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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



August, 1913 



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A Veritable Hedge of 



MADONNA LILIES 



LILIUM CANDIDUM (Choice Northern Grown) 



The favorite lilies of the old-fashioned garden; produce strong, stiff 

 stems, studded with a mass of pure, glistening, white flowers, that enliven 

 the perennial flower garden or, for effects of contrasts with the beautiful 

 green shrubs of the June garden, are unequalled. 



Plant some bulbs during August and September and enjoy a big crop 

 of flowers next June or pot up, store in cold frame, and force for early 

 \\ inter in the greenhouse or conservatory. 



Extra Large bulbs 15c. each $1.50 doz. $10. per 100 

 Jumbo bulbs 25c. each $2.50 doz. $15. per 100 



GIANT FREESIA PURITY 



A charming little bulbous plant for window-garden, greenhouse or 

 conservator}-. Has tall, stiff stem, bearing six to eight beautiful, snowy 

 white flowers. 



Plant a dozen bulbs in a 5-inch pot and enjoy a feast of blooms for 

 Christmas. Where a continuous display during Winter is desired, plant 

 a dozen or more pots and set in cold frames bringing in at intervals of two 

 weeks from October. Excellent for cutting, remaining in good condition a 

 week or more in water. Much superior to the popular Refracta Alba 

 Freezia, in size of flower, strength of stem (often measuring 20 inches), and 

 purity of color. 



Large fine plump bulbs 60c. doz. $3.50 per 100 $30. per 1000 

 Jumbo bulbs 75c doz. $4.50 per 100 $40. per 1000 



On all orders amounting to $5. or more, express charges paid anywhere in United Stales 



Our catalogue of Best Bulbs for Fall Planting will be sent to all 

 customers in August. A postal will bring you one. 



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 New York 



Plant during August and September, your vacant land with 

 White Pines. Cut shows a 5-foot plant, — the best size for 

 Forestry planting. Set 10 feet apart, and 430 trees to the 

 acre. We are the largest growers of hardy trees and plants 

 in New England and can supply in quantity everything 

 required for Forestry, Landscape and Garden planting. 



Correspondence solicited relative to any planting problem. 



Send for illustrated Catalog 



The New England Nurseries Co. 



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Success With Daffodils 



AUGUST is the month when we transplant our 

 daffodil bulbs. This is after a rest of about 

 two months. Here in California the tops die down 

 the last of May and the bulbs are then taken up and 

 stored in a cool, dry place until August. This 

 system of replanting every season makes larger and 

 more beautiful blossoms. 



I must confess, however, that I don't replant 

 all of my beds. Some of them have not been dis- 

 turbed since they were made five years ago. The 

 blossoms in those beds are not so large, but are 

 borne on longer stems. 



My daffodils have had plenty of fertilizer (barn- 

 yard manure) but have not been irrigated. I 

 believe that too much water is the cause of poor 

 daffodil beds here on the Coast. Most people plant 

 the bulbs on the edge of the lawn where they are 

 watered when the lawn is irrigated. This causes them 

 to grow the entire year and the bulb does not have 

 the rest it needs. The tops should die back in sum- 

 mer and the withholding of water allows this. 



The only cultural care needed is the removal of 

 weeds. In the beds that have not been replanted 

 yearly, the weeds have been nearly all killed out 

 by the thick growth of flowers. 



In our climate the blossoms appear very early. 

 This year the first were picked in January. Usually 

 they come the first of February, however. Having 

 so many, we dispose of a part of the blossoms in a 

 near-by city which gives us a small income. The 

 blooming season here is about six weeks, and the 

 supply of blossoms is increased by constant picking. 

 We often plant, with the daffodil bulbs, an equal 

 number of jonquils; they bloom about the time 

 the last of the daffodils appear and thus prolong 

 the charming beauty of an early yellow bed. The 

 jonquils have a delightful fragrance. 



Following the yellow flowers come the narcissus. 

 We have several varieties, all of which are planted 

 in August or September. They receive the same 

 treatment as the daffodils. The latest of these 

 bulbs to bloom is N. alba odarata which is really 

 a double Narcissus poeticus. 



Our bulb garden was started with a handful of 

 bulbs brought from Illinois and from this handful 

 has grown, in five years, a collection of 15,000 or 

 20.000. 



Santa Rosa, Cal. Mrs. H. A. Craigen. 



Suggestions for August Planting 



IN SPITE of the fact that out-of-door flowers are 

 so plentiful most of the year, the bright colored 

 blossoms that appear first thing in the spring 

 bulb garden give as much pleasure in California as 

 in New York. 



It is too early to plant all the bulbs for spring 

 flowering but the following may be started the 

 last of this month: Cyclamen, freesia, a variety 

 of colors of hyacinths (some of these should be 

 planted in pots in the house or grown in the regular 

 hyacinth vase. 



Callas, both the white and yellow, should be a part 

 of the bulb collection. In our sunny climate these 

 bulbs blossom profusely out-of-doors and are splen- 

 did for massing against the wall or along a fence. 



Don't fill all your space with the bulbs now; 

 you will want some others to be planted with them 

 in September and October. Plan for amaryllis, 

 gladiolus, crocus, Spanish iris, and ixias to be 

 planted in September; and agapanthus, Japanese 

 lilies, Easter lilies, snowdrops, sparaxis and tulips 

 in October. 



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