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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



March, 19 18 



No^Veed* 



NO vagrant grasses — just long, 

 green rows that sparkle in the 

 morning dew — and rich, moist earth 

 freshly turned — truly a garden of 

 which anyone might well be proud. 

 The kind you can have if you use a 



DULL-EA5U 



ADJUSTABLE 



Garden Cultivator 



This handy little tool is instantly adjust- 

 able from 7 to 18 inches. You can cultivate 

 any width row or remove the middle tooth 

 for cultivating two rows at once. Thor- 

 oughly stirs the soil and can be used as a 

 rake in preparing a deep, fine seed bed. 



If your dealer can't supply you, write your 

 name and your dealer's name o.n the margin of 

 this advertisement, tear out and mail to us with 

 $1.50 ($2.00 in Canada) and you will receive your 

 Pull-Easy promptly by Parcel Post, prepaid. 



The Pull- Easy Mfg. Company 



302 Barstow Street Waukesha, Wie. 



Canadian Address: 35 Colborne St., Toronto, Ont. 



JiUJiaUbil (ram 1 



|Wh,t. Ash) 



Starting Seeds in a Coldframe 



CEED-sowing in a coldframe cannot, of 

 ^ course, be done until considerably later 

 than they may be started in the house or in a 

 hotbed; in fact, not until too late to get the 

 plants ready as soon as they should go into the 

 garden for the earliest results. The use of 

 a coldframe, is, however, a very decided 

 advantage over waiting to sow in the open 

 ground, not only because planting can be 

 done a little earlier, but because the seedlings 

 will develop much more rapidly than they 

 would in the open, due to the additional pro- 

 tection from bad weather and cold nights, 

 even after the danger of killing frosts is past. 

 The double-glazed sash have very greatly 

 increased the efficiency and convenience of 

 handling coldframes. Sowing may be done 

 earlier, and growth, as proved by careful 

 experiments, will be much more rapid. 



One of the big mistakes usually made in 

 starting seeds in coldframes is to plant in the 

 soil on which the frame is built. As this is 

 often good garden soil, with manure added, 

 it may seem to the beginner that this is 

 "good enough." But certain results cannot 

 be expected unless the same care in the prep- 

 aration of the soil, drainage, etc., is used in 

 the coldframe as in starting seeds by any of 

 the other methods. Another is to give too 

 much water during the germination period 

 and early stages of growth. Where artificial 

 heat is used, as in the house or hotbed, the 

 soil loses moisture very rapidly by evapora- 

 tion. In the coldframe conditions are very 

 different, and if the soil is once overloaded 

 with water it will stay wet and cold, making 

 satisfactory growth impossible, for a long 

 time. If the seed is to be sown directly in the 

 soil in the frame, particular care must be 

 taken to see that there is an ample layer of 

 drainage material of some sort below the sur- 

 face layer. 



Stumpage is Valuable Now 



'TpHOUSANDS of homes have been without 

 ■"■ coal. Fuel Commissioner Garfield says 

 that there is likely to remain a shortage of from 

 thirty-five to fifty per cent, of necessary fuel 

 indefinitely. The possibilities of using wood 

 are therefore of moment. In this connection 

 an experiment was recently worked out by 

 Professor Mandenburg, Forestry Specialist of 

 the Michigan Agricultural College. It was 

 demonstrated that there was a large demand 

 for stump wood in the larger cities of Michigan, 

 especially Grand Rapids and Detroit, and 

 that #2.15 per cord was offered for it by the 

 dealers; that about three dollars' worth of 

 dynamite would blast out and break up stumps 

 containing an average of eight cords of wood. 



Merely cutting down trees and using the 

 wood for fuel may take care of a present 

 pressing need, but the practice represents 

 an economic loss in the end, whereas clearing 

 stump land represents an economic gain 

 because after the wood is burned there still 

 remains the virgin farm land to be used in 

 increasing the Nation's food products. 



The New York authorities estimate that 

 the cutting of one cord of wood from each 

 acre of farm lots in New York State would 

 in itself save 1,215,000 tons of coal. 



Readers who are owners of cut-over land, 

 even if only small plots, may profit from these 

 suggestions. Probably the time will never 

 again come when these stump lands can be 

 cleared and made ready for cultivation not 

 only at no cost but at an actual profit to them. 



Beautify and Protect 

 Your Grounds 



THIS picture shows the 

 simplicity, sturdiness and 

 good appearance of the Excel- 

 sior Rust Proof Fence. Gives 

 protection to the lawn, shrub- 

 bery, flowers, etc., yet permits 

 complete view from any point. 



I 



CELSIOR 



RUST PROOF 



FENCE 



is made of heavy wires, dip- 

 galvanized AFTER making. 

 Wires are held firmly at every 

 intersection by our patented 

 steel clamps. The heavy coat- 

 ing of pure zinc makes the 

 whole fence rust proof and 

 exceedingly long wearing. 



Ask your hardware dealer 

 about Excelsior Rust Proof 

 Flower Bed Guards, Trellis 

 Arches, Tree Guards, etc. 



Catalogue B sent on request 



WRIGHT WIRE COMPANY 

 Worcester, Mass. 



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hgetable Lore 



What to Plant— How to Plant 



A MAGAZINE for the benefit of the 

 amateur gardener. Its aim is to 

 teach planting, growing and cooking of 

 vegetables. An all-year companion of 

 the home gardener. No advertisements 

 —no high-sounding terms. Just truthful, 

 understandable advice for the happy men 

 and women to whom the garden is a play- 

 ground and a patriotic necessity. Full 

 value to subscribers in excess of claims 

 or money refunded. Issued monthly- 

 sample free— $1.00 per year. 

 MAURICE FULD. 1457 Brcdw.y. New York 



The Readers' Service will give you suggestions for the care and purchase of cats and dogs and other pets 



