October, 1911 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



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103 



OCTOBER, 1911 



Cover Design- 



- Pergola designed by Olmsted Brothers 



Thomas W. Sears 



The Big Thing Now ------------- 105 



Why Fall Planting is Good - - - - - J. C. W kitten 106 



Photographs by the author 



Hickory Trees Threatened With Destruction J. J. Leirison 109 



Photographs by the author 



The "Fun" of Collecting Anemones, IV. - Wilhelm Miller no 



Photographs by N. R. Graves, A. G. Eldredge and others. 



Trained European Gooseberries for America H. S. Adams 113 



Photograph by A. G. Eldredge 



Planting for Spring Flowers - - - - Leslie Hudson 114 



Photographs by Nathan R. Graves 



Growing Mushrooms for Home Use - - James Cumming 115 



Photograph by Gustav Saudahl 



Planting About the House - - - - - M. R. Conover 116 



Photographs by the author 



Winter Flowers for the Window Garden Florence Spring 117 



Photographs by H. Troth and N. R. Graves 



The Autumn Planting of Roses - - - - W.S.Rogers 118 



Photographs by Emil J. Kraemer and others 



Permanent Vines for Fall Planting - - W. C. McCollom 119 



Children's Gardens Everywhere - - Ellen Eddy Shaw 121 

 Readers' Experience Club -----------123 



Garden Luxuries in Winter - - - M. Roberts Conover 124 



Photograph by the author 



Trailing Arbutus as a House Plant - - E. E. Trumbull 125 



Photograph by the author 



Sowing Seed in Autumn ------ Marcia E. Hale 126 



An Unusual W t all Garden ------ P.T.Barnes 126 



Photograph by the author 



Red Roses in Oregon ------ Estelle M. Rawley 126 



October in the South ------- Thomas J. Steed 128 



Photograph by the author 



Dutch Bulbs for California Gardens Sydney B. Mitchell 132 



Picking and Keeping the Crop - - - - W. H. Jenkins 136 



Don't Neglect the Trees ------ J. J. Levison 140 



Photographs by the author 



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Prizes for Growing Bulbs in Our Prepared Fiber 



Try the new way of growing bulbs for indoor blooming. Plant in our Prepared 

 Fiber, instead of soil ; the result will please you, and you will find that bulbs so 

 planted are much easier to care for. Just fill non-porous bowls, hyacinth glasses or 

 jardinieres with the fiber, plant and treat the bulbs as usual. The vessels containing 

 them may be set anywhere — on tables or columns, or in halls or corridors, without 

 the slightest danger of damage from water. 



The idea of growing bulbs in fiber was a new one in this country until introduced by 

 us two years ago, but it has been practised successfully in England for many years. 

 To popularize this method we make the following offers of bulbs, etc., and prizes. For 

 full particulars see page 20 of our Summer and Autumn Guide described below. 



SPECIAL OFFERS: 3 Roman or Dutch Hyacinths, and 1 Art Jardiniere; or 

 6 Tulips, red, white or yellow, and 1 Art Jardiniere; or 12 Crocus, blue, yellow 

 or white, and 1 Art Jardiniere; or 5 Paper White Narcissus and 1 Art Jardin- 

 iere; or 4 Narcissus Golden Spur (yellow) and 1 Art Jardiniere; or 3 Chinese 

 Sacred Narcissus and 1 Art Jardiniere, with sufficient fiber and charcoal to 

 grow any of the above collections lor $1; 3 for $2.75. 



DETAILS OF CONTEST 



To induce the growing of bulbs in our prepared fiber, we will make the following 

 offer of prizes for photographs of bulbs so grown and flowered, same to be submitted 

 to us not later than May 1, 191 2 : 



1st Prize . . . $10 3rd Prize ... $4 



2nd " ... 5 4th " ... 3 



5th Prize .... $2 



A BEAUTIFUL CATALOGUE OF BEAUTIFUL BULBS 



Our Amateur Summer and Autumn Garden Guide is that, and more: — it contains an article especially 

 written by Wilhelm Miller, editor of The Garden Magazine, entitled " The Best New Idea in Gardening" — 

 also cultural instructions of where, how and best time to plant bulbs and seeds for winter and spring flowering. 



ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON, Seedsman, Dept. G, 342 W. 14th St., New York City 



Roman Hyacinths Growing- in Our Prepared Fiber 



