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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



May, 1912 



A complete decorative 

 plan for any room in 

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Fill out this coupon, send it to us with ten cents in stamps, 

 and we will prepare a special individual decorative plan 

 for the room in your house that you select. This plan 

 will be carefully worked out to the last detail from 

 the description you send. We maintain a complete 

 and splendidly equipped department for just this kind 

 of work. It is our method of getting people away from 

 the old idea of floor and wall covering, by showing them 

 the wonderful possibilities of paints and varnishes for 

 floors, woodwork, walls and ceilings. 



If you contemplate building, remodeling or redecor- 

 ating any room of your home, our free "Style Book of 

 Home Decoration" will be a wonderful help to you. 



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State nature of room. 



Walls and Ceiling 



State whether rough or smooth, plaster, canvas, plaster board 

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Woodwork 



State kind of wood and effect preferred. If previously finished 

 describe present condition. 



Floor 



State kind of wood and finish desired. If previously finished 

 describe present condition. 



Furniture 



State kind of furniture, color and finish. 



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WIZARD Brand Pulverized Sheep Manure 



" is wonderfully effective — economical and con- 

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Wizard Brand is sold by first-class seedsmen. 



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^ACONLOAp 5 

 , STABLE 



roses are all suitable and thrifty growers. For 

 quick growth nasturtiums and Cobeea scandens 

 will do well. A tall shrub or low growing tree in 

 front of the fence serves to break up the long line 

 and gives an interesting point upon which the 

 eyes may rest. In front of this low shrubbery, 

 annuals and bulbs may be placed. 



One charming "between-houses" garden had 

 the board fence covered with Hall's honeysuckle, 

 Virginia creeper, and Meuhlenbeckia, which being 

 evergreen all the year, combined well with the 

 Virginia creeper which is so bare in winter. Planted 

 against the fence was Arundo donax, serving to 

 break the long space; in front of this were bambusa 

 and woodwardia ferns, intermingled with pink 

 and white single hollyhocks and foxgloves, before 

 which were clumps of white iris, ferns, and acan- 

 thus. In the foreground were white feverfew, 

 Scilla Sibirica, Narcissus poeticus, and daffodils. 

 This combination might be infinitely varied for 

 other situations; laburnum, white paper birch, 

 Pittosporum eugenoides or Escallonia rubra might 

 take the place of the arundo. Cytisus proliferus, 

 var. alba, though not particularly choice, has the 

 merit of being in bloom nearly the whole year. 

 If this were chosen, a bed of blue and white 

 aquilegia, foxglove, and narcissus would be a thing 

 of beauty in the spring. If one desires a yellow 

 color effect, calceolarias with lantana, wallflowers, 

 daffodils and primulas are good. 



Fuchsias, in variety, make an ideal garden. The 

 tall old fashioned red fuchsia forms an excellent 

 background. It is, however, like English ivy, 

 somewhat of a nuisance when well established. 

 Its suckers have been known to run thirty feet under 

 a house and come out on the other side. If it is 

 kept well pruned, however, it is all right. If used 

 for a background, the foreground may be made up 

 of Storm King and Baby fuchsias. 



Another treatment of a side space is to plant 

 it so thickly as to form a carpet. Honeysuckle and 

 St. John's wort lend themselves to this. Our 

 native sand strawberry and mesembryanthemums 

 are sure to grow in any soil and situation, soon 

 forming a thick growth. Tradescantia will grow 

 in the deepest shade and is especially fine where 

 the space is narrow and few other things will grow. 

 The dainty white periwinkle is also pretty in leaf 

 and flower, but unless one wishes endless trouble, 

 do not plant the large-leaved, blue-flowered variety. 

 It simply takes possession and crowds out every- 

 thing else. 



For luxuriant and pleasing growth there is 

 nothing finer than native shrubs most of which, 

 in their native haunts, grow in northern exposures. 

 One of the daintiest of these is the wild currant, 

 with its fine fringe of pink flowers in early February. 

 There is no situation too shady for this, provided 

 it has plenty of water. The wild plum, Islay cherry, 

 tassel tree, dogwood and calycanthus all will 

 flourish and give a well kept air to the barest and 

 ugliest space. The beauty of these shrubs is that 

 they need very little care beyond an occasional 

 pruning and thinning out. 



California. Lela Angler. 



Making " Pin Money" from 

 Seedlings 



LAST spring, when I sowed my seeds for my own 

 garden, a neighbor requested that I grow her 

 some aster plants to the proper size for setting out. 

 This gave me an idea: Why not grow more plants 

 for other neighbors, solicit a little trade, and see 

 what I could do toward earning some pin money? 

 Every year I had some extra plants which were 

 either given, or thrown away, and I then and there 

 determined to make those extra plants pay for 

 their existence. 



My stock in trade consisted of ample space for 

 working, a dozen or so empty flat boxes, some good 

 soil, a small quantity of sheep manure, and at 

 least two hours of leisure each day. Besides these 

 things I had about two dozen packages of seed 

 which I had already ordered, the price of which 

 amounted to $3.20. Since my capital was prac- 

 tically nil and I dared not venture very deeply 

 into the business, I determined to see what I 

 could make out of this investment without further 

 outlay. 



The first thing was to prepare the boxes for 



An Invitation 

 From Hicks 



YOU and your friends are cordi- 

 ally invited to come to the 

 " Bloom Fest " at our nursery 

 any afternoon in May. The Rho- 

 dodendrons will be in their glory 

 then. Spireas. Iris, Larkspur, Can- 

 terbury Bells, and such old favorites 

 will be in their holiday attire. 

 The flowering trees, such as Tulips, 

 will be at their best; while the 

 Maples, Oaks, and all the other 

 hundreds of trees in our nursery will 

 be in their fresh, brand new foliage. 



It will prove an afternoon of keen 

 pleasures for you, besides being a 

 very practical way to see for your- 

 self just how the different plants, 

 shrubs, and trees look when in foli- 

 age and bloom. It simplifies wonder- 

 fully your selection for planting, by 

 clearing all doubts away. Our 

 nursery is on the Jericho Turnpike 

 at Westbury, Long .Island, which is 

 easily accessible from New York, via 

 thebridges, or from Connecticut and 

 along the Sound by theSea Cliff ferry. 

 Such a visit will be doubly enjoyable 

 if you have previously looked 

 through this new catalog. If you 

 must disappoint yourself by not 

 coming, send for the catalog just the 

 same. It's the next best to coming. 



Isaac Hicks <S Son 



Westbury, Long Island 



The Fireless Cook Book 



By MARGARET J. MITCHELL 



This book explains in a simple way how to make and 

 use this invention, which has only recently become 

 known, but has already proved itself a real labor- 

 saving, economical implement. 



Including, as it does, 250 receipts, the volume must 

 soon become a necessity to all up-to-date housekeepers. 

 Nineteen pen-and-ink drawings. 



Net, $1.25 (postage 12c.) 



DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & CO. 



GARDEN CITY NEW YORK 



