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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



Mat, 1918 



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«M«a The First 



Yellow 

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QUR CANNA NOVELTIES of past 

 years are leaders to-day. For a 

 quarter of a century we have specialized 

 in GLADIOLI, the best summer flower- 

 ing bulbs, introducing such world-wide winners 

 as Princeps, Mrs. Francis King, Chicago 

 White, Primulinus "Sunbeam," etc. 

 Many better and more beautiful, recently listed, 

 are still in their infancy of fame. 



Our Catalogue"Gardening Illustrated" 

 tells all about these Bulbs and Plants and in- 

 cludes complete lists of the Best Flower and 

 Vegetable Seeds in America — 152 pages 

 with colored cover and inserts, mailed FREE 

 everywhere. A postal brings it. 



A King Humbert "sport," changed in color 

 and leaf, but with the same 



Giant Flower and Spike 



and "Musa" like foliage. 

 Yellow King Humbert is a pure, rich 

 golden yellow, softly spotted red; at a distance 

 the effect is a solid golden yellow. 



The spikes and blooms are of giant propor- 

 tions, individual flowers measuring from 5 to 

 7 inches across, while the large petals measure 

 3I/2 inches. 



Planted with its parent, the bronze-leaved 

 King Humbert (the leading Canna in use to- 

 day), no color contrast ever attempted with 

 these tropical flowers can excel the effect 

 produced. 



The best Canna Bed in the S. A. F. Con- 

 vention Garden, Bronx Park, N. Y. 



Canna Beds make a brave show for these 

 war days. Our "War Time" Catalogue 

 offers all the best ones. ASK FOR IT. 



Price for Growing Plants 



Per 100 - - - $20.00 



31-33 W. Randolph St. (Dept. G) Chicago 

 41-43 Barclay Street (Dept. G) New York 



That Belated Frost 



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can't harm the "tender" crops in your garden one 

 iota if you protect the rows with GroQuik 

 Forcers. They bridge the gap between seasons 

 and stand as complete insurance against frosty 

 surprises. 



GroQuik Forcers of Various Shapes for 

 Different Crops 



There are three sizes of tent-shaped forcers, as shown 

 below, for crops of different heights. The "barn" shape 

 is for plants with spreading tops. The latest improved 

 forcer is a regular miniature greenhouse. All are reason- 

 able in price. 



Write to-day for descriptive literature of 

 above and many other garden helps. 



THE CLOCHE CO. , C. H. Allender, Prop. 

 Long Distance 'Phone 5615 Barclay 37 Warren St., New York 



/O-*- COMING EVENTS^- Q 



V9LUB ^SOCIETY NEWe) 



Delues GOLDEN GIANT 

 '■ ^M\a y SWEET "CORN 



Furnishes the sweetest and most luscious 

 creamy nutriment you can imagine. Ac- 

 claimed the most important horticul- 

 tural acquisition of recent years. 

 Awarded the only medal given for 

 sweet corn by the Mass. Horticultural 

 Society in nearly roo years. 



DeLue's Golden Giant is the result 

 of 12 years' selection from the product 

 of Howling Mob crossed with Golden Ban- 

 tam and combines all the good points 



of both parents — and then some. 

 Stalks very short and stout near the ground. Two to three ears; 



8 to 9 inches long; cob of small diameter, carrying from 12 to r8 



rows of long, broad kernels of deep orange color. Remains tender 



until nearly ready for seed. 

 It excels all other early varieties in size, productiveness and 



quality, and all the late varieties in quality and early maturity, 



while equaling them in size. 



It is the one corn for the home or market gardener who 



wants the greatest amount of highest quality corn in the 



shortest period of time from the smallest piece of land. 



Illustrated booklet, "How to Know and How to Grow a Perfect 



Sweet Corn," sent with order. Price 35c per y 2 oz.; 50c per oz. 



(about r2o to 130 seeds). 

 Beware of substitutes. The genuine seeds are for sale only by 



the originators 



FREDERICK S. DeLUE, M.D. 



Experimental Farm Needham, Mass., Dept. 1 B 



The Readers' Service is prepared to help you solve your gardening problems 



Meetings and Lectures in May 



(Following dates are meetings unless otherwise specified) 



*The Garden Club of Cincinnati, Ohio. Tulip Show, 

 at the Art Museum. 



1. Short Hills, N. J., Garden Club. 



2. Marshfield, Mass., Garden Club. 



3. Pasadena, Cal., Horticultural Society. 



4. Lake Geneva, Wis., Gardeners' & Foremen's 



Association. 

 New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park. Lec- 

 ture: Drug Plants and Their Cultivation. 



6. Larchmont, N. Y., Garden Club. 



New Bedford, Mass., Horticultural Society. 



7. Garden Club of Pleasantville, N. Y. 



8. Valdosta, Ga„ Floral Club. 

 Short Hills, N. J., Garden Club. 



Nassau Co., Horticultural Society, Glen Cove, 



L. I. 

 Lenox, Mass., Horticultural Society. 



10. Westchester, N. Y., & Fairfield, Connecticut, 



Horticultural Society. 

 Connecticut Horticultural Society, Hartford, 

 Conn. 



11. Dobbs Ferry, N. Y., Horticultural Society. 



New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park. Lec- 

 ture: How to Grow Fruits in Limited Areas. 

 11-12. New York Botanical Garden, Museum Bldg., 

 Bronx Park. Exhibition of Flowers. 



13. New York Florists' Club, Grand Opera House. 

 Garden Club of New Rochelle, N. Y. 

 Rochester, N. Y., Florists' Association. 



Park Garden Club, Flushing, L. I. 



14. Garden Club of Ridgefield, Conn. 



15. Rhode Island Horticultural Society, Providence, 



R. I. 

 Short Hills, N. J., Garden Club. 

 Tarrytown, N. Y., Horticultural Society. 



16. Salisbury, Conn., Garden Club. Subject: Chil- 



dren and Their Gardens. 

 Marshfield, Mass., Garden Club. 



17. Dahlia Society of California, Palace Hotel, San 



Francisco. 

 Pasadena, Cal., Horticultural Society. 



18. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park. Lec- 



ture: Fiber Plants and their Cultivation. 

 Lake Geneva, Wis., Gardeners' & Foreman's 

 Association. 

 18-19. Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Horticul- 

 tural Hall, Boston. Exhibition. 



21. Gardeners' & Florists' Club of Boston, Horticul- 



tural Hall, Boston. 



22. Short Hills, N. J., Garden Club. 



24. Connecticut Horticultural Society. Hartford, 



Conn. 



25. Dobbs Ferry, N. Y., Horticultural Society. 



New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park. Lec- 

 ture : Women as Gardeners. 



27. Park Garden Club, Flushing, L. I. 



28. Garden Club of Ridgefield, Conn. 



29. Short Hills, N. J., Garden Club. 



*The date of this show depends on the weather 

 conditions. 



Fertilizers in the Garden 



THE gardener's problem in keeping up 

 soil fertility under high pressure culti- 

 vation differs greatly from that of the 

 average farmer. The latter thinks 

 deeply of quantity; whereas the gardener con- 

 siders earliness, quality, appearance, in addi- 

 tion. The gardener's soil must have the neces- 

 sary plant foods available at all times. These 

 are supplied by liberal dressings of manure and 

 of a complete chemical fertilizer. Practically 

 all garden soils can be fed liberally where 

 intensive cultivation is given, and for the 

 average gardener it is generally better to use 

 a complete fertilizer than to "dose" with 

 special ingredients for specific purposes. The 

 "limiting factor" in any scheme of feeding is, 

 of course, the particular element that is 

 present in the lowest degree. It may not be 

 the same for all crops in all soils; hence the 

 wisdom of using the complete fertilizer on 

 areas where there is intensive cultivation of a 

 variety of crops. It has been officially shown 

 that fertilizer prices have not advanced in 

 equal proportion to the crops they produce. 

 But remember, fertilizer is only one factor in 

 production; cultivation, water, tillage, etc., 

 are equally necessary — nay, more so— and 

 fertilizers are neither curealls nor substitutes 

 for good husbandry, but valuable adjuncts. 



— L. B. 



