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For injormation regarding milroad and steam- 

 skip lines, write to the Readers' Service 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



December, 1911 



A winter garden that you 

 will thoroughly enjoy 



You can have a truck garden in ycur back, yard that will keep you 

 supplied with fresh vegetables and will give you infinite pleasure 



Two layers of glass instead 

 of one with a ¥% inch layer 

 of dry air between take the 

 place of mats and boards 



All you have to do with Sunlighj Sash is to tilt them up on warm 

 days. Mats, £ncj boards ayj unknown to Sunlight Sash Users 



Try a bit of winter gardening with Sunlight Double Glass Sash, 

 for the first time the enjoyment of hot-bed 

 and cold-frame growing, with absolutely none 

 of the back-breaking, discouraging drudgery. 



No covering or uncovering of beds 



With Sunlight Double Glass Sash you never have to use 

 mats or boards for covering even in zero weather. The 

 double layer of glass protects the plants — prevents their 

 being injured by frost, snow and ice. 



Flowers and vegetables when they are luxuries 

 on the market 



Since you never have to cover Sunlight Double Glass Sash 

 your plants get all the light all the time which makes them 

 grow rapidly and mature earlier. When lettuce, tomatoes, 

 cauliflower, radishes, beets, etc., are luxuries on the daily 

 market, you can have them right out of your own garden if 

 you use Sunlight Double Glass Sash. 



Can also be made profitable 



Many amateur growers have made money with their 

 Sunlight Sash by selling flowers and vegetables to their 

 neighbors when such things were bringing fancy prices on 

 the market. For full information address 



Sunlight Double Glass Sash Co. 



927 E. Broadway Louisville, Ky. 



You will realize 



You can have violets 

 and lettuce all winter; 

 cauliflower for early 

 Spring; tomato plants 

 to set out as soon as it 



Get These Two Books 



One is our free catalog; the other is a book 

 on hot-beds and cold-frames by Professor 

 Massey. It is authoritative, tells how to 

 make and care for the hot-beds, what and 

 when to plant. 4c. in stamps will bring 

 Professor Massey's book ia addition to the 

 catalog. 



,_ Bloom Your Bulbs In Fiber Instead 

 •*^~ Of Soil — Easier. Cleaner, Better 



You know how disagreeable it is to pot Hyacinths and Narcissus in ^oil for winter 



* " Tk^iP* «. Jf^lNPIB I blooming. Mussy and unhandy as it is, though caring for them is still worse — there is 



V'.' JT^yk, ~A"\ 'L ■ always danger in watering lest the pots overflow and soil the tables, stands or floors. 



ft J&^ K^. 7I *J' -* ^i There's a better way now, though — new in America, but long practised abroad. It's the use of 



*lPPH m^0^i^^~ M t v^^ -prepared fiber, clean, dry, easily-handled, into which the bulbs are placed and given water only occa- 



A f L^ft^J-.fc-. jS sionally. They develop rapidly and require but little care. Pots or jardinieres containing fiber do 



tf if' . J rC% , * * ^^^ » '^ not require drainage — they may be set anywhere without danger of damaging woodwork by flooding. 



For those who prefer to grow Hyacinths in water, we offer special inducements as below. For full 

 ^ jJH Bj particulars, and latest practical information about all Fall Ga dening, get 



Boddington's Summer and Autumn Garden Guide 



^fk ^J" iM — telling all about what to plant, and where, when and how to plant it. Tulips, Hyacinths, Narcissus, 



&f & bmI IFtadB I Crocus, etc.; Hardy Lilies; Irises jPaeonies; and a wonderfully complete collection of perennial plants, 



seeds, etc. By all means get this book, and get it now (it's free.) Your request will bring it promptly. 



Trial Offers on Fiber and Bulbs 



3 Roman or Dutch Hyacinths and i Art Jardiniere; or 6 Tulips, red, white or 

 yellow, and i Art Jardiniere; or 5 Paper White Narcissus and 1 Art Jardiniere; 

 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 for $1.00, 3 for $2.75. 



Prices on larger quantities supplied on request 



Trial Offers on Hyacinths and Glasses 



One 1st size Hyacinth and one Tall or Tye glass $0 35 



Two " " " two " " two Tye glasses 65 



Three" " " " three " " three Tye glasses 90 



Four " " " four " " four Tye glasses 1 15 



Roman Hyacinths Growing in Our Prepared Fiber Five " " " five " " five Tye glasses 1 25 



ARTHUR T. B0DDINGT0N, Seedsman, Dept. G., 342 West 14th St., NEW YORK CITY 



