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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



November, 1911 



Digging 



lit from Trinidad Lake for Genasco 



nasco 



the Trinidad - Lake Asphalt Roofing 



What is the first and greatest 

 thing to expect of a roof? 



Stay waterproof. 



Trinidad Lake asphalt is 

 Nature's everlasting water- 

 proofer; and that is what Gen- 

 asco Roofing is made of. It 

 gives lasting protection. 



The Kant-leak Kleet keeps 

 roof-seams watertight without 

 cement, and prevents nail- 

 leaks. Gives an attractive 

 finish. 



Ask your dealer for Genasco 

 Roofing(mineral or smooth surface) 

 with Kant-leak Kleets packed in the 

 roll. Write for Good Roof Guide 

 Book and samples. 



The Barber Asphalt 

 Paving Company 



Largest producers of asphalt, and largest manufac- 

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Philadelphia 



San Francisco Chicago 



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Cross- section Genasco Model Roofing 



I Crushed Quartz 

 pl Trinidad Lake Asphalt 



Z^ Asphalt-saturated Wool Felt 

 | Trinidad Lake Asphalt 

 " Asphalt-saturated Burlap 

 I Trinidad Lake Asphalt 



Competent Gardeners 



The comforts and products of a country home are in- 

 creased by employing a competent Gardener ; if you want to 

 engage one write to us. Please give particulars regarding place 

 and say whether married or single man is wanted. We have 

 been supplying them for years to the best people everywhere. 

 No fee asked. PETER HEXDERSON & CO., Seedsmen 

 and Florists, 35 and 37 Cortlandt Street, New York City. 



B0N0RA, the Great Magical Fertilizer 



Have you tried it ? Your vege- 

 tables will mature two to three 

 weeks earlier. Your flowers and 

 rose-bushes will continue to bloom 

 until late in the winter. Every vari- 

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 this season of the year. It is highly 

 endorsed by the greatest authorities, 

 among them Luther Burbark, John 

 Lewis Childs, Dingee & Conard. 

 Order direct or from your seed 

 houses. Put up in dry form in all 

 size packages as follows: 



1 lb. making 28 gallons, postpaid, $ .65 

 5 lbs. ** no " 2.50 



10 lbs. " 280 " 4.75 



50 lbs. *' 1.100 " 22.50 



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488-492 Broadway, cor. Broome St. 



NEW YORK 



off a very light frost. They may be further pro- 

 tected by having cloths thrown over them. 



As frosty nights approach it is a good plan to 

 pick tomatoes and other vegetables that have 

 matured and collect them in baskets or on the 

 ground, close to some group of tender plants that 

 will require covering. In this way a little work 



This sauash hill, with stake in centre, is ready for a 

 carpet covering at night 



and a small amount of covering material will 

 protect a large quantity of vegetables. Remove 

 the rugs during the day. 



Wherever possible plants should be raised from 

 the ground level. Those that are prostrate will 

 be the first to suffer from frost. One year a gourd, 

 trailing on the ground, was destroyed in September, 

 while those on trellises were not touched by the 

 frost till much later. 



All coverings should be removed often enough 

 to give the plants sufficient air and light and to 

 avoid being made soggy by long rain. Stakes 

 with wire attached in some out of the way spot 

 make a convenient and inconspicuous rack to hang 

 them on when they are not in use. 



Some vegetables, such as radishes, lettuce, beets, 

 Brussels sprouts, carrots, endive, kohlrabi, parsley, 

 parsnip, spinach and turnips will be able to take 

 care of themselves until it is time to put all crops 

 under cover for the winter. 



There are many indoor methods of protecting 

 vegetables: carrots packed in sand in a cool cellar 



Double wires attached to stakes in pepper bed. Cov- 

 erings are thrown across these at night 



will keep till the following summer; celery stored 

 in sand will keep for a few weeks; parsley potted 

 and kept in a sunny window will bear all winter; 

 winter squash, put in a warm dry spot, will keep 

 till spring; eggplant placed separately in paper 

 bags and hung from the rafters will last till Thanks- 

 giving; and tomato vines may be hung in a shel- 

 tered place, or the fruit can be picked when full 

 sized but not colored and kept in a drawer till Xew 

 Year's Day. 

 Xew York. I. M. Axgell. 



Three New Books on 

 Vegetable Gardening 



THEY CONTAIN THE VERY INFORMATION THAT EVERY 



GARDENER NEEDS AND FINDS IT DIFFICULT TO 



OBTAIN AT THE MOMENT NEEDED 



Vegetable Gardening 



By R. L. Watts. This complete, concise and authentic book 

 covers every phase of vegetable gardening and is especially 

 well organized as a text-book and equally valuable as a hand- 

 book for practical growers. An idea of the scope and com- 

 pleteness of the book may be gained by noting the following 

 subjects, each of which has been treated in a separate chapter: 

 A General View, Selection of Location, Soils, Tillage, and 

 Tillage Tools, Stable Manures, Green Manures and Cover 

 Crops, Commercial Fertilizers, Irrigation, Insect Enemies 

 and Fungous Diseases, Seeds and Seed Growing. Construc- 

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Melon Culture 



By J Troop. This is a practical treatise on the melon, which 

 is intended to be of service to the amateur as well as to the 

 large commercial grower. It includes the history of both the 

 musk melon and watermelon, the botanical characters, clim- 

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 and the different cultural methods which are practiced by our 

 large commercial growers are taken up in detail. Illustrated. 

 5x7 inches. 100 pages. Cloth. Net $0.50 



Peas and Pea Culture 



By G. C. Sevey. This interesting little book is intended for 

 the student and practical farmer alike. The author brings 

 both experience and observation to bear on the subject mat- 

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 value, insect and fungous pests, canned pea industry, breed- 

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 brought together in a workable way. Illustrated. 5x7 inches. 

 120 pages.. Cloth. Net $0.50 



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Our Brief Descriptive Catalog (40 pages) will be sent free of 

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 Illustrated Catalog. (128 pages) 6xg inches, fully illustrated, 

 thoroughly indexed by titles and authors, and containing detailed 

 descriptions of all the best books on rural and home topics, sent 

 for six cents in stamps — which only pays the postage. 



ORANGE JUDD COMPANY 



315-321 Fourth Avenue New York City 



Small Fruits 



I grow Strawberry, Raspberry. Blackberry 

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 Write me today. 



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You Can't Cut a Tough Beard With a Trade-Mark 



A razor actually worth $5.00 — yet YOU can boy it complete for 75 cents 



because its construction is so simple, and we are satisfied with 

 a small profit. The workmanship is faultless; blades are finely 

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THE VAN BUREN COMPANY, 7172 KENDIG PL., HEMPSTEAD. N.Y- 



Let "WAGNER" Plan Your 

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 Wagner Landscape Service will enable you to make it a 

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