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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



1910 



Why Waste Time 

 and Labor 



trimming and edging a lawn 

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The 

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By 

 JAMES WATSON ^ 



Covers every 

 phase of the sub- 

 ject, with full 



accounts of every prominent breed. 128 

 full page pictures, in one complete volume. 

 Net price $5.00 (postage 40c.) 



Doubleday, Page & Co., New York 



is a trifle too odd and striking to be used success- 

 fully in every situation. Where a short straight 

 walk leads from the sidewalk to the house a very 

 pretty picture can be achieved by planting a bor- 

 der of nasturtiums, about a foot and a half wide, 

 consisting of three rows of plants along each side of 

 the walk. 



Petunias when pinched back sufficiently make 

 a neat bed. They afford an excellent border for 

 the aster bed, producing flowers while the asters 

 arc growing, then continuing to bloom with the 

 latter until frost cuts down both. 



A very showy round or oval bed can be had by 

 bordering a centre of Nicotiana with annual phlox. 

 Though a bit late in starting, the Nicotiana blooms 

 well into frost. The fact that the flowers are closed 

 until late in the afternoon is a slight drawback, 

 but then the fragrance in a measure compensates 

 for this. To insure continuous bloom from the 

 phlox the flowers should be removed as soon as 

 they wilt. In making such a bed I have found that 

 it is better to avoid the white aster. 



The cosmos, on account of its feathery foliage, 

 bare stem and somewhat isolated flowers, is not a 

 success as a bedder. Some of the other annuals 

 can be used as bedding material, but from personal 

 experience I can say that the above will, with little 

 care and less expense, give a decidedly formal 

 effect, under the right conditions, as good as that 

 of coleus and geraniums. And will endure later. 

 Indeed, as I write in early fall, the coleus have 

 turned partly black from a slight frost, while all my 

 annuals are still blooming joyously. 



North Dakota. C. L. Meller. 



Start a Rock Garden Now 



IT IS not yet too late to start a rock garden; 

 the spring rush is over and one can attend 

 leisurely to the sowing of seeds. It would bank- 

 rupt most of us to buy plants of every alpine 

 species we desire, and besides, alpines, as a class, 

 do not transplant well from nursery to garden. 

 The favorite plan is to sow seeds in flats in a cold- 

 frame any time from June to August, carry the 

 young plants over the winter in the frames and set 

 them outdoors in their permanent quarters in 

 spring; nearly all will bloom the year after sowing. 

 It is astonishing how many species can be start- 

 ed in a little space. These frames supply the 

 largest private alpine garden in America — Mrs. 

 Higginson's. 



The ideal way to propagate alpines is to grow 

 them from seed of your own saving, as it germinates 

 quicker and better than foreign seed. However, 

 the easiest and cheapest way is to start with English 

 or Swiss seed. 



There are now about a dozen men who make a 

 living by collecting and growing American plants, 

 and surely they deserve encouragement. There is 

 one in Vermont, one in Massachusetts and one in 

 New Jersey from whom almost any Eastern rock 

 plant worth growing can be secured in quantity. 

 Another man has spent a small fortune in educat- 

 ing people to like the hardy flowers of the southern 

 Appalachians. A Coloradan has collected most 

 of the Rocky Mountain flowers worth growing. 

 The mountains near the Salt Lake now have their 

 devoted student. The wonderful bulbs of the 

 Pacific Coast have been gathered by a great enthusi- 

 ast. A Georgian has collectors everywhere and 

 offers seeds of all the famous Far-Western flowers. 

 And doubtless there are others of whom I have no 

 knowledge. 



New Jersey. THOMAS McAdam. 



Outdoor Books 

 Real Value 



Color Key to North American Birds 



By Frank M. Chapman 



C. A companion volume to "North American 

 Birds' Eggs." The object of this book is to 

 answer the question, "What bird is that?" It 

 contains more than 800 illustrations in color by C. 

 A. Reed. "Thoroughly practical and should en- 

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 Net, $2.50 (postage 25c). 



North American Birds' Eggs 



By Chester A. Reed 



C, A valuable reference and guide to all who are 

 interested in bird life. Over 900 illustrations. 

 Net, $2.75 (postage 25c). 



Bird Guide 



By Chester A. Reed 



Parti: Water and Game Birds; Birds of Prey. Illustrated. 

 Cloth, net 50c. Leather, net, 75c. (postage 10c). 



Part II: Land Birds East of the Rockies; From Parrots 

 to Blue Birds. Revised edition. Illustrated. Net, 

 $1.00 (postage 10c). 



Parts I and II in a single volume. Revised edition. Illus- 

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C Nothing could be more compact and handy than 

 these books. Every bird East of the Rockies is 

 included, with a full color picture. Over 400 illus- 

 trations. Issued in a neat pocket edition, 3% x5^ 

 in. They are ideal field books. Part II is now in 

 its 140th thousand. 



Goldfish — Aquaria — Ferneries 



By Chester A. Reed 



C, An invaluable handbook dealing with these 

 three topics. It explains the best methods and is 

 thoroughly practical. Many original illustrations. 

 $0.50. 



Guide to Taxidermy 



By Charles K. and Chester A. Reed 



C. A book which places the experience of thirty- 

 five years at your disposal. It aims to impart a full 

 mastery of all branches of the art, and each opera- 

 tion is fully described. Profusely illustrated. Net, 

 $1.50 (postage 15c). 



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