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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



April, 19 18 



THE CLIPPER 



will cut tall grass, short grass and 

 weeds and do all the trimming along 

 the fence, walks and drives. 



If your dealers do not keep them, let us know, 

 and we will send circulars and prices. 



CLIPPER LAWN MOWER CO: 

 Dixon - Illinois 



Irises, Peonies, Hardy Plants and 

 Japanese Garden Specialties 



Send for our illustrated 1917-/8 Catalogue 

 Over 600 fine varieties of Irises 



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1980 Montreal Avenue 

 St. Paul, Minn. 



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 including the BEST fall bearing kinds. 25 years' ex- 

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 in their natural colors. 



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DWARF PLUM TREES 



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 THE VAN DUSEN NURSERIES 



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Beautify your Home and make productive your 



idle Land. 

 Write for our catalogue and booklet. 



THE NORTH-EASTERN FORESTRY COMPANY 

 Box C, Cheshire, Conn. 



SUNDIALS 



Real Bronze Colonial Designs 

 From $3.50 Up 



Also Bird Baths, Garden Benches, Fountain 

 Sprays and other garden requisites. 

 Manufactured by 



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Send for illustrated Price-List 



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Why not make that stony spot a Garden? 



Don't "fuss" about those rocks or stones — put them to work! 



The most charming miniature gardens imaginable can be created ^^^KSSJS»£y^ 

 in what might otherwise be considered "impossible' 1 places by a 

 judicious planting of 



Hardy Rockery Plants 

 anybody can grow 



We aren't going to frighten you by giving their latin names 

 which, by the way, are the lovely rock plants' greatest and only 

 handicap. Aside from it, the dainty dwarf forms of Columbine 

 and Rock Cress and Bell flowers, also Rock Pinks, Primroses, 

 Violas, Stone Crops, etc., etc.. are the most delightful companions 

 any hobbyist may long for. Let us acquaint you with the charms 



of Rock Plants, whether grown in rockery or in hardy border. We ! i^iSSySijA 



will mail 12 valuable kinds, one strong plant of each, for $2.50 

 postpaid. 



"New and Rare Hardy Plants" 



is the title of our modest little catalogue which abounds with practical sug- 

 gestions about Rock Gardens. Hardy plants are our specialty, and the 

 newest varieties and kinds of them are our hobby. The whole world con- 

 tributes to our stock of new favorites, many of which are so far ahead of the f 

 old kinds as to defy comparison. Write us to-day, stating which class of 

 hardy plants interests you. We'll mail our catalogue free, of course! 



WOLCOTT NURSERIES 



Jackson, Mich. 



Springtime is Upon Us! Last Plantings to be Hurried 



"PHIS is the month of awakening — Hya- 

 A cinths and Tulips, and Narcissus and 

 early flowering shrubs are at the zenith of their 

 glory. Warm weather comes apace. It is a 

 month of great activity for constructive work. 

 The plans made on paper in January must 

 be carried out rapidly. There can be only 

 one more planting of peas, and they should 

 be the wrinkled type such as the Champion 

 of England, for soon the weather will be too 

 hot. Begin again the end of August for the 

 fall crop. 



Cut asparagus early in the morning when 

 it is cool and the dew is on, plunging the 

 stalks in water. Bunch them and keep the 

 butt end in water. This keeps them fresh 

 and crisp and is much better than putting 

 them in a cool place without water. Asparagus 

 should be canned the same day it is gathered. 



VI^HEN cherry and plum trees are in bloom, 

 * » plant all the hardy vegetables such as 

 beets, carrots, radishes, salsify, and parsnips, 

 and a little later when the apple trees are in 

 full bloom and all danger from frost is over 

 it is time enough to plant corn, okra, snap- 

 beans, lima beans and melons. Take no 

 chances by hurrying things into the ground. 



A few things may be gotten to maturity 

 earlier by planting in four inch flower pots a 

 few seeds of cucumber, squash and cantaloupe, 

 and sinking them into the earth of the hotbeds 

 in February or March and transplanting 

 them into the open the end of April. Tomato 

 plants can also be set out the end of this 

 month if protection is given at night in case 

 of frost. Set out the second early cabbage 

 plants. 



Sow in coldframes tomatoes for main crop, 

 to transplant and set out later in open ground. 

 Greater Baltimore is a good variety — meaty, 

 red, good shape and fine for canning. 



Look after the coldframes constantly. Have 

 the glass off every day to toughen the plants, 

 but be careful to put it on again at night. 



Preparation for Late Planting 



/"2J.ET the ground ready for the tomatoes 

 ^-* and melons, "eggplant and peppers. The 

 two latter can be planted two feet apart; 

 tomatoes four feet; melons five or six feet. 

 Check off" the plots for these vegetables in 

 squares, respectively two, four and five feet. 

 At each intersection of the squares dig a two 

 foot hole, half fill with well rotted manure, 

 and mound up the earth over it. When 

 danger of frost is over put a plant in the 

 centre of each hill. 



If seed of melon or squash are planted, sow 

 a few radish seed along with them as a catch 

 crop for beetles and cut worms. 



Spraying Begins 



SPRAY potatoes as soon as they appear 

 above ground to destroy beetles and 

 eggs. Use lead arsenate; one pound in thirty 

 gallons of water, or better still, use one and 

 one half pounds of lead arsenate in fifty 

 gallons of bordeaux mixture as a preventive 

 against blight. Spray every two weeks. 



Spray pepper, eggplant and tomatoes in 

 hotbeds and coldframes as a preventive 

 against disease and insects. Take every 

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