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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



Mat, 1912 



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The Greatest China Factory In the World 



Not in England, or France, or Germany, but at Newell, West Virginia, 

 U. S. A., is located the pottery of The Homer Laughlin China Co., the 

 largest in the world. To make the 45,000,000 pieces of Homer Laughlin 

 China annually produced, requires the work of 1,800 people; 15 acres of floor 

 space is necessary; and for decorating, $60,000 worth of gold alone is used 

 annually. These figures indicate the popularity of Homer Laughlin China. 



In addition to its beauty and refine- 

 ment of design and decoration, Homer 

 Laughlin China gives splendid service. 

 It is "as good as it looks. " In buying 

 see that the trade-mark name "Homer 

 Laughlin" appears on the under side of 

 each piece of sufficient size. 



The Homer Laugrilin China Co., 



C Newell, West Virginia 



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AWonderful NewJtab 





Everblooming, deliriously fragrant, perfectly hardy, splen- 

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 feet high. Planted now, it will bear continuously from this 

 June till the snow flies, its long spikes of beautiful claret- 

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 ing of the lilac and the heliotrope. A single plant of the 



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This 196-page book gives complete data on Distinctive Seeds and Plants, and on 



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the White House Grounds at Washington to the Exposition Grounds at Portland, Oregon. 



sieve of 20 meshes to the inch. It must be agitated 

 constantly while being applied, as it settles rapidly. 

 There are commercial ready-to-use counterparts 

 of this. 



Ammoniacal copper carbonate may be prepared 

 by making a paste of 5 ounces of copper carbonate 

 with a _ little water, and diluting three pints of 

 ammonia with 7 or 8 volumes of water. Add the 

 paste to the diluted ammonia and stir until dis- 

 solved. Then add enough water to make 45 

 gallons. Allow the mixture to settle and use only 

 the clear blue liquid. This preparation loses 

 strength on standing. It may be used instead of 

 bordeaux mixture in late spraj-ing and thus avoid 

 the risk of injuring the appearance of the fruit. 



Potassium sulphide (liver of sulphur) is used at 

 the rate of 1 ounce to 3 gallons of water. This 

 preparation loses its strength on standing and should 

 therefore be used immediately. It is particularly 

 valuable for surface mildews. 



Iron sulphate, a saturated solution, with one 

 part of commercial sulphuric acid to every 100 

 parts of water, is valuable for grape anthracnose, 

 the dormant vines being treated by means of 

 sponges and brushes. This solution should be 

 prepared just before using. 



Formalin made by mixing one pint to 30 gallons 

 of water is frequently used for the prevention of 

 potato scab. 



Corrosive sublimate, 1 ounce to 7 gallons of water 

 is also effective for potato scab. It is used as an 

 antiseptic solution, also in treatment of cankers on 

 trees. 



New York. H. H. Whetzel. 



Training Tomatoes to Poles 



THE reason that I always get more satisfaction 

 from tomatoes than anything else that comes 

 out of my garden is undoubtedly due in part to 

 the fact that I usually have nice. ripe, luscious ones 

 from two to four weeks ahead of my neighbors. 



First I want my plants long, and what most 

 people would regard as spindling. From eighteen 

 to twenty inches high is about right to put into the 

 ground the very last of May. In setting them out I 

 dig a little trench, cut all but the last few leaves 

 from the plant, and lay them down so that only 

 the crown shows above ground. This reduces the 

 leaf area so that there is very little tendency for 

 the plant to wilt and suffer a check in growth. 

 Another advantage is that the stem that is put un- 

 derground immediately starts throwing out an ex- 

 tensive root system. 



Pruning is the next step to insure plenty of fruit. 

 By picking out each lateral shoot as it appears, 

 between the leaf and main stem, the sap flow of the 



Philadelphia, fa. 



Grow tomatoes on poies and be from tw 

 weeks ahead of your neighbors 



