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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



May, 1918 



Save Every Tomato 



THE present food crisis stamps waste as a crime. 

 Expert gardeners estimate that 30% of all tomatoes 

 grown in home gardens are imperfect because of resting 

 on the ground. Nearly 15% goes to waste through 

 rotting or being chewed by insects. As the result you 

 lose s tomatoes per average plant or a bushel of fruits 

 from every dozen plants you grow. This terrible waste 

 is eliminated entirely by the use of 



igoe m n n f i T ° mat ° 



Brothers IT1 \J U JCj Li Support 



Substantially made of heavy galvanized wire. Good 

 year after year, if properly taken care of, easily put up, 

 quickly taken down, folded it may be stored in small 

 space. 



Price 83.75 per dozen; $14.50 per 50; $28.50 per 

 ioo, f. o. b. Brooklyn. 



All Leading Seedsmen 

 Sell Them 



If yours cannot supply, order 

 from us direct. Personal check 

 accepted. Satisfaction guaran- 

 teed. Write us to-day for 

 Free Catalogue of lawn and 

 flower bed guards, tree guards, 

 trellises and other wire special- 

 ties for the garden. 



Igoe Brothers 



69-71 Metropolitan Avenue 



Brooklyn, N. Y. 







Be a Soldier in Your Own 



Garden. Hoe, Hoe, and 



the Battle is Won ! 



Get the book that tells you what 



to do and how to do it every 



week of the growing season. 



EVERYMAN'S GARDEN 

 IN WARTIME $1.35 



Dodd, Mead & Company 



New York 



The Barflett Way 



Let us Look Over Your Trees 



Now is the time to find out if they are ailing 

 and if so, to have their ailments permanently 

 cured, the permanent "Bartlett Way." 

 Our inspection will be entirely free from 

 charge or obligation. Information book, 

 "Tree Health," will soon be ready for you. 

 Send us your name and it will be sent to you 

 as soon as it's ready. 



THE F. A. BARTLETT CO. 



538 Main St., Stamford, Conn. 





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Pergolas 



and 



Garden 

 Accessories 



for 



Beautifying 



Home 



Grounds 



When writing for catalogue enclose 10c and ask for Pergola 

 Cat. "H-84." 



HARTMANN-SANDERS CO. 



2155 Elston Ave., Chicago, 111. New York Office, 6 E. 39th St. 



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Get This 



Spraying 



Guide 



Spraying is absolutely 

 necessary for best results 

 in garden, orchard, and 

 field. Our free Spraying 

 Guide will tell you when 

 and how to spray. It will 

 save you many dollars, yet 

 costs you only a postal. 



outfits can be had in 40 styles 

 — big and little. All have pat- 

 ented non-clog nozzles that save 

 time and bother. They are en- 

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 over 450,000 in use. 



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You Must Spray 



To Make Crops Pay" 



You'll find our Spraying Guide mighty 

 handy; also our catalogue. Both are 

 free. Write for them today. 



THE T. C. BROWN CO. 

 Box 850, Maple St.,Rochester,N.¥. 



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For Codling Moth 

 and Scab use 



XSULFOCIDE 

 and 



CAL- ARSENATE 



— a new combination which bids fair to replace 

 the old Lime Sulphur-Arsenate of Lead and Bor- 

 deaux-Lead mixtures, in both orchard and garden. 



It is more powerful and much less expensive. 

 1 gallon and 3 lbs. makes 200 gallons of spray. 



Send for circular 



B. G. PRATT CO., Mfg. Chemists 



50 Church Street, Dept. I New York 



Cat Proof 



Pussy, bird assassin, cannot climb the hand- 

 wrought iron tripod supporting the reinforced 

 concrete bowl of The Rochester Bird Bath. 

 This bath can be moved at will about your 

 grounds, being an ornament anywhere. Over- 

 all, 36 inches; bowls 21 or 27 in.; $12 or $15. 



ROCHESTER IRON WORKS 

 616 Powers Bldg. Rochester, N. Y. 



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Plant A Garden! 



Order Your Plants From Us. Shipped Safely 

 Anywhere 



Cabbage plants, postpaid, 50c 100; 500, $1.75; 1000, 

 $3.00. By express $2.00 1000; 10,000, $17.50. We also 

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 Tidewatei Plant Farm Franklin, Virginia 



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PoTtery 



GIVES ENDURING CHARM 



Send for our illustrated' — > 

 'catalogue of Flower Pots. 

 Boxes,\ases,Benches. Sundials, 

 Gazing Globes, Bird Fonts and 

 other Artistic Pieces for Garden 

 and Interior Decoration. 



GaeowayTerraGdTta (b. 



3214WALNUT ST. PHILADELPHIA. 



Special 

 Collection 

 Rare 

 Paeony 

 Dahlias 

 $5.00 



Special 

 Collection 



Rare 



Decorative 



Dahlias 



$4.00 



RARE DAHLIAQ 

 AT UNUSUALLY LOW PRICES **J 



Sent prepaid anywhere in the United States 



'Attraction — pale lavender 

 Iterthn von Suttner— salmon tinted primrose 

 t'hatcniiy — carmine rose 

 Dp. Peary — dark mahogany brown 

 Flamingo — fiery scarlet 

 Geisha — scarlet and gold 

 Glory of Leiden— dark red 

 Mannheim — orange shaded red 

 Hemhrandt— sulphur yellow 

 Ruhm *on Nijkerk — royal purple 

 Terra Cottn — terra cotta 

 Yellow King — golden yellow 



"Alice Roosevelt — white shaded lilac 

 America — salmon tinted gold 

 August Nonin — bright scarlet 

 Avalanche — purest white 

 Kerch von Ueemstede— soft citron yellow 

 Delict — lively bright pink 

 Dimont de Rijstein — violet purple 

 Horlnlanus l-iet — shrimp pink suffused gold 

 Leo XIII — golden yellow 

 Madame von Loon — orange red 

 Princess Juliana — pure white 

 Souvenir de (ja'stave Doazon — blood red 



OTHER BARGAINS : Kalif, fee.; Etendard de Lyon, 75c; King of 

 the Autumn, §2.00; King Albert, $1.00. 



Catalogue of Dahlias sent on request 



Somerhousen Dahlia Gardens 



Chestnut Hill Philadelphia, Pa. 



The Big 

 Wash Day 

 Helper 



\~ Every improvement to lighten the 

 ■^ burden of wash day should be in 

 your home. A genuine labor saver, 

 ^ already in many homes, is the 



** Hill Clothes Dryer 



In Three Styles, for lawn, roof and balcony. 



Jk ^ 5 ^^. /^ T . 



'] It is a neat, compact, convenient, revolv- 



-^ ing clothes line, carryings 100 to 150 feet of 



line. Saves dragging around a heavy 



clothes basket — simply stand in one place and hang up the entire wash. 



Ground socket furnished with each dryer and the dryer is easily put up 



and taken down each time. 



Write for free folder showing; different types and sizes. 



Hill Clothes Dryer Co., tffiS&ffiS 



For Gala Occasions 



or routine meals. Purity Cross Chefservic 

 is always ready. Justtakeatin from you 

 supply .heat andserve at a moment's notice 



' Creamed Chicken a la King. Welsh Rare- 

 bit, Lobster a la Newburg. etc. Sold by all 

 fine grocers and delicatessens. 



1 Purity Cross Model Kitchen, Orange, N. J. 



FELCH OFFER 



Brahmas, Ply. Rocks, W. and B., and White 

 Wyandottes — the World's Best. 



Send 3 cent stamp for Booklet and complete 

 answer to your inquiry to 

 L K. FELCH Box 176 Natick, Mass. 



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