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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



April, 191 



Make Your Garden Work Easy With 

 AMES WHEEL HOE 



It can be used as a single or double wheel implement at 

 will and is easily adjusted. It can be adjusted so that 

 it can be used by a child as well as an adidt. As a 

 double wheel hoe it's a straddle row weeder. 



It has 1 pair Long Bladed Hoes, 1 pair Short Bladed 

 Hoes, 1 pair Narrow Cultivators, 1 pair Wide 

 Cultivators, 1 Centre Cultivator, 1 pair Plows, 

 1 pair Rakes, 1 pair Vine Guards, and 1 

 Centre Tooth Holder. 



It makes gardening a pleasure 

 rather than a task. 

 Ask your dealer 

 forit. If he 

 can't supply 

 you, write us 

 for Catalog 

 No. 1, giv- 

 ing us his 

 name. 



Grftrtiro 



AMES PLOW COMPANY, BOSTON, MASS. 



You Can Lead a Horse to Water, but You Can't Make Him Drink 



Why not try it the other way round ? 



Lead the Water to the Horse— You Won't Have to Make Him Drink 



Don't take him out to the old-fashioned, ice-filled drinking trough — open a faucet in the 

 warm stable and give the water at the right temperature. Better results from the animals 

 — comfort for yourself. And in the dwelling, all ^ 



the convenience and health which a plentiful supply 

 of pure water assures. 



This is made possi- DCCPO SY^TFM the result of 70 

 ble by the use of the »"^ V»vf J1J1 LtlU Years experience. 



All kinds of pumps, power and storage, suitable for Domestic 

 Water Supply. Write nearest office for catalogue U. 



RIDER-ERICSSON ENGINE CO. 



New York. Boston, Philadelphia. Montreal, P. Q. Sydney, Australia 



Makes Green Grass Grow and Trees Put Forth Leaves 



Nitrate of Soda prevents thin spots and that hopeless yellow color you 

 often see in grass. Formerly bare branches put out an almost tropical 

 growth when trees and shrubs have had their Nitrate hunger satisfied. 



Nitrate of Soda 



brings quickest results. Its nitrogen is entirely and immediately available. It is easy 

 to apply, clean and odorless — the right fertilizer for lawns. 



hay. This I disentangled, hooked together the 

 ends, and make a strand from pole to pole twisting 

 it around each one about a foot from the ground. 

 A second strand I placed on the poles as high as I 

 could reach. Probably any stout twine that would 

 not shrink and stretch with the weather would do 

 as well. I supported the last pole in each row with 

 a stay of wire running down to a stake. At the 

 hills between the poles I ran a piece of stout twine 

 vertically from one strand to the other as a support 

 for the climbing vines where there were no poles. 



Five beans were planted to each hill, the plants 

 being afterward thinned to two or three. With 

 lima beans it pays to place each seed with the eye 

 downward, as otherwise the large seed-leaves some- 

 times get tangled in trying to turn over, and will 

 blight the young shoot. It seemed to me that the 

 vines climbed the strings even better than the poles, 

 and the whole made a handsome screen of green 

 vines with thick clusters of pods. The poles need 

 to be stout ones and well stayed, or the weight of the 

 foliage and pods will bend over the trellis. 



After the season is over, it is little work to un- 

 twist the wire strands, make a coil of them and put 

 them under cover for next year. 



Washington, D. C. J. M. Long. 



Bean Planting Time 



CONTINUE to plant out cannas, dahlia roots 

 and chrysanthemum plants as late as the 

 first of June, but remember the earlier they are 

 put into the ground the better the results will be. 

 Press the soil firmly about these plants and roots 

 to promote earlier growth and help retain moisture 

 in the soil. 



All kinds of beans may be planted now, in- 

 cluding edible cow peas; also corn, melons, cu- 

 cumbers, summer squash. This type of squash is 

 very easy to grow and is very prolific, a few plants 

 furnishing sufficient for a good sized family through- 

 out the summer. Put the plants six feet apart 

 and keep the fruit cut off when young. 



Continue to plant seeds of annuals. Every one- 

 likes sweet peas, but if you have not sown any it is 

 too late now to do it. However, its close rival, the 

 nasturtium, can be planted at this time, and there 

 are many other annuals equally as pretty as the 

 sweet pea. 



Do not neglect the common sunflower. Once 

 started, it will choke or smother weeds, and its 

 seed furnishes an excellent poultry food. 



Continue to set out tomato, egg and pepper 

 plants, and sow seed for main crop if you have not 

 already done so. 



Plant cotton very early in the Lower South; 

 remember that it pays to use the improved seed, 

 and make sure of getting this by securing it from a 

 reliable source. There are two very distinct types 

 of upland cotton — the big boll and the little boll 

 — and some varieties of each type have four and 

 five locks. The latter are preferable, as is the 

 big boll type, so far as picking is concerned, for 

 it is usually easier to pick. The little boll sorts, 

 having small seed, usually turn out more lint 

 cotton. 



Set out sweet potato plants whenever the soil 

 is well moistened. Remember that the sweet 

 potato is a lover of humus as well as of potash. 



It is not yet too late to plant roses. Be careful 

 to thoroughly firm the soil around the roots. 



Caladium bulbs should be planted at once. Give 

 them plenty of rich manure and water. 



Georgia. Thomas J. Steed. 



