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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



May, 19 12 



Let Us Give Him 

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Send us a postal and 

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The Readers' Service gives 

 information about gardening 



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How to Make a Rubber Plant 

 Branch 



THE quickest way to induce a rubber plant to 

 branch is to cut it down to within a foot or fif- 

 teen inches of the ground. New shoots, which will 

 appear in a short time, will transform the stub into 

 a shapely, round-headed tree. You can also check 

 the growth of the old plant by pinching out the top 

 bud. Another thing is to make a slanting cut in 

 the stem so that when cut off the top will make a 

 symmetrical plant. Put a small piece of wood or 

 charcoal in the cut to keep it open. Over the cut 

 lay some damp sphagnum moss; be sure that it is 

 always damp, but do not let it become too wet or 

 it will get sour. 



In a few weeks new roots will be seen pro- 

 truding from the moss. When a mass of roots 

 has been produced cut off the stem below the moss 

 and pot the plant, moss and all, in a good potting 

 soil. Put it in a shaded place for a few days until 

 the roots have taken hold of the soil. 



Do You Want Help? 



Dear Gardening Folk: 



The Garden Magazine wants every boy and 

 girl to know a great deal about plants and to en- 

 joy having a garden. This is not easy, but The 

 Garden Magazine has entrusted me with the 

 task; and I mean to help you girls and boys to 

 grow the nicest flowers and the largest vegetables, 

 this summer, that you have ever grown. 



To have a really nice garden, you need: first, 

 the desire to have it; second, the ability to work 

 patiently in sun or rain; and third, good seed and 

 sturdy plants to cultivate. Everywhere boys and 

 girls are wondering how and where they are going 

 to obtain money to help them to make their gar- 

 dens this summer. 



I want all boys and girls who love gardening 

 (and all teachers and mothers who like to help them 

 to have a garden of their own) to join me in forming 

 our Garden Club. Every boy and girl in the whole 

 country may become a member of this club by 

 writing to me and telling me just why they want a 

 garden. Then I will tell them by letter the best 

 way to have one. I cannot tell it through the 

 pages of the magazine, because it would take up 

 too much space. We will have good times to- 

 gether by writing letters to each other about our 

 gardens. 



Besides this, I have a lovely book on flowers as 

 a gift for boys and girls who become members. 

 School days will soon be over and we will have 

 lots of time to plant and dig. It will be great fun 

 to have garden contests all through the summer 

 and in the fall we will see who has grown the very 

 nicest flowers and the largest vegetables. What 

 will happen then, I cannot tell you now, but it 

 will be something nice you may be sure. So write 

 me this very day for membership in our club and 

 let me tell you how to earn all the money you want 

 for your gardening. Remember, it does not cost 

 anything to become a member. 



Yours for a nice garden, 



Lady Greensleeves. 

 Young People's Garden Club, 

 The Garden Magazine, 



Garden City, N. Y. 



