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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



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November, 1913 



King Channel Bar Greenhouses 



Aresowarm, bright, and 

 sunny that things just have to 

 grow. No matter whether you 

 want a Greenhouse — for pleas- 

 ure or profit whether you 

 want a cozy little house or a 

 sumptuous home for growing 

 things, there is a King Channel 

 Bar House which is bound to 

 give you the best satisfaction. 



Free From Heavy Shadow 

 Casting Supports 



This type of sturdy construc- 

 every ray of sunlight all day, and at the same time lends it- 

 graceful lines that harmonize with beautiful surroundings. 



WRITE today for bulletin No. 43 and let us put you in touch with King Owners who 

 will tell you that their houses are triumphs in productiveness, economical upkeep and beauty. 



tion captures 

 self to the sweeping 



King Construction Co., 241 Kings Road, North Tonawanda, N. Y. 



ALL THE SUNLIGHT ALL DAY HOUSES 



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Harrison Apple Trees 

 Will Bear Early 



Ten years is too long to wait for home fruit trees to begin 

 bearing. Yet that, for instance, is how long it takes or- 

 dinary apple trees to produce fruit. Good apple trees 

 should yield at least fifty apples each when five years old, 

 three bushels when seven years old, and ten bushels when 

 ten years old. Other fruits should produce in proportion. 

 Harrison trees are cared for properly, and will do this easily. 



Budded from Bearing Orchards 



That's why Harrison trees are so superior in bearing. 

 They are hardy and rugged everywhere. We sell only 

 trees we grow ourselves. Our 1914 catalogue, just out, 

 tells you why. Ask for it. Our handbook on ornamental 

 planting is free. Our fruit grower's guide book costs 50 

 cents. Write today, tell us your planting aims, and let us 

 help you to successful fruit growing. 



Harrisons' Nurseries 



Box 393, Berlin, Md. 



More than 2500 acrss planted to fruit and shade trees, evergreens, 

 and roses— largest acreage under cultivation owned by any nursery 

 firm in America. 



150 BULBS FOR $1.00 



GOLD MEDAL 



HOLLAND BULBS 



Awarded nearly 50 medals and prizes in 

 a single season. 



OUR SPECIAL OFFER— We will 



ship charges paid, anywhere in the U. S. 



25 Tulips, single, named varieties 



IS Tulips, Darwin, named varieties 



15 Tulips, May flowering, named varieties 



20 Narcissus, assorted 



25 Jonquils, single, sweet scented 



2s Snowdrops, single 



25 Spanish Iris, mixed 



All largest size, heavy, sound bulbs, 

 strictly as represented, and all sent for 

 One Dollar. 



When you write ask for our catalog. 

 J. J. WILSON SEED CO. 



NEWARK, N. J. 



Residence of Robert J. Collier, Esq. 

 J. Russell Pope, Architect, Netv York 



Prevent wet and dry rot 



Paint forms a coating over the surface of the shingles, making 

 "pockets" at the lower edges which hold water, thus quickly causing 

 wet rot. Dexter Stains soak into the wood, retaining the natural 

 surface — no pockets can form. The special Dexter preservative oils 

 prolong the life of the wood and prevent dry rot. Shingles, clapboards, 

 half timbering — all outside woodwork should be finished with 



f ains 



Ask your architect. Write for 22 miniature 



stained shingles and Booklet A. 



DEXTER BROTHERS CO., no Broad Street, Boston 



Branch Office: 1133 Broadway, New York 



Also makers of DEXTROLITE, the WHITE ENAMEL 



that does NOT TURN YELLOW. 

 AGENTS: H. M. Hooker Co., Chicago: Asam Bros., Inc., 917 

 Arch St., Philadelphia; F. H. McDonald, Grand Rapids; F. T. 

 Crowe & Co., Seattle, Tacoma. Spokane, Wash., and Portland, 

 Ore.: R. McC. Bullington & Co., Richmond; Hoffschlaeger Co., 

 Honolulu; AND DEALERS. 



Grow Your Own Cress 



CRESS is very easily grown indoors. Several 

 years ago, as an experiment, I sent for a 

 packet of seed of each of the three kinds listed in 

 the catalogues. Upland cress is valuable for gar- 

 den culture; the seeds are black, about as large as 

 mustard seed, and they germinate quickly. The 

 Extra Curled variety makes the most attractive 

 garnish of any of the cresses; the seeds are somewhat 

 flat and reddish in color, germinating in three or 

 four days. This sort should be sown at least once 

 a month as it has a tendency to run to seed. The 

 more cress is cut the faster it grows. 



Water cress is more difficult to grow, the seed 

 being very fine and slow to germinate. Few of us 

 have streams of running water where water cress 

 delights, but it can be grown without, as in tubs or 

 boxes of soil which can be kept quite wet. [It can 

 also be grown quite successfully in the garden 

 border where water can be given frequently from 





Have a "cressery" like this as a living ornament 

 for your dining-room table 



a hose, and it will thrive quickly on the ground 

 under the benches of a greenhouse. We have grown 

 it both ways. — Ed.] I find the glass globes used for 

 gold fish the nicest possible thing. The globes are 

 nearly one-third filled with clean, coarse, wet sand. 

 The seed is simply sprinkled on top of it and a piece 

 of glass is laid over the globe. The seed germinates 

 quickly — one can almost see the tender green 

 shoots grow. All of the cresses root very easily 

 from cuttings. The smallest piece broken off and 

 placed in water will send out roots and grow as 

 thriftily as in soil. 



A finger bowl of clear glass filled with short 

 sprays of cress forms a lovely receptacle for early 

 spring flowers, such as snowdrop, scillas, primroses 

 or pansies. I usually keep several of these dishes 

 of cress for table decoration. 



New York Mrs. E. E. Trumbull. 



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