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The Readers' Service is prepared to 

 advise parents in regard to schools 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



July, 19 12 



Japan Bamboo Stakes 



Indispensable for Roses, Gladioli, 



Lilies, Herbaceous and pot plants. 



STRONG and DURABLE. Do 



not decay, but can be used many 



seasons. 



100 250 500 1,000 



2 ft. $0.75 $1.75 $3.25 $6.00 



3 ft. 1.50 3.00 5.50 10.00 



4 ft. 2.00 4.00 7.00 12.00 

 6 ft. 1.00 2.00 3.00 6.00 



Dyed Green, 

 Dyed Green, 

 Dyed Green, 



Natural Color 



For DAHLIAS. Tomatoes, Pole beans, trees and 

 shrubs where EXTRA strong support is needed. 



6 ft. long, 3 to 1 In. diameter 

 8 ft. long, j to, 1 in. diameter 



$1.00 

 1.25 



$7.00 

 8.00 



OUR FALL bulb Catalogue will be ready in JULY. 



Send us your name if you are not on our mail- 

 ing list. 



On all orders reaching us PRIOR to JULY 

 20th we will allow Import Prices, saving you fully 

 20%. Send for ESTIMATE blank. Address 

 H. H. BERGER & CO., 70 Warren St., NEW YORK CITY 



Horsf ord's Hardy Plants 



_ If you have not had Horsford's catalogue of Hardy orna- 



FOR mentals, which he grows in cold Vermont, it would pay 

 you to send and get it, even if you don't want to buy now. 

 _, _^_ _ It will tell you the kinds that can stand cold weather. 

 OOLD He offers a good many of the wild flowers which are the 

 easiest to manage, besides bulbs, shrubs, trees, vines and 

 i~*\ IlVyiATITQ old-fashioned flowers. It is sent free upon 

 V*1jIJV1A 1 Ili»J application. _ __ .. , - __ _ __ 



Address r. H. Horsrord, Charlotte, Vt. 



Competent Gardeners 



The comforts and products of a country home are in- 

 creased by employing a competent Gardener; if you want to 

 engage one write to us. Please give particulars regarding 

 place and say whether married or single man is wanted. We 

 have been supplying them for years to the best people every- 

 where. No fee asked. PETER HENDERSON & CO., Seeds- 

 men and Florists, 35 and 37 Cortlandt Street, New York City. 



ASTERS OUR SPECIALTY 



We grow them by the Million 



Grand Mixture of the best varieties and colors, 

 15c. per Doz. ; $1.00 per 100; $5.00 per 1000. Noth- 

 ing finer can be had. Queen of the Market, Late 

 Branching, Giant Comet, etc., in all the leading 

 colors, 10c. per Doz., 50c. per 100; $3.50 per 1000. 

 Nat'l Co-operative Show Gardens, Box 1000, Spencer, Indiana 



WE GROW PEONIES 

 — NOTHING ELSE 



Mohican Peony Gardens, Box 300, Sinking Springs, Pa. 



«§fc§i 



m NOorioR||>iijaUVa [ lyluL no poison mm 



Guaranteed under the Insecticide Act, 1910. Serial No. 321. 



Clear your Greenhouses of destructive Insects. The 

 work is easy by the use of Standard Insecticide. 

 Nurserymen and Florists who have used it strongly 

 praise its power of extermination. 



Does not injure foliage or plant, is non-poisonous 

 and leaves no disagreeable odor — but will positively 

 destroy all plant, animal or domestic pests. 



Standard Insecticide is an excellent wash for dogs 

 and other animals. Kills fleas, relieves mange, gives 

 a fine gloss to coat. Destroys Poultry Lice and pur- 

 ifies the chicken-house. 

 Effective where others fail. 



H Pint - - 25c; Pint, - - 40c; Quart, - - - 75c; 



H Gallon, $1.25; Gallon, $2.00; 5 Gallon Can, $9.00; 



10 Gallon Can, $17.50 



Dilute with water 30 to 50 parts 



For Sale by leading first class seedsmen 



if you cannot obtain this from your seedsman, -write us direct 



Lemon Oil Company 



Dept. L. 



420 W. Lexington St., Baltimore, Md. 



Earn Money for Your Gardening 



Dear Gardening Folk: 



THE bright summer days are here at last, and 

 vacation time is here too. I can close my eyes 

 and fancy I see dozens of boys and girls out in the 

 sunshine working in their gardens, training the 

 soft, green tendrils of the climbing vines and 

 watching eagerly for every bud and blossom. 



It is delightful to wake up early before old Sol 

 has crept over the hills and run out to listen to the 

 early morning conversation of our garden friends. 

 And the first buds! How you watch for them to 

 swell into full bloom. You wait and watch and 

 some warm noon-day, you peep to see if the plants 

 have blossomed, and there, bowing to you, are the 

 loveliest, most fragrant flowers — and that is what 

 it means to be a gardener! Do you wonder I want 

 every boy and girl to join our Garden Club? 



LETTERS FROM MEMBERS 



My desk is piled high with letters from boys and 

 girls and their mothers who have joined our Club, 

 telling me how much good our plan for helping 

 gardening is doing. I feel very happy about it 

 and I hope you will spread the good news among 

 your friends so that no one who wishes to have a 

 garden will be left out of our Club. 



I am going to let you read some of the letters 

 which I have received. They will tell you how 

 our members are enjoying their vacation time 

 gardening: 



Dear Lady Greensleeves: 



When I invited my Sunday school class to join your delight- 

 ful Garden Club, the children were so eager to begin a garden 

 at once that I had to hurry my spring sewing so as to help them. 

 There are sixteen of us and the boys and girls have worked 

 hard to earn the money to buy the seed and plants. Each 

 afternoon we repair to a vacant lot near the church and work 

 like elves. Our garden is beginning to look delightfully in- 

 viting. The children call you their garden fairy. 



Mrs. G. P. 

 Dear Lady Greensleeves: 



I have the best sort of news for you. My seed that I bought 

 and planted in April is growing fine. I have just set out some 

 scarlet sage for mother near the front steps. I bought the 

 plants with the money I made last week. You are all right 

 to help us fellovvs make money. It was easy, too, just as you 

 said it would be. I mean to keep on utUil I earn enough to 

 make mother's garden the nicest one in Springfield. 



Andrew B. 

 Dear Lady Greensleeves: 



Our school will soon be over and we girls are counting 

 the hours now. We spend all our spare time working in our 

 garden. Four of us have a plot together and we are going to 

 try to win a prize this year. The lovely book you sent us 

 arrived to-day and thank you so much. We have earned $6 

 already and spent it all on our garden. We hope lots of girls 

 will join and have as much fun as we do. 



Your Gardening Girls. 

 Dear Lady Greensleeves: 



I have only a very small backyard, but there is a large apple 

 tree right in one corner and mamma has given me permission 

 to plant anything I like and Mary has promised to keep the 

 grocery bov from trampling on my flowers. The book you sent 

 me is lovely. I read it every day up in the apple tree. I 

 enjoy my garden so much. 



Frances H. 



YOU ARE INVITED, TOO 



You are invited to join us, no matter where you 

 may live — whether in a big city, a little town, 

 or the country. I will gladly help you earn the 

 money to make your garden nice, too, and would 

 like to have you share our good times. 



All boys, girls, and grownups, too, who are 

 interested in growing things are welcome to our 

 Club. Membership is free. 



Yours for a jolly summer, 

 Lady Greensleeves. 



BONORA the Magic Fertilizer 



TRY IT and be astonished at the 

 results. Vegetables and flowers 

 need it. Will make your lawns look 

 like velvet. Your rose-bushes and 

 shade trees will grow as if in the 

 tropics. Bonora infuses new life 

 in all plants. Used and endorsed 

 by the greatest authorities, Luther 

 Burbank, John Lewis Childs, 

 Dingee & Conard and others. Ask 

 your seed dealer or order direct. 

 Descriptive circular upon request. 

 Put up in dry form as follows: 



1 lb. making 28 gallons .65 postpaid 



5 lbs. " 140 " $ 2.50 

 10 " " 280 " 4.75 

 50 " " 1400 " 22.50 



Bonora Chemical Co. "liiLW"' 



BULLETIN 33 



Country Gentleman says: "Every reader should have it." 

 Will be mailed free upon request. Contains complete farm 

 uses of Avenarius Carbolineum. The entire agricultural 

 press endorse its use as does the 



United States Department of Agriculture 



Carbolineum Wood Preserving Co. 



191 Franklin Street, NEW YORK 



GOULDS RELIABLE SPRAYERS 

 GIVE LONG SERVICE AND BEST RESULTS. 

 SEND FOR VALUABLE SPRAY GUIDE. 

 THE GOULDS MFG. CO., 82 W. FALL ST., SENECA FALLS. N. Y. 



r3irT3X IvOSCS and well -grown ; will 

 succeed anywhere. Free Catalogue tells all about them. 

 W. R. GRAY, Box 6, Oaktoo, Fairfax County, Va. 



Evaporation From Fields Is Decreased SO percent 



by protecting evergreen windbreaks. In a house so sheltered you 

 can live cooler all summer. Get Hill's 1012 Planter's Guide if 

 interested. Free if you write today. 



THE D. HILL NURSbRY COMPAMY, Inc. 

 Douglas Avenue Dundee, Illinois 



GEORGE H. 



PETERSON 



ROSE AND 



PEONY SPECIALIST 



Box 50. 





Fair Lawn, N. J. 



DUTCH- BULBS and ROOTS 



Gt. van Waveren & Kruijff 



r detail aave> tiseme. 



■"*V ^^ • We have one of the finest stocks anywhere 



l-'PQ J1I l^fi m tne country and should be very glad to 

 * wfc^ fio-ure with you on vour list ot wants. 



PETERSON NURSERY 



Stock Exchange Building, CHICAGO 



Mention The Garden Magazine when you write. 



Climbing American Beauty Roses 



Twenty times as many blooms as the old American Beauty — each 

 measuring 3 to 4 inches in diameter. Fragrance and beauty un- 

 surpassed. Can be trained to trellis or grown as a pillar rose. 

 Hardy as an oak. Send for particulars. 

 IIOOFE8 BRO. A TIIOMAK CO., West Chester, Penna. 



Biltmore Nursery 



Ornamental Shrubs, Hardy Plants, Deciduous and Evergreen Trees. 



Interesting, helpful, informing catalogs sent upon request. 

 BOX 1272 BILTMORE, N. C. 



MICHELL'S SnnsK 



520 MARKET STREET PHILADELPHIA 



CALENDAR and DIRECTIONS FRtE 



We make Bucket, Barrel, Knapsack, 4-Row 

 Potato Sprayers, Power Orchard Rigs— 

 Sprayers of all kinds for all purposes. Auto- 

 matic liquid agltntora and strainer cleaners— the 

 up-to-date sprayer line. Ask for free spraying book. 

 Field Force Pump Co., 48 11th St., FJmlra, N. Y, 



Farr's Oriental Poppies 



Next month (August) is the time to transplant these 



glorious bloomers, A score and more of the finest 



sorts are grown at Wyomissing Nurseries. / will 



send six handsome varieties for $1. 



My book "Hardy Plants" tells about Poppies, 



Peonies, and other plants for fall planting. 1 will 



send a copy if you expect to purchase. 



Bertram! H. Farr, Wyomissing Nurseries. 643D Pcnn St., Reading, Pa. 



