September, 1911 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



The Readers' Service will give information 

 about the latest atdomobile accessories 



87 



IF 



You Want Large 

 Blossoms and 

 Fine Foliage 



In the quickest time 



TRY BON ARBOR 



C.The most wonderful results are obtained in the 

 shortest possible time. We maintain that Bon 

 Arbor is America's best plant food. It is used on 

 the Capitol Gardens, Washington, D. C. ; Parlia- 

 ment Gardens, Ottawa, Canada; Royal Windsor 

 Gardens, England, and over 2000 of the largest 

 private estates in United States. Canada and 

 Great Britain. It is used also by all show growers 

 for plants, flowers, vegetables, etc. 





Put 



jp in packages, 



in dry form, as 



follows 





•A lb. 



can 



making 15 



gallons, by 



mail, 



$ .30 



1 lb. 



" 



30 



" " 





.55 



5 lb. 



tt 



" 150 



' ' express extra 



, 1.80 



101b. 



1 ' 



" 300 



" <« 



' ' 



3.00 



C,Ask your seedsman or write for descriptive cata- 

 log. (We manufacture Radix Worm Eradicator, 

 Insecticides, weed killer, and all agricultural 

 chemicals). Special prices on large quantities. 



Bon Arbor Chemical Co., Paterson, N. J. 



Feed Your Plants; Get Results; Do It Now! 



SAVE YOUR FRUIT TREES 



Kill San Jose Scale, Aphis, White Fly, and all other parasites 

 and insects by spraying: with a strong: solution of 



Good's VK£ Whale Oil Soap No. 3 



Nothing to injure or poison trees, plants, vinf s or shrubs. No sulphur, tilt 

 or mineral oils. Dissolves easily in water. User! and endorsed by 



U. S. Department of Agriculture. 

 50 lbs., $2.50; ioo lbs., 54.50; larper quantities proportionately less. 



Write today for free book on Plant Diseases. 

 JAMES »OOI>, Original Maker, 9S1 A. Front Street, Phlla. 



PAEONIES 



The world's best. Finest English, French and Amer- 

 ican varieties. Such as Lady Alexandra Duff, Jas. 

 Kelway, Baroness Schroeder, M. Jules Elie, Etta and 

 many others. Plants true to name. Send for list. 



Peony Specialist, W. L.GUMM, Remington, Ind. 



Dutch 

 Bulbs 



Write today for our 

 LITTLE BROWN BOOK 



about them. It contains information 

 you should have and a selected list 

 of best varieties with prices. 



PAUL DOVE 



(Successor to Henry Saxtori Adams') 



Wellesley - - Mass. 



Hardy Old-Fashioned Garden Flowers 



Now is the time to plant Peonies, Phlox, Oriental 

 Poppies, etc. Send for Catalogue and Special list of choice 

 perennial plants and Everblooming Hybrid-Tea Roses. 



WM. TRICKER, Arlington, N. J. 



Water-lilies and Hardy Plants a Specially 



Better Lawns, Flowers and Vegetables with 



Wizard Brand sh^pXnl. 



Wonderful results quickly. No weeds or foreign grasses . 

 Economical and convenient to use. Unequalled for lawn, 

 flowers, trees, shrubs, fruit, meadows and grain fields, 

 j^ . _ _ per bbl. freight prepaid east of Missouri 

 C /% OO River. Cash with order. Ask for quantity 

 |B4_> prices. Write for copy of liookk-t "Lawn 

 TT ^^ and Garden." Gives valuable pointers. 

 THE PULVERIZED MANURE COMPANY 

 19 Union Stock Yards :: :: :: Chicago 



Wizard Brand is handled by y.rst class seedsmen 





Do You Manage Your Home Like a Business? 



C| These are days of applied economics in business, and the new 

 science of commercial efficiency. 



^ And yet the business man, who is so particular in his office, will often neg- 

 lect the management of his household, and allow an expenditure of several 

 thousand dollars a year to slip through without system or accounting. 

 ^ What man, however wealthy, likes to feel that he is not getting his 

 money's worth ? And what woman would not resent the imputation 

 that she is not capable of conducting her home on businesslike lines ? 

 t| Stop for a moment and think what this means. Then consult 



The Home Management Number 



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Out September 15th 



IT throws light on many matters that have been 

 troubling you, and some that you have never 



thought of. Here is a list of the leading articles. 



They do not deal with academic theories, but with 



facts. Every one is designed to be useful for im- 

 mediate practical application. 



" Running a Home Like a Business," by Phil M. 

 Riley. Systems of management and accounting 

 that save money. 



" Housekeeping for a Country Home," by Kate 

 V. Saint Maur. How to secure comforts and 

 even luxuries at a moderate price far from city 

 shops and conveniences. 



" Scientific Household Accounting," by Mary 

 Louise Furst. Time-saving and money-saving 

 methods by an expert. 



" The Economical Vegetable Garden," by E. L. 

 D. Seymour, author of "Garden Profits." How 

 a home vegetable garden may be made to pay 

 handsomely, and how to get the best results 

 from restricted space. 



" Cooperation Among Consumers," by A. P. 

 Hitchcock. A practical plan for reducing the 

 cost of living. 



" Flreless Cookery," by Margaret J. Mitchell, 

 author of "The Fireless Cook Book." 



" How We Saved Money." A symposium of per- 

 sonal experiences by several of our readers, 



" The Truth about Cooking by Electricity," by 

 D. C. Shafer. A first-hand investigation among 

 homes where electricity is actually used. When, 

 where, and how electricity is economical. 



25 cents per copy at the news stands. 

 $4.00 a year postpaid, $6.00 for two years. 



Doubleday, Page & Co., Garden City, N. Y. 



Hammond's Sdd by Seedsmen and Merchants 



Hammond's Cattle Comfort 



Trade Mark 



Keeps Cows, Horses or Mules free from Flies, 

 Gnats and other pests. It is cheap and effective. For 

 pamphlet on " Bugs and Blights " write to 

 "Cattle Comfort" HAMMOND'S SLUG SHOT, FishWlI-on-Hudson, N. Y. 



