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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



February, 1914 



DODSON'S BIRD HOUSES 



Sketch s li<rws the Dodso?i Sheltered Food House, 

 Tret Swallow House, Bluebird House, Bird 

 Bttth, Wren House and Purple Martin House. 



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Don't you want bird friends living in your garden? 

 —Bluebirds, Wrens, Martins, Swallows? You can 

 win back our native Song Birds by putting out Dod- 

 son Bird Bouses. Thousands of these houses all 

 over America are inhabited by birds. 



Mr. Dodson builds more than a dozen 

 kinds of Bird Houses, ranging in price from 

 $2 to $70. Among the most popular are — • 



The Dodson Purple Martin House — 3 

 stories and attic; 26 rooms. Price $12, or with 

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The Dodson Bluebird House — solid oak, 

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The Dodson Sheltered Food House for birds 

 — saves many birds' lives in winter and spring 

 — $8; or with all copper roof Sio, f. o. b. Chi- 

 cago. Sheltered Feeding Table S6, or with 

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f. o. b. Chicago. The Dodson Wren 



House — solid oak, cy- 



The famous Dodson Sparrow Trap is doing great press shingles, copper 



work in banishing this national pest. One trap f J. b. Chicago. 



catches as many as 75 sparrows a day. It works 



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Mr. Dodson's beautifully illustrated book explains all 

 about his many houses and other devices for helping our 

 Native Birds. Write for this book. Address — 



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1209 Association Building, Chicago, III. 



(Mr. Dodson is a Director of the Illinois Audubon Society.) 



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Seed Sowing in The South 



THIS is a real spring month in the lower South. 

 Dutch bulbs, roses and other hardy early 

 spring-flowering plants begin to bloom, and seed 

 sowing is the order of the day. Remember that 

 good seed is the cheapest in the end. 



Seed of moonflower and other vines may be sown 

 now in the Lower South. In this section the moon- 

 flower has a long season of growth and will produce 

 a mammoth vine. Cuttings may also be planted 

 now. 



Tuberoses and dahlias may be planted in the 

 Middle South. 



Pahsies come into flower during this month in the 

 Lower South. Keep the flowers picked off in 

 order to have a long season of bloom. 



Dahlia and canna seed may also be sown in very 

 rich soil in the Lower South, in hotbeds in the Mid- 

 dle and Upper South. In South Florida, below 

 the frost line, where the soil and climate are parti- 

 cularly adapted to it, the canna can be made to 

 flower all the year. Plant the roots at any time 

 during February. 



IN THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



If you have sown the early varieties of green peas 

 sow some seed of the late ones now. The early ones 

 will be ready for use s about two weeks before the 

 others, but they will not continue to bear for so 

 long a time. 



Sweet corn and bush beans may be sown in the 

 Lower South. Also risk a few melons. Plant them 

 where they can be given protection. 



Cultivate early cabbage and cauliflower fre- 

 quently until they have formed good sized heads. 

 A little nitrate of soda will help them before they 

 have attained much size. 



Sow celery seed for use in July. 



Sow onion seed for the main crop. The soil must 

 be rich. 



Early pepper, eggplant, and tomato seed should 

 be sown in the hotbed if it has not already been 

 done. For mixed pickles you will need some of 

 the small hot red peppers and some of the large 

 sweet ones. 



Early cucumbers may also be started now. If 

 you will protect them from frost they will be ready 

 for pickling about the time the December and Janu- 

 ary set cauliflower plants are ready for use. 



IN THE BRUIT GARDEN 



This is the "last call" for setting out fig bushes. 

 They make a delicious preserve, are not any trouble 

 to grow and there is no telling how long a fig bush 

 will live. It will bear fruit every year, too. 



Continue to set out strawberries, raspberries and 

 blackberries. 



ON THE FARM 



No time should be lost in getting the soil in good 

 condition for planting, but do not plow when it is 

 too wet. When it is too wet to be plowed, haul out 

 manure and turn it in just as soon as the soil is 

 dry enough. Remember that the manure loses in 

 ammonia after it has been stirred up. 



Corn planting begins the last of the month in the 

 Lower South. 



Sweet potatoes should be bedded during the 

 month. Of course it is better to cover the bed with 

 a hotbed sash, but it is not absolutely necessary 

 unless you wish to force them for an early market. 



Georgia. Thomas J. Steed. 



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