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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



Mat, 1914 



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STAINED SHMGjbBS 



12 Graaes-16-18-24Inc^e5 - 3p dolors 



ForRoof READ^ra-i^cv: 



Years of effort have 

 failed to improve upon 

 shingles as a covering for 

 roofs and side walls. 



Other materials either prove less economi- 

 cal or lack the desired artistic effect. 



But untreated shingles soon rot, curl up or 

 split. To stain them on the job is costly and 

 mussy. 



"CREO-DIPT" Stained Shingles will last a 

 lifetime. We preserve selected Washington 

 Red Cedar Shingles with creosote and stain in 

 any color desired. They come dry in bundles, 

 ready-to-lay, all one even color. They last 

 twice as long as brush-coated or unstained 

 shingles ; are better preserved and cost less than 

 shingles stained on the job — and look better. 

 Colors ground twice in pure linseed oiL 



Send for Booklet that describes our process 

 and ask for Pad of Colors on Wood. Names of 

 Architect and Lumber Dealer appreciated. 



STANDARD STAINED SHINGLE CO. 

 1020 Oliver Street, North Tonawanda. N. Y. 



Label Your Roses and Plants 



WITH PERMANENT 



Simplex Weatherproof Labels 



PRICES; POSTPAID, INCLUDING COPPER WIRES. 



No. 1— Size 3x1 inches, 25c doz. S2.00 per 100 

 No. 2 — Size 4 x i inches, 50c. doz. S4.00 per 100 



STEWART & CO., 171 Broadway, New York 



Fly Time! 



In the 

 light of 



.p modern 

 discovery 

 means 



DISEASE 

 TIME! 



A single pair 

 of flies will 

 breed enough 

 progeny to 

 equal the 

 Woolworth 

 Building in 

 bulk! 



The Casazza 

 Fly Trap Screen 



is the only screen that traps the flies as they try to enter the 

 house after being hatched in filth and leaving their maggot stage. 

 They fly upon the screen, mount to the pocket where they die 

 and drop into a cup that is emptied daily. You must see it 

 to appreciate its wonderful power! 



Adopted by Hospitals and Institutions. The best screen 

 — and a fly trap beside! Cost but a trifle more than or- 

 dinary screen. Can be set In door, window or porch screen. 

 Throw away flv poisons and sticky paper. Kust proof, 

 Insect proof. Will save lives and dollars! 

 SEND FOR CIRCULAR 

 We want District Managers for every town in the country. We want 

 men who want to handle the biggest seller on the market today. We have 

 a proposition that means big business, income and future. Write todayl 

 FRANK A. MAKON Ac CO. 

 Bush Terminal Bide., No. «;_>!., Brooklyn, N. T. 



For the Flower Lover 



SET out chrysanthemum plants now. Be sure 

 to thoroughly prepare the soil. 



Cannas may yet be planted out. You cannot 

 make the soil too rich for them. The roots pene- 

 trate very deeply, so be sure to thoroughly loosen 

 up the soil. 



The Cape jasmine (Gardenia florida) , with large, 

 waxy-white, sweet scented flowers, is well suited 

 to the Southern soil and climate. Pot-grown plants 

 can be set out any time. The leaves of this shrub 

 are of a dark and glossy green. 



Pot-grown roses may also be planted out now. 

 Under the conditions here in the South, such plants 

 will become large bushes in one season. 



Sow verbena and sweet William seeds for late 

 summer and fall flowers. 



The fairy lily (Zephyranthes) is a beautiful, lily- 

 like flower that may be planted any time during 

 the month, and with plenty of moisture it will bloom 

 all summer. The bulbs are very cheap and can be 

 left in the ground during the winter; in fact, by 

 doing this you will have earlier and better flowers. 



Plant pumpkins and winter squash late in the 

 month. They might succeed the early white pota- 

 toes or early onions. The largest sorts of squash 

 and pumpkin require the most fertilizer. 



Onion seed for sets may be sown any time now. 

 Remember the seed must be sown very thickly in 

 order to prevent the bulbs from becoming too large. 

 Small sets are always best for planting; use the 

 largest ones for pickles. 



If you have not yet set out eggplants, pepper and 

 tomatoes, do so at once. Also sweet potato plants. 



Set out some Ponderosa tomato. Get stout, 

 stocky plants and put at least a half bushelful of 

 well rooted manure in a hill. Put the manure in 

 deep. A small amount of cotton seed placed in the 

 bottom of each hill will help wonderfully, as will 

 also a handful of rich potash fertilizer. But do not 

 put this close to the plant. 



Get the soil in readiness now for the planting of 

 collards, the great winter green in the South. 



Melons for the main crop should be sown now, if 

 this was not done last month. 



Edible cow peas should also be sown now, be- 

 tween the rows of sweet corn or on the poorest soil 

 in the garden. Cow peas tend to enrich the soil. 



Fruits set too thickly should be thinned now if 

 size instead of quantity is desired. 



Fertilize the young trees now. Bone or bone 

 meal is probably the best thing to use; growing 

 trees require more nitrogen, too, than fruiting trees. 



Begin to cut the strawberry runners now if you 

 wish to avoid having them become matted. 



Georgia. Thomas J. Steed. 



For Stock Food in the North 



MANGELS, sugar beets, carrots and rutabagas, 

 which are wanted for stock food during the 

 winter, can be sown at this time. This early sowing 

 gives the plants a chance to become established 

 before the very dry weather sets in. 



Fodder corn used for feeding the cattle can be 

 sown now. Do not make one sowing of this, but 

 put it in in several batches, and thus always have 

 young, succulent corn for your cattle. 



Ensilage corn can now be sown. This, of course, 

 all goes in at one time. 



This is also the time to sow field corn. Have 

 your ground well prepared, using plenty of manure, 

 and keep it well watered. W. C. McC. 



Exquisite 

 I ta lian 

 Old Ivory- 

 Tint Pottery 



The beautiful colorings and 

 effects of the pottery of 

 Florence and Rome you can 

 have in your own garden — 

 on your own porch. 



With shapely vases and 



pots, graceful sundials and 



benches, charming boxes and pedestals — you can 



transplant your grounds to the very heart of Old 



Italy. 



WHEATLEY POTTERY 



is weatherproof, tough, hard— and very inexpen- 

 sive. Its neutral ivory tint blends harmoniously 

 with any color scheme and surroundings, indoors 

 or out. 



WRITE NOW FOR POTTERY PORTFOLIO 



which illustrates scores of beautiful pieces. With 

 it we will send you name of nearest Wheatley 

 dealer or tell you how to order direct. Address 

 Dept. D. 



The Wheatley pottery 



2426-32 Reading Road CINCINNATI, O. 



Established 1879 



You Can Have Earlier and Better Peas, 

 Beans and Sweet Peas by Using 



""MICH BRtDNITROGlN-GATtlERINJ BACTERIA 



Farmers and gardeners throughout the country are secur- 

 ing wonderful results by the use of Farmogerm, because, 

 Peas, Beans and Sweet Peas bear quicker, much longer and 

 are much more prolific both in blossom and fruit when 

 Farmogerm is used; and there is left in the soil large amounts 

 of Nitrogen for other garden crops. 



Farmogerm increases the weight and feed value of Alfalfa, Clover, 

 Vetch, Peas, Beans, Peanuts and all other legumes by its use. 



5 acre size $9.00—1 acre size $2.00. 



Special Garden Size 50c. for Peas, Beans and Sweet 

 Peas, also White Clover for lawns. Free delivery 

 everywhere. Write for Free Book No. 71. 



Earp-Thomas Farmogerm Company 



Bloomf ield, New Jersey 



A TROPICAL GARDEN 

 FOR ONE DOLLAR 



One dozen GIANT BRONZE 

 and one dozen GIANT GREEN 



CANNA BULBS 



Striking blossoms and beau- 

 tiful foliage. Grow in any Soil 

 and increase like Potatoes. 



SENT PREPAID ANYWHERE 

 EAST OF THE ROCKY MOUN- 

 TAINS FOR ONE DOLLAR. 

 SINGLE DOZENS, SIXTY CENTS. 



F. A. HOWARD ™* 



ummer St. 

 Boston, Mass. 



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