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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



February, 1914 



END for a copy 

 of our 1914 

 Spring Catalog. 

 Learn from it 

 the best meth- 

 ods of planting 

 and caring for 

 every flower and 

 vegetable— learn 

 too about the 

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 of novelties we list — and plan 

 your garden NOW. 



* O further help you 

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 we have written a 

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Write for these two books today 

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J. M. Thorburn & Co. 



53B Barclay Street New York 



My Idea of a Seed Order for the 

 Home Vegetable Garden 



I PLAINLY remember the consternation with 

 which I regarded a seed catalogue some years ago 

 while in the act of making out my first seed order. 

 After looking through the catalogue, two questions 

 were uppermost in my mind. One was: Which 

 ones shall I select from the multitude of varieties 

 listed? And the other was: What quantities of 

 seeds should I order in justice to my garden with- 

 out wasting funds? 



Since then, many letters from friends and in- 

 quiries from acquaintances have shown me that 

 every year other people go through the same kind 

 of experience as I did. Even "old hands" don't 

 mind asking what would be the best to plant under 

 specific conditions and how much should be planted 

 to provide a family of a certain number of people 

 with fresh vegetables throughout the season. 



All these circumstances and the desire to help 

 home gardeners to get the very best returns for 

 their efforts, tempt me to offer such advice as I can 

 give about making out a seed order. 



In the first place, and before ever putting down 

 a pen on the order sheet (which you should always 

 use) make up your mind what you want. Don't 

 go ahead and begin to order at random, but get it 

 clearly in your mind that there are three classes of 

 vegetables : 

 (i) Vegetables that you need and are easily grown. 



(2) Vegetables that are hard to manage. 



(3) Vegetables that are easier bought than grown. 

 You will need just a few Brussels sprouts, cauli- 

 flower and pepper plants, unless you are extremely 

 fond of these vegetables. It will, therefore, pay 

 you to buy a few plants of these (unless you live in 

 the country) rather than to attempt to grow them 

 yourself from seeds. Eggplants, peppers and 

 tomatoes are difficult to manage as seedling plants, 

 so, personally, I prefer to secure plants rather than 

 to attempt to sow seeds. 



This then leaves the necessity of ordering seeds 

 of vegetables that are easily grown and which you 

 need to keep down the greengrocer's bill during 

 the summer months. I realize that some people are 

 fonder of green beans than of wax beans and others 

 have a decided prejudice against yellow sweet corn. 

 But since it is never possible to please all the people 

 all the time, I am going to suggest sorts and make 

 up a list that I consider the very best for the home- 

 garden where "Quality" should be the first consid- 

 eration. 



However, let me state right here that it will be 

 very difficult to beat the list of vegetables given be- 

 low, when it comes to their adaptability to a wide 

 range of territory. They are all truly pedigreed 

 sorts that have made good in most sections of this 

 country. While there may be some sorts in my 

 order that could to advantage be "swapped" for 

 others in localities with peculiar climatic or soil 

 problems, the difference in result would be so small 

 as to make the change insignificant. 



As to the quantities given, my order is made out 

 to fill the requirements of a garden, size 30 x 50 ft. 

 which is about all a man or woman can manage 

 during spare hours. The product of this garden, 

 grown from seeds suggested, will provide all the 

 vegetables for a family of five and there will be 

 some to spare for friends or neighbors. Of course, 

 it will take careful management of the garden; and 



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This is absolutely the most educational work on rose 

 culture ever published. It isn't a catalog— it is the 

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 the new Charles 

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Helen's 

 Favorite Flowers 



Yielding a Mass of Blooms 



To get our beautiful Spring catalogue in the 

 hands of as many lovers of flowers as possible 

 we will give away five packets of the following 

 varieties, enough for a small garden: — 



Aquilegia, double mixed, colors, pale blue, 

 deep blue, violet and pink; fine for cut flowers. 

 Centaurea, bearing large thistle-shaped flowers 

 blue in color and commonly called "Ragged 

 Sailor." Gaillardia, flowers of great brilliancy. 

 Godetia, the tireless bloomer, with delicate tints 

 of crimson, rose and white. Chrysanthemum, 

 comprising all the shades of the rainbow. 



The above five packets with our catalogue 

 included sent for one dime in stamps or coin 

 to cover mailing. 



WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 



Est. 1845 44 Ve«ey St., New York 



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