant Michel 

 for an early variety; Brandywine, Nick Ohmer, 

 Sharpless and Marshall for mid-season; Gandy 

 for late. Plant about thirty raspberry bushes 



— Cuthbert, Golden Queen, Turner or Marlboro — 

 one dozen currant bushes of Dutch, White Grape, 

 Red Cross and Fay, and one dozen gooseberry 

 bushes of the Downing or Industry varieties. One 

 dozen plants of Linnaeus rhubarb ought to be 

 enough; an asparagus bed 12 x 12 ft. after it is 

 well established — that is after four or five years 



— should give more asparagus than the average 

 family can use. Plant either Colossal or Palmetto. 



THE WAY TO GROW CURRANTS 



How are currants grown? 



New Jersey. L. R. D. 



— Currants succeed best in a deep, moist loam. 

 Give a heavy mulch in the fall of coarse stable 

 manure or straw; unless this is removed in the 

 spring before the roots have had a chance to make 

 much growth, it will cause the roots to grow very 

 near the surface, and the second winter the bushes 

 are liable to be tipped over by strong winds. Shal- 

 low, level cultivation gives the best results. Keep 

 the land rich with heavy dressings of stable manure 

 or fertilizer each year, so as to produce strong new 

 canes, for there is no fruit that runs small so quickly 

 on old wood as the currant. Plant about four to 

 six feet apart, either in the spring or fall. The 

 currant comes into bearing the second or third 

 year after planting. Remove the old wood after 

 it is three or four years old, and allow only a limited 

 number of new canes to grow. 



Ericsson Venetian Blinds 



An imported Blind with a patented regulating 

 device which effects the convenience of permit- 

 ting full, subdued, shaded or dusky daylight. 



Ideal for Porches 



When open, you can see through them without 



being seen from the outside, assuring 



absolute privacy 



Guaranteed not to Warp 



These blinds weigh % less than domestic blinds. 

 Occupy very small space and with the conven- 

 ience of operation, together with the ease with 

 which they are hung, makes them the most satis- 

 factory and economical blinds for country homes 

 and general use. 



Price and further information on request 



Swedish Venetian Blind Co. 



1123 Broadway, New York, N. Y. 



WATERPROOF 



Your own Raincoats, Wagon Covers, Hats, Shoes and Clothes 

 with Flexol. Do it yourself at little cost. Sample 25c. Full direc- 

 tions. FLEXOL CO., Dept. E. W., 27 E. 22d St., New York 



Try Removable 



Steel Clothes Posts 

 At Our Risk 



The steel post fits in a socket driven level with the 

 jround, is rigid when in use, and is easily removed 

 when desired, leaving the lawn free for the mower, 

 etc. Adjustable Hook allows you to hang clothes 

 within easy reach and then raise them to top of 

 the post to dry. 



Our clothes posts cost less than wood and last 20 

 years longer. To advertise and quickly intro- 

 duce the post, we offer a trial absolutely at our 

 risk- If trial does not prove the posts well 

 worth while, we take them off your hands, 

 standing all risk of the trial. 

 ! Write today for full particulars and our 

 4 Special Introductory Offer No. 1 . 

 '*'■. MILWAUKEE STEEL POST COMPANY 



MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 

 Note to Dealers 



Representation wanted where not on sale 



SEA ISLAND BASKETS 



1 inches In diameter 



Garden and Picnic Baskets finely made by hand from Palmetto 

 so that they are both soft and durable. By express $1 .50 each. 

 Nests of three $3.50. The Whitfield Co., 130 East 67th St., New York. 



