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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



August. 1913 



Old English Garden Seats 



FOR NEW CATALOG OF 



MANY DESIGNS ADDRESS 



North Shore Ferneries Co. 



BEVERLY, MASS. 



Makers and Designers of 

 Artistic Garden Accessories including Garden 

 Houses, Arbors, Pergolas, Treillage, Gates, 

 Rose Temples, in painted and rustic. 



your trees with 



> White Fly, etc., by spraying 



GOOD'SSFISH OIL 



SOAP N93 



Sure death to tree pests. Contains nothing injurious to 

 trees — fertilizes the soil. Used and endorsed by U. S. 

 Dept. of FRFF ° ur valuable book on Tree and 

 Agriculture T IYL.C Plant Diseases. JWrite|for it today. 

 JAMES GOOD, Original Maker, 931 N. Front Street, Philadelphia 



Landscape Gardening 



A course for Home-makers and 

 Gardeners taught by Prof. Craig 

 and Prof. Beal, of Cornell Uni- 

 versity. 



Gardeners who understand up- 

 to-date methods and practice are 

 in demand for the best positions. 



A knowledge of Landscape Gar- 

 dening is indispensable to those 

 who would have the pleasantest 

 Prof. Craig homes. 



250 page catalogue free. Write today. 



THE HOME CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL 



Dept. 9. Springfield, Mass. 



&$%£$ 



INSECTICII 



Guaranteed under the Insecticide Act, 1910. Serial No. 321 



Save your plants and trees. Just the thing for Greenhouse 

 and Outdoor use. Destroys Mealy Bug, Brown and White 

 Scale, Thrips, Red Spider, Black and Green Fly, Mites, Ants, 

 Insects on Rose-bushes, Carnations, etc., without injury to 

 plants and without odor. Used according to directions our 

 standard Insecticide will prevent ravages on your crops by in- 

 sects. Non-poisonous and harmless to user and plant. Leading 

 Seedsmen and Florists have used it with wonderful results. 



Destroys Lice in Poultry Houses, Fleas on Dogs and all Do- 

 mestic Pets. Excellent as a wash'for dogs and other animals — 

 relieves mange. Effective where others fail. For sale by 

 Seedsmen and Florists' Supply Houses. If you cannot obtain 

 this from your Supply House, write us direct. 

 'A Pint - • 25c; Pint - 40c; Quart ... 75c 

 l A Gallon, $1.25; Gallon, $2.00; 5 Gallon Can, $9.00 

 10 Gallon Can - • $17.50 

 Dilute with -water 30 to 50 parts 



Lemon Oil Company Depfc VsIS^^" 8fc ' 



on the matter of heavy ply and too little on the 

 reputation of the manufacturer. 



If you have a good hose treat it properly. After 

 using don't hang it on a nail and don't leave it in 

 the sun. Always leave a little slack at the nozzle; 

 empty the water out after using, and when you 

 hang it up in the cellar see that the support is broad 

 enough to prevent injury. A good plan is to fasten 

 the hose to the tap in the cellar after the summer 

 is over and arrange the hose so that it can be con- 

 veniently uncoiled in case of fire. 



Massachusetts. Perctval Moore. 



Bagging Asters to Beat the Bugs 



EVERY February, for ten years, I have bought 

 aster seeds ; every March I have planted them 

 carefully in flats in a sunny window; every May, 

 when danger of frost was over, I have set the seed- 

 lings in the garden; and every August I have help- 

 lessly watched the meanest of bugs "reap where he 

 did not sow." 



There may be favored localities where "hand- 

 picking, morning and evening" will suffice to keep 

 the aster beetle in check, but in my garden it seems 

 merely to call fresh cohorts to battle. I no sooner 

 reach the end of the row — and it is not along one 

 by any means — than it is time to begin again at 

 the other. And even in a small garden, there are 

 other things to do besides save the asters. 



Last year my asters were planted in the bulb 

 border, and had been carried safely past the cut- 

 worm period and the other trials and dangers of 

 infancy; they were covered with buds and were 

 the most promising plants I had had for years. 

 Then, silently, like the proverbial wolf on the fold, 

 came the aster beetle. He is one of the depend- 

 able things of this world, like death and taxes. At 

 first there were only one or two of him, and I joy- 

 fully hand-picked and kerosened him on sight. 

 Then he came in dozens and then in droves, and 

 began in earnest to eat the heart out of the biggest, 

 choicest buds. I was in despair. Applications of 

 poisons seemed to be more fatal to the flowers than 

 to the bugs. Suddenly I thought, " Why not cover 

 the plants with netting." 



I had some brown net grape bags, given me by a 

 friend who had brought them from France. They 

 are simple square-bottomed bags, about six or eight 

 inches wide by twelve deep, with a draw-string 

 around the mouth. I slipped one over each plant, 

 selecting the ones whose buds were nearest per- 

 fection, drew it well down on the stem, enclosing 

 as many of the buds as possible, and pulled the 

 string tight around the stem. 



One of the real "treats" of the summer was 

 seeing the horrid black bug crawling over the pro- 

 tected flowers and wondering how he was going 

 to get at the delightful meal; and when I found 

 the beetle demolishing my gladiolus, I bagged 

 them. 



Of course, this only serves to protect the buds 

 for cut flowers. There is no virtue in the color 

 of the bag, and one could provide pink ones for 

 pink flowers, purple for purple, or white for white, 

 if the color scheme of the garden demanded such 

 treatment! Or all green ones would be har- 

 monious. 



Another point of minor importance. Anything 

 bagged always has a mystery to it that keeps the 

 neighbors' interest at the boiling-point, and sug- 

 gests all kinds of rare and costly things, so that one 

 can have a little quiet fun at hearing comments and 

 explanations from inquisitive neighbors. 



New Jersey. A. C. Brown. 



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4 tim; 



Ordinary hedge shears cut on 

 one motion only, causing hard 

 work and uneven results. 



UNIQUE 



Hedge Trimmers 



operate more easily and cut more evenly, 



because they lay flat on the hedge and cut 



on both motions like a horse-clipper. 



For well-kept, frequently trimmed hedges 



the 13-inch swath of the Unique Hedge 



Trimmer makes it most desirable. 



For older growths use the Unique Hedge Trimmer and 

 Cutter Combined, which has 

 an extra cutter for branches up to 

 2^-inch diameter. Replaces hedge 

 trimmer, lopping shears and pruners! 

 Either tool sent carnage prepaid on 

 receipt of $5.00. Money back if 

 not satisfactory, upon return to us 

 after one week's trial. Refer to 

 any bank in Philadelphia. 

 Send for Free Illustrated Booklet 

 "Success with Hedges" 



FOUNTAIN CUTLERY CO. 



2403 Locust St., Philadelphia 

 New York Offlee, 1 West 34th St. 

 Opp. Waldorf-Astoria 

 Vnique Hedge Trimmer 

 and Cutter 



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APPLE 



The healthier the tree, the better 

 the fruit. The longer trees are 

 ^Tsrv^-v-»aT-M--ssvT*~i sprayed with "SCALECIDE" the 

 OKU »V IItHJ more beautiful, healthful and 

 fruitful they become. "SCALE- 

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 one containing distinct fungicidal properties. "SCALECIDE" 

 will positively kill all soft-bodied sucking insects without injury 

 to the tree. Let us prove these statements. Send today for free 

 booklet "SCALECIDE — the Tree Saver." Address B. G. 

 PRATT CO., Mfg. Chemists, 50 Church Street, N. Y. City. 



BARTON'S 

 LAWN TRIMMER 



TAKES THE PLACE OF SICKL2 AND 

 SHEARS— NO STOOPING DOWN 



SAVES 90% OF TEDIOUS LABOR 



Cuts where lawn mower 



will not, up in corners, along 



stone-walls, fences, shrubbery, 



tomb-stones, etc. 



It is simple in construction 

 and made to endure. Makes 

 a cut 7 inches wide. 



Price only $3.75 each. Send 

 Money Order to 



E. BARTON, Ivyland, Pa. 



IF YOU HAVE A LAWN 



You need one or more of our 



PEERLESS ROTARY LAWN RAKES 



to rake up your leaves, grass cuttings, twigs and all other 

 litter. 



One machine does the work of several men with hand 

 rakes. Simple in construction, nothing to get out of order, 

 easy to operate. Will last a lifetime. 



Giving great satisfaction on some of the finest lawns 

 in this country. 



Get ready for " Leaf Time " now by ordering one or 

 more of these machines and thus cut your raking expenses 

 in quarters. 



For catalogue and full particulars, address 



THE MOSHER MANUFACTURING CO. 

 Box 150 Salisbury Mills, N. Y. 



What is a fair rental for a gixen properly? Ask the Readers' Service 



