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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



November, 1911 



The Byzantine Wonder Lily 



In Bloom. (From a Photo.) 



This bulb blooms without either soil 

 or water. 



Color of flowers is of an exquisite blush 

 rose to rosy lilac. 



Golden Stamens in the chalix of each 

 flower, emitting a delicate, faint fragrance. 



Each bulb, according to size, bears 

 from 10 to 15 flowers. MONSTER bulbs 

 from 12 to 20. Where these bulbs are 

 wanted to bloom for Thanksgiving or 

 Christmas, send in your order NOW 

 and we will keep the bulbs RETARDED 

 for you, and ship them at proper time. 



FULL DIRECTIONS how to treat 

 the bulb with EVERY order. 



Prices Include Delivery 



MONSTER Bulbs, ea. 15c;, 3 fqr 40c; doz., $1.50; 100, $10.00 

 " ea. 25c; 3 for 65c; doz., $2.75; 50, $6.00 



Our SUCCESS Collection 

 of HARDY LILIES 



Safe to plant any time till HARD frosts. 



EACH 12 IOO 



Lil. Longiflorum, Long white trumpet 15 $1.25 $8.00 



LAI. Roseum, white and rosy 15 1.35 8.50 



Lil. Album, glistening white, reflexed 



petals 20 1.75 12.00 



Lil. Magnificum, SUPERB lily, white 



and crimson 15 1.25 8.50 



Lil. Auratum, GOLDEN QUEEN of 



Lilies 12 1. 15 8.00 



Lil. Washingtonianum, the GEM of 



collection, opening white, turning 



rosy red; short trumpet 25 2.50 



Lil. Superb'um, GRAND lily, 6 x 7 



ft. high, with a wealth of orange; 



dark spotted flowers 15 1.25 7.50 



Lil. Umbellatum, upright, colors 



ranging from nankin buff to deep 



orange and apricot 15 1.25 8.00 



ONE each of the eight 

 Magnificent Lilies DELIV- 

 ERY INCLUDED, for 

 ONE DOLLAR. 



Note.— EVERY bulb we send 

 out is strong, sound, select 

 and will flower the First Season. 



H. H. Berger & Co. IMPORTED 

 the FIRST LILY bulbs from 

 Japan to U. S. in 1877. Ever 

 since have kept up their HIGH 

 STANDARD of excellence. FULL direc- 

 tions with every order, How to Grow 

 Lilies Successfully. Address 



H. H. BERGER & CO. 



70 Warren Steet, Dept. G, New York 



to prune with this system — the vines that are 

 too large to bend over without breaking are cut 

 off close to the ground. The new canes of that 

 year's growth are thinned from two to four, or 

 perhaps more, according to the size and vigor 

 of the vine, shortened about one-third, and laid 

 down on the ground. These need but a slight 

 covering of soil for protection and to hold them in 

 place. Some people do not cover them but merely 

 pin them down with hooks. 



The better way is to. pinch 6ff part of the sprouts 

 from the roots early in the season, and allow to 

 grow only a sufficient number to properly renew 

 the vine for next year. I may say, here, that the 

 next spring the vines which have been laid down 

 during the winter are taken up in the spring when 

 danger of hard frost is over, spread out like a fan 

 and tied to the trellis. By this, renewal system 

 people living in the colder latitude^, who are sup- 

 posed to be entirely out of the grape zone, can 

 grow such early hardy grapes as Winchel and 

 Moore's Early. 



PROBLEMS WITH BUSH FRUITS 



Some of the best varieties of blackberries and 

 raspberries cannot always be depended upon, to 

 go through the winter without protection, especially 

 in low, rich land. The Cuthbert raspberry, one 

 of the best of the old standard red varieties, and 



,4-,. .„ 



The same vine after pruning. (It was also taken 

 up and replanted.) From actual photographs 



some of the best varieties of blackberries, may 

 winter-kill in some parts of New York. It is not 

 difficult to lay down these canes for protection, 

 especially if they have had no summer pruning, 

 but have been allowed to grow full length. Dig 

 away the soil on one side of the hill of canes and 

 carefully bend them over so that they will lie nearly 

 flat on the ground. Pin them down with hooks 

 and shovel an inch or two of soil over the canes. 



MULCHING STRAWBERRIES 



The last of November is not too early to mulch 

 the strawberry plants, if this is the most con- 

 venient time, although it may be delayed until 

 the ground freezes in December. Just what is 

 the best mulch for strawberries depends on cir- 

 cumstances. Generally one uses the most conven- 

 ient material — all kinds of straw, swale grass, 

 manure, or strawy manure, leaves held down by 

 branches or corn stalks, pine needles, and even 

 refuse from the garden is better than nothing. 

 One plan I am trying which promises well is this: 

 Prepare the old strawberry bed which is not worth 

 keeping another year, for buckwheat as soon as 

 the berries are picked, and use the buckwheat 

 straw for mulching the new strawberry bed. 



RABBITS AND MICE 



Do not neglect the protection of small trees, 

 particularly if you live in the vicinity of woods, 

 for when the rabbits get hungry in winter they may 

 gnaw off the bark so a^ to entirely ruin small trees, 

 that have not been many years planted. Probably 

 the best protection is a tube of tarred roofing paper 

 placed around the trunk of the tree from the ground 

 nearly, up to the branches or smear coal tar on the 

 bark. 



The only reasons for the fall planting of trees 

 in the latitude of New York are an abundance 

 of time and a cheaper price for the trees. Further 

 south, especially in the latitude of Maryland, 



Now or Never!! 



All spring flowering bulbs should be 

 planted before the close of November. 



Don't delay if you want your 

 garden gay next spring. We 

 have the best of everything in 

 spring flowering bulbs — Hy- 

 acinths, Tulips, Narcissus, Jon- 

 quils, Snowdrops, Crocus, Lily 

 of the Valley, Squills, Lilies, Iris, 

 etc., etc., also the best and most 

 complete line of old-fashioned 

 Hardy plants — Hardy Climbers, 

 Hardy Shrubs and other plants 

 that should be planted in the 

 Autumn. All are fully de- 

 scribed in our Autumn Cata- 

 logue. Sent free on application. 



Henry A. Dreer 



PHILADELPHIA 



THORBURN'S BULBS 



Largest and Finest assortment of high grade bulbs and 

 roots in America. Send for catalogue — mailed free. 



J. M. THORBURN & CO., 33 Barclay St., New York 



Power for Country Homes 



I H C Gasoline Engines are simple and easy to operate, besides 

 being economical, durable, and reliable. The ideal power for 

 pumping water and operating machines on the farm or estate. Write 

 for catalogues of facts and figures. Address 



INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY OF AMERICA 



(Incorporated) 



71 Harvester Bldg. Chicago USA 



ILLETT'S 



HARDY FERNS AND FLOWERS 



For Dark, Shady Places 



Send for my descriptive catalogue of over 50 

 pages, which tells about this class of plants. 

 It's Free. 



For any order of $5 or over, we will send, free, 

 one-half dozen bulbs of White Trillium. Send 



^^™^™^^^^~ l order to-day. 



Edward Gillett, Box C. Southwick, Mass. 



CALIFORNIA 



Rest of the Hedge Plants 



purposes. A quick grower. No thorns. Easily trained, 

 California Privet is generally known and universally popular. Particularly, 

 suitable for private grounds. Perfectly hardy and almost evergreen. Large 

 stock. Prompt shipments. Plant this Fall and gain a season. Write today 

 for Free Catalogue of Trees, Vines, etc, 



ARTHUR J. COLLINS 



Box T Moorestown, N. J. 



Make the Farm Pay 



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 Horticulture, Floriculture, Liintlscnpe (•iirdening. For- 

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