August, 1908 THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 7 
Cover DEsIGN H. H. Saylor 
Greenhouse Interior 
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Way You Want A GREENHOUSE 3 ; : : : 9 EVERYONE SHOULD Grow CELERY ; : LE. Jenkins 28 
ORNAMENTAL Fruits oF AUGUST . +. Alfred Rehder TO GERANIUMS RAISED From SEED . : : Ih So 185 Si 28 
Photographs by A. R. Dugmore, H. E. Angell and others Photographs by the author 
VEGETABLES FOR AUGUST SOWING : > 1. M Angell 12 Sow Panstes Now : : ; ; Thomas J. Steed 30 
Photographs by the author Photographs by the author 
TEXAS . . : ce B. Beck x T 
ace HOR ae es : i eel 16: Growinc Cerery WitH Corn. : . Robert Bebb 30 
~ PLEASURES AND PROFITS OF A SMALL Bee ae i: Paoan Nom iiowsiex ; 30 
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Photographs by the author and L. Barron A PracticAL GARDEN HosE ARRANGEMENT . I. W. Blake 32 
A Homr-MApDE GREEENHOUSE FOR $80 5 V.R. Bruce 7 Pure Butter Test : ; : ; : , 5 ; 34 
Photographs by the author ) GARDEN PUBLICATIONS 
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ALFALFA IN EASTERN NEw YORK : . W. A. Jenkins 18 : 34 
Bhovaemarslba low whe 2m dhor SPIREA AND GOLDENROD : : ; 3 : : ; 34 
SumMMER FLOWERS FOR PorcH AND Window . P.T. Barnes 19 THREE SUMMER-BLOOMING SPIREAS THAT ARE OFTEN CONFUSED 
Photographs by N. R. Graves, L. Barron and others W. E. Pendleton 36 
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EBs AT ARE Loven ror THEIR FLowers, H THE OLDEST FLOWERS IN CULTIVATION, V. THE PRICKLY PEAR 
P.J. Berckmans 22 
Photographs by N. R. Graves, H. Troth and others Thomas Mc Adam 38 
Ehotograph by J. P. Trey 
Tue Monkey Puzzle AND Its Kin . . Harold Clarke 24 y : 
Bioismawis by El. Teel, Came Mien acl aies THE CHICKEN IN THE GARDEN 5 : F, H. Valentine 40 
PLANTING FLOWERS AND VEGETABLES . Thomas J. Steed 26 ANSWERS TO QUERIES . 5 ; : : : : : 42 
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Hardy Perennial and Old Fashioned Flowers 
THAT CAN BE PRODUCED FROM SEED SOWN IN JULY AND AUGUST 
. > Fkt. 
Boddington’s Quality Double Hollyhocks Compannls (Ce Bell), single, rose, blue, : 
WHMIS Wb Gl oo Gaded6 oonepeOoooooN deooduDodneS $0 05 
Pkt. & Oz. Campanula, double, rose, blue, white mixed 05 
aoe ees oon DUD POH SP EpoRWRopUAGhao op $0 aA $0 af -Chrysanthemum Maximum ‘Shasta Daisy,”.. 05 
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Canary Yellow 10 50 Pele aMs (ier dy ne peue ; oepnine Park - 
Blood-Red a a Digitalis Gloxinieflora (Foxglove), finest mixed 05 
2 Gaillardia Grandiflora (Blanket Flower), Bod- 
Golden Yellow 1D a dinletonusime why brid Sieaserppertl eile ste-el= siete 
ae 10 20 Gypsophila Paniculata (Baby’s Breath) white.. 
2, Hesperis Matronalis (Sweet Rocket), mixed.... 
io 2 Lathyrus Latifolius (Everlasting Sweet Pea), 
10 50 
10 50 
10 40 
The above choice collection, including 12 varieties 
Boddington’s Quality Hollyhocks, $1; 8 varieties, 75 
cts.; 6 varieties, 60 cts. Pkt. Oz. 
Allegheny, Single Fringed, finest mixed..$0 10 $1 00 
Lobelia Cardinalis (Cardinal Flower), red 
Myosotis (Forget-me-not), mixed 
Cnothera (Evening Primrose), mixed 
Papaver Nadicaule (Iceland Poppy), mixed 
Papaver Orientale (The Oriental Poppy), finest 
Platycodon Mariesii (Chinese Bell Flower), 
A Primula Vulgaris (English Primrose), yellow 
Hardy Perennials Tritoma (Red-hot Poker), Boddington’s new 
Pkt. hybrids, mixed 
Achillea ‘‘The Pearl,’’ double white............ $0 10 Viola Cornuta (Tufted Pansy), mixed 
Aquilegia (Columbine), Boddington’s long 
spurred hybrids, mixed................-.-.-- $0 25 Collection of the above 20 useful varieties ..... $1.00 
Our Annual Mid-Summer Catalogue Now Ready for Mailing 
Contains a full list of Fall Bulbs at Import Prices. Pot Grown Strawberry Plants that will produce luscious 
berries next summer. A list of nearly five hundred Perennial Seeds that can be grown this year and 
that will Mower next—with full cultural directions as to sowing, and other valuable information. Besides 
the above our catalogue will contain descriptions of other seeds, etc., for the summer planting. 
This Valuable Catalogue will be mailed free to ARTHUR Ti. BODDINGTON, Seedsman 
BODDINGTON'S QUALITY HOLLYHOCKS all who will write and mention this magazine 342 West 14th Street, NEW YORK CITY 
