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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



March, 1914 



FAR into the frosts 

 of autumn the rich 

 golden yellow of the 

 Marigold will light up 

 your garden with glitter- 

 ing splendor. 



The most popular of our 

 many Marigolds is the "Pride 

 of the Garden, " pictured below. 



The plant itself is dwarf 

 and compact in habit — but the 

 flowers are magnificently large 

 — and of the very richest 

 yellow. 



A full-sized packet of the 

 seeds of this unusually brilliant 

 flower will be mailed you for 

 10 cents. 



We will send you at the same time 

 a complimentary copy of our splen- 

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 of everything that is best in 

 seeds. Also that popular little 

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 a Family of Six." 



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A Hint for Selecting Roses 



WHEN selecting varieties for your rose garden 

 be sure to bear in mind the purpose for which 

 the garden is intended. Is it to be beautiful and 

 picturesque, to give pleasure to the eye as a whole; 

 or is it to produce fine individual blooms for cutting? 

 If the former, varieties should be chosen that will 

 give a profusion and continuance of bloom. Such 

 have mostly small sized flowers, borne in clusters, 

 of which the Ramblers and Baby Ramblers are 

 common examples. Of course, every person who 

 grows roses is already familiar with the popular 

 climbers, Crimson Rambler and Dorothy Perkins, 

 but if you want decorative effect or something 

 different that is sure to please, try some of the hardy 

 climbers of the Wichuraiana type, such as Hiawa- 

 tha, American Pillar, Excelsa and Paradise. The 

 two first mentioned bear clusters of lovely single 

 flowers in great profusion, and Excelsa bears in- 

 tense scarlet crimson flowers, larger than Crimson 

 Rambler, and with superior foliage. For the beds, 

 bush roses of profuse blooming habit, such as Gruss 

 an Teplitz, bright crimson; Clothilde Soupert, white 

 with blush centre; and Hermosa, pink would doubt- 

 less be first recommended, while Annie Mueller 

 and Catherine Zeimet, pink and white respectively, 

 are probably the best ofethe polyantha or baby 

 rambler group for bedding or edging, since they 

 are in constant bloom from early summer until 

 late fall, and would be indispensable in such a 

 garden. 



But if cut blooms are desired, a different type 

 should be selected, embracing those varieties which 

 produce large, double flowers on long, stout stems. 

 As a rule the canes of these have fewer prickers 

 and their flowers make up in quality what they may 

 lack in quantity. Many varieties combine both 

 requirements to a considerable degree being suit- 

 able for both bedding and cutting. 



The Hybrid Tea class furnishes many. that are 

 suitable for this double purpose, and an experienced 

 grower would probably give Killarney the honor 

 of first place on his list, as this beautiful pink rose 

 combines distinctive beauty, delightful fragrance, 

 profusion of bloom, hardiness, and good habit of 

 growth. Other excellent pink roses about equally 

 as good are Mad. Caroline Testout, Mad. Jules 

 Grolez, La France and La Detroit. Etoile de 

 France and General McArthur, both dark red; 

 Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, white; Dean Hole and 

 William R. Smith, pink; and the two Cochets, pink 

 and white, have all proved their worthiness to be 

 classed as "best" roses. A rose that I commend 

 heartily because of its all round good qualities is 

 Lady Ashtown, which can be depended upon for 

 perfect blooms under all weather conditions, and 

 its long, perfect stems make it ideal for cutting. 

 For this purpose I would also recommend Pharisaer, 

 lovely and fragrant, and Mme. Leon Paine and 

 Mons. Paul Lede are two salmon colored roses that 

 are easy to grow and are sure to please. Jonkheer 

 J. L. Mock is an acquisition from Holland, not 

 as profuse in bloom as might be desired, but is 

 so strikingly novel in its contrast of pink coloring 

 that it should be in every rose garden. It has the 

 stoutest stem and heaviest bud of any Hybrid Tea 

 I know of. 



In the Hybrid Perpetual class, from which ex- 

 treme northern growers must make their selections, 

 no rose can surpass Mrs. John Laing, pink. It 

 blooms early, late and all the time, and the flower 

 is large and most beautiful, with good foliage and 

 a stem devoid of thorns. Frau Karl Druschki, 

 pure white, gives us probably the most beautiful 



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