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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



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Cover Design — Planting for Producton 



J. P. Verrees 



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Among Our Garden Neighbors ------123 



Seeds and the Man — Facing the Fruit Situation 

 Squarely — Get Your Spraying Machine Now — Refer- 

 ence Indices — The Contract — A New Bellflotver for the 

 North — Swiss Chard, The Handy Vegetable — A Water- 

 ing Device — Insects Defertilize Flowers — Contrast in 

 Planting — Flower Gardens in Alaska — White Grubs 

 Coming in 1918 — Keeping Cut Flowers for Weeks — ■ 

 Can't Grow Brussels Sprouts? — The Yellow Wood 

 Tree — Score Card for Garden Plants. (Six Illustrations) 



The Month's Reminder, April, 1918 - - - - 127 



Why Some Beginners' Gardens Don't Succeed 128 



The Garden "Movies" No. 4 - W. C. McCollom 129 

 One Hundred Per Cent. Success in Tree and 



Shrub Planting ---------- 130 



The Patriotic Garden --------- 131 



Managing a Hale Acre War Garden 



Frances Johnstone Paris 131 

 Photograph by Mayor's Advisory War Committee, 

 Cleveland 



No Space for Fruits? — Nonsense! M. G. Kains 132 



Photographs by Mary H. Northend and others 



Ready References for Busy Planters - - - 134 



Seeds are as Gold This Year - F. F. Rockwell 135 



When to Plant in Any Part of the Country 136 

 Flowers for the War Time Garden 



Elizabeth Strang 137 

 Plans by the author 



Shrubs That Keep Their Foliage Late 



Wm. H. Judd 139 



Photographs by'N. R. Graves, H. Troth and 

 A. G. Eldredge 



What's New in Roses, Shrubs, Summer Flower- 

 Roots and Plants - - By the Editorial Staff 141 

 The Traitor Aphid That Robs Potatoes 



Edith M. Patch 145 



Photograph by the author 



Hitting the High Cost of Fertilizers H.F. Button 145 



How Long Are Seeds Good? --146 



How to Pack Plants for Shipping H. S. Adams 147 



Illustrations by A. G. Eldredge 



This Year Plants are as Gold ------ 147 



A City's War Garden Activities ----- 148 



"Worm" Peach Trees Now ------- 148 



Photograph by the author 



For the South ------ J. M. Patterson 150 



Color Harmony in Planting Rhododendrons - 154 

 Society Notes and News --------158 



Vegetables to be Relied Upon ------ 160 



Blame Your Undue Haste, Not the Bean Seed 



Effie Egbert 162 

 Scuffle Hoe Tillage ----- Hortulus 164 



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The Nation's Need j 



Bigger and Better Crops 



are assured by planting hedgerows and windbreaks to protect 

 from winds and cold your vegetable garden and field crops. 



Evergreen trees sheltering your buildings will save fuel and K 

 keep your animals warmer, saving feed. 



We Need Relaxation 



and happy occupation in these strenuous days. Plant trees for H 

 pleasure. Enrich your joy in life by making your home grounds 



more beautiful, harmonious and restful. Only a small expend- JH 

 iture for trees is necessary. 



Start a Little Tree Garden 



Buy little trees now — plant them out for borders and edging H 



for your vegetable garden, also in rows like vegetables and H 



flowers. Employ the Little Tree Garden idea and set the trees J 



out without additional labor; they will require practically no ■ 

 care; they will add beauty and charm to your vegetable plot 



and flower garden ; and they will be increasing in size and value T 



all the time. It's real economy and pleasure to do so. fsm' 



With a Little Tree Garden on Your Place |j 



"It is Always Plan ting Season" With You J 



How many times while walking about your estate have you ■ 



thought "A little blue spruce would 'brighten up' this corner" ■ 



or "A few shade trees right here would be just the place to H 



swing a hammock this hot day," or "I wish that objectionable ^ 



view on my neighbor's property was screened from sight," or "A ■ 



mass planting of Japanese Barberry with its bright red berries jj 



would be cheerful in the fall and early winter," etc.? With a H 



Little Tree Garden you can carry out these small plantings with m 



your own stock when the spirit moves. ■ 



Sample Bargain ''Little Tree Garden" Combination 

 35 PLANTS FOR $12.00 



This collection comprises seven of our most desirable 

 species of sizes and quantities given below. All American- 

 born and American-grown. 



5 Silver (Concolor) Fir / to 1\ feet tall 



5 Blue (Colorado) Spruce 1 to 1\ feet tall 



5 Douglas Spruce (Fir) 1 to 1 j feet tall 



5 Red (Norway) Pine 1 to 1\ feet tall 



5 Arborvitae (White Cedar) / to 1\ feet tall 



5 Japanese Barberry / to 1\ feet tall 



5 S ugar (Rock) Maple 4 to 6 feet tall 



35 Plants for only $12.00 



This high quality stock has been twice transplanted and 

 root-pruned. Prices include packing and delivery to 



the transportation company at Framingham, Mass. 



2 of these combinations — 70 plants — for $ 20.00 

 10 of these combinations — 350 plants — for 90.00 



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Send for catalogue to-day 



Illustrated and instructive, listing twenty million trees 

 for ornament, shade and forest planting. 



Write for specific information 



Give your conditions and object of planting. We will 

 advise the proper planting materials and how to have 

 complete success. 



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