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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



July, 1914 



Make 



Wash-day a 

 Red Letter Day 



Putting up the line, putting 

 out the wash, taking down 

 the wash, taking down the 

 line, takes 26 hours of time 

 and 6 miles of steps a year. 



HILL'S CHAMPION 

 CLOTHES DRYER 



taves you all this annoyance. Just stand in one place 

 and turn revolving top. Holds full wash. Can be 

 put up in one minute. Compact and sightly. 



If your hardware dealer cannot 

 supply you, write to us. Send 

 for illustrated Folder No. 2. 



HILL DRYER COMPANY 

 302 Park Avenue Worcester, Mass. 









Japan Bamboo 

 Stakes 



DO NOT DECAY like wood or 

 Swamp Cane. Last a long time. 

 Stake your Lilies, Gladioli, Her- 















G 



2\iit. . . S 



3 ft. long . . 



4 ft. long . . 



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6 ft. long . . $ 



EXTRA-Hl 



FOR DAHLIAS 



TOMATOES, eti 



6 ft. long (diame 

 8 ft. long . . 



H. H. BERGER & 



baceous Plants, Pot Plants, etc. 

 REEN COLORED 



50 100 250 500 1,000 



3 35 $0 60 Si so $2 50 $4 50 



45 75 1 75 3 25 6 oo 



60 1 00 2 50 4 00 7 50 



A.TURAL COLOR 



12 100 250 500 I.OCO 



60 $1 oo $2 50 $4 00 $7 50 



LAW BAMBOO STAKES 



, young trees, POLE-BEANS, 



12 50 100 

 ter i inch up) $1 25 $4 00 $7 00 



CO., 70 Warren St., NEW YORK 



PANSY SEEDS 



Why pay five cents for ordinary plants next 



spring when we offer you 400 seeds of Mam- 



nio:h European Pansy importations for 10 cents? If planted now they will 



give full bloom next season. Introductory price, 3 packets for 25 cents, 



with complete leaflet on "How to Grow Pansies." 



GLICK'S SEED FARMS, Box 34, Smoke town, Pa. 



AI^^^N V3 More Water 



^ raised and delivered by the 



"American" Centrifugal Pump 



than by others because the 

 impeller is accurately ma- 

 chined to the casing, prevent- 

 ing any sudden change in di- 

 rection of the water. Not an 

 ounce of power is wasted. 

 Every "American" Centrifu- 

 gal absolutely guaranteed. 

 Write for new catalog 120. 



THE AMERICAN WELL WORKS 



Office and Works, Aurora, 111. 



First National Bank Building, Chicago 



Sa-ve 

 yourjine y 

 trees no 



^tears to Replace 

 7 A few Hours to Save 



ivery lost tree means a bare spot 

 for years. Stop this useless sacrifice 

 of your finest trees. DaveyTree Ex- 

 perts can save them by effective, 

 scientific treatment. 

 Write today for beautiful book 

 giving details of the work of genuine 

 Davey Tree Surgeons, the 

 only kind good enough for 

 theU. S. Government. Go 

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 The Davey Tree Expert Co., Inc. 

 — I 722 Elm St., Kent, Ohio 



For the Southern Gardener 



ASTERS may be sown any time during the 

 month. Give them a rich or well manured 

 soil, and larger and finer flowers will be the result. 

 Asters thrive when the nights are cool and will 

 usually produce finer flowers in the fall than in 

 the spring. 



Continue to sow marigolds and nasturtiums; 

 they, too, love cool nights. Portulaca may be 

 sown early in the month; it will continue to flower 

 until late in September if you get it into the ground 

 at once. 



Dahlias that are being grown for exhibition pur- 

 poses should be pruned, and fed with extra manure 

 or liquid manure. 



Prepare the soil now for early lilies to be planted 

 next month. Get the soil entirely free from tree 

 roots and spaded deeply. Use a large quantity of 

 manure unless the soil is very rich; a little phosphate 

 and potash added to the manure will increase the 

 number of blossoms and improve their color. The 

 nitrogen in the manure is the most important plant 

 food for increasing the size. 



During droughts keep the lawns well watered. 

 Privet hedges may be pruned now, as well as flower- 

 ing shrubs that have finished flowering for the 

 season. 



Remember that weeds in the flower garden and 

 lawn do more harm now than at any other time, 

 as they rob the soil of both moisture and plant 

 food. 



Frequent shallow cultivation is very necessary. 

 Deep cultivation is harmful to maturing plants, 

 but is very beneficial to some young plants. 



IN THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



Plant white potatoes now for fall crop. 



Also, bush snap beans and cucumbers may be 

 planted and tomatoes, pepper and eggplant may be 

 set out. A shingle stuck sideways in the soil over 

 the plants will shade them from the sun. 



Sow seed of lettuce, beets, carrots and salsify, 

 any time during the month; also more cabbage 

 and collards if desired. 



More sweet corn may also be sown now. Onions 

 may be ready to harvest; if so, the corn may take 

 their place. 



Prune the side branches from the tomato vines, 

 and if the fruit is wanted for show purposes, allow 

 only a few to mature on each plant. 



Summer squashes planted now will furnish fruit 

 from the last of August until frost; soak the seed 

 over night to induce immediate germination. The 

 bush type is probably best for the home garden as it 

 does not require as much space as the running 

 sorts. Do not plant closer than eighteen inches 

 to two feet in rows two to two and a half feet apart. 



Plant more watermelon seed late in the month. 

 Soak it in water and plant when the soil is moist; 

 if it does not come up promptly, the melons will 

 probably not mature before frost. Use an early 

 variety, such as Panmure's Allheart, Halbert 

 Honey, or Kleckley's Sweet. 



IN THE FRUIT GARDEN 



Prune the trees just as soon as the fruit is off. 

 Continue to bud trees. 



Pot strawberry plants thus: place small paste- 

 board pots filled with rich soil in between the rows 

 and allow the runners to go from pot to pot. The 

 pots do not cost much and this is the best way for 

 starting a new strawberry patch in the fall. The 

 growth of the plants is never checked. 



Bag the grapes so as to protect them from the 

 sun and birds; the expense is little and it improves 

 the quality of the fruit. 



WORK ON THE FARM 



Sorghum corn and millet may be sown for forage; 

 also cow peas for hay. Spanish peanuts can still 

 be sown in the Lower South. A little nitrate of 

 soda applied to the soil when the corn begins to 

 tassel will increase the yield wonderfully. 



Sweet potatoes and early planted peanuts may 

 be turned over; use a large plow and bank the soil 

 up to them. Running varieties of peanuts, how- 

 ever, should always be cultivated flat. 



Give a shallow cultivation to cotton. A little 

 nitrate of soda is good. 



Georgia. Thomas J. Steed. 



A Long -Lived Trowel 



This strong, finely finished garden trowel is differ- 

 ent from ordinary trowels. Made from crucible 

 steel of fine texture. It is 1/16 inch thick. Blade 

 and neck one piece. Handle fastened with two 

 steel rivets. Cleans itself, dirt won't stick to it. 

 In quality and workmanship no 

 trowel is like it. It is practically « BedfrI 

 everlasting. 



men 

 Kumn 



Garden 

 Trowel 

 No. KOI 

 with Bent 

 Neck 



Price $0. 75 

 No. EOS 

 with 

 Straight 

 Neck 

 Price $0.75 



garden tools are all of first- 

 rate quality andso guaranteed. 

 They are good to use because 

 they are finely adjusted. Ask to 

 see these Keen Kutter hedge 

 shears. You'll like the way 

 they're made and you'll like the 

 way they work. Send for our 

 Garden Tool Booklet, No. 1646. 

 If not at your dealer's, 

 write us. 



SIMMONS 

 ^ HARDWARE CO 

 St. Louis, U. S. A 



50 Practical Garden Plans 



$2.00 Sent Prepaid. 



A handsome 8 x n, n6 page cloth-bound author- 

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 the experience of others. The right setting for 

 a residence is all important for yourself or pur- 

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 Most effective treatments of landscapes, garden 

 furniture, etc. Send today. Money refunded 

 if not satisfactory. 



EUGENE O. MURMANN 



47+ Pacifit Electrie Building 

 Los AiiL'cles, tal. 



ii"f*M--:.. mVJIVEi riVUll them' free from San Jose 

 *^ Scale. Aphis, White Fly.etc, by spraying with 



GOOD'SSKFISH OIL 



SOAP N93 



I Kills all tree pests without injury to trees. Fertilize? 

 -^ the soil and aids healthy growth. 



FPFP ® UT va ' uaD le book on Tree and 

 TT 1\LL Plant Diseases. Write today. 



JAMES GOOD, Original Maker, 931 N. Front Street, Philadelphia 



Publishes helpful books 

 describing Trees, Flower- 

 Shrubs, Hardy Gar- 

 den Flowers, Irises and Roses. Tell us about your intended plant- 

 ings, so that we may send you the proper literature. Write today. 

 B1LTMORE NURSERY, Box 1772, Biltmore, North Carolina 



Biltmore Nursery 



DAHLIAS 



MOST POPULAR GARDEN 

 FLOWER! Cordial invitation 

 extended to all to visit my gard- 

 ens during flowering season. 

 Sample box containing 50 blossoms, different kinds, all labeled with names, 

 for $1.00, to cover labeling and packing; express to be paid by purchaser. 



Geo. L. Stillman, Dahlia Specialist, Westerly, R.I., Box C-4 



BARTON'S 

 LAWN TRIMMER 



TAKES THE PLACE OF SICKLE AND 

 SHEARS— NO STOOPING DOWN 



SAVES 90% OF TEDIOUS LABOR 



Cuts where lawn mower 

 will not, up in corners, along 



stone-walls, fences, shrubbery, 



tomb -stones, etc. 



It is simple in construction 



and made to endure. Makes 



a cut 7 inches wide. 



Price only $3.75 each. Send 

 Money Order to 



E. BARTON, Ivyland, Pa. 



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