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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



Jttne, 1918 



Roses 



from pots 



You have some blanks in your 

 Rose bed perhaps, or you were 

 late in getting your Rose Gar- 

 den plans under way? 



Well, we have prepared for just such 

 a contingency and can supply plants 

 of all the Standard kinds in full growth, 

 three year old stock, from 6" pots: 

 Ophelia; Radiance; Mdm. Collette 

 Martinette; Red Radiance; The Kil- 

 larneys and many other varieties. 



Write, or better still, call and see the 

 stock. 



A splendid selection of the Baby 

 Roses also from pots; Baby Doll; 

 Cecil Brunner; Geo. Elgar; Irish Fire- 

 flame, etc., etc. 



Price $6 per dozen 

 $40 per hundred 



Don't forget the finer things in life 



when you are planting 



your war garden 



CHARLES H. TOTTY CO. 



Importers and Grotvers of Chrysanthemums, 

 Roses, Carnations and Hardy Perennials 



MADISON NEW JERSEY 



/O"^ COMING EVENTS^- r> 



KDWB. ^SOCIETY NEWd 



Meetings and Lectures in June 



(Following dates are meetings unless otherwise specified) 



Wis., Gardeners' & Foremen's 



Lec- 

 Their 



10. 



11. 



12. 



14. 



18. 

 18-20. 



Lec- 



19. 



20. 



21. 



22. 

 24. 

 25. 

 25-26. 



26. 

 26-28. 



28. 



Lake Geneva, 

 Association. 



New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, 

 ture: Diseases of Garden Crops and 

 Control. 



Larchmont, N. Y., Garden Club. 



New Bedford, Mass., Horticultural Society. 



Garden Club of Pleasantville, N. Y. 



Short Hills, N. J., Garden Club. 



Marshfield, Mass., Garden Club. 



Pasadena, Cal., Horticultural Society. 



Dobbs Ferry, N. Y., Horticultural Society. 



New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Pane, 

 ture: Insect Pests and Their Control. 



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. 



Garden Club of Ridgefield, Conn. 



Valdosta, Ga., Floral Club. 



Short Hills, N. J., Garden Club. 



Nassau Co., Horticultural Society, Glen Cove, L. I. 



Lenox, Mass., Horticultural Society. 



Westchester, N. Y., & Fairfield, Conn., Horticul- 

 tural Society. 



Connecticut Horticultural Society, Hartford, Conn, 



Gardeners' & Florists' Club of Boston, Horticul- 

 tural Hall, Boston. 



American Seed Trade Association, Chicago, 111. 

 Annual Meeting. 



American Rose Society, Hartford, Conn., Show. 



Rhode Island Horticultural Society, Providence, 

 R. I. 



Short Hills, N. J., Garden Club. 



Tarrytown, N. Y, Horticultural Society. 



Salisbury, Conn., Garden Club. Subject: Plants 

 as Factors in Home Creation. 



Marshfield, Mass., Garden Club. 



Dahlia Society of California, Palace Hotel, San 

 Francisco. 



Pasadena, Cal., Horticultural Society. 



Dobbs Ferry, N. Y., Horticultural Society. 



Park Garden Club, Flushing, L. I. 



Garden Club of Ridgefield, Conn. 



American Sweet Pea Society, Greek Hall, Phil- 

 adelphia, Pa. Annual Meeting and Show. 



Short Hills, N. J., Garden Club. 



American Association of Nurserymen, Hotel 

 Sherman, Chicago, 111. Annual Meeting. 



Connecticut Horticultural Society, Hartford, Conn. 



Fuel in Cooking. — The coal situation last 

 winter led me to do considerable experi- 

 menting in the use of gas and coal, in cooking 

 different vegetables. I had a good quantity 

 of Detroit Dark Red beet, averaging 

 3 in. to 3! in. in diameter, in soil storage. 

 Earlier in the season, I had canned some of the 

 more desirable 2-inch size. The difference 

 in cost of preparing these for the table proved 

 astonishing. It took from 3! to 4 hours 

 to cook the large beets to a tender stage. 

 During that time, the coal consumed to 

 boil the beets proved to be about 5c, with 

 coal at #10 per ton. The tender, canned 

 beets were ready for serving in less than half 

 an hour, requiring about 2c. worth of gas. 

 Even adding to this an extra cent's worth of 

 gas which was used to can the beets by the 

 cold-pack method, it still proved 40 per cent, 

 cheaper to put the small beets on the table 

 than to get the larger roots ready. I would 

 be interested to learn whether other Garden 

 Neighbors have made similar observations. — 

 Mrs. A. Kruhm. 



The Cause of Heather Turning Brown. — 

 In The Garden Magazine for August 1917 

 there appeared an inquiry from me concerning 

 the Heather and the probable cause of its 

 browning so badly here. Last winter most 

 of the plants were covered with snow for two 

 months (from December 8th) and all have 

 turned brown entirely. Evidently low tem- 

 perature is the cause and, therefore, the 

 Heather is not suited to our climate. — /. L. 

 Wood, Ivy Depot, Va. 



Real Pleasure! 



WHY not make gardening a real pleas- 

 ure by using a Pull-Easy? It stirs the 

 soil thoroughly — and does it easily. Can 

 be used as a rake or cultivator — the handi- 

 est tool in the garden. The 



PULL-EA5U 



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GARDEN Jpk| 

 CULTIVATORS^ 



is instantly adjustable from 7 to 18 in- J0R 

 ches. Gets right up close to the plants. f*^ 

 Middle tooth removable for working 

 two rows at once. 



For sale by most dealers. If your dealer 

 can't supply you, send dealer's name and 

 Ji. 50 (52.00 in Canada) and your Pull-Easy 

 will be forwarded at once by Parcel Post, 

 prepaid. Literature on request. 



The Pull-Easy Mfg. Co. 



305 Barstow Street 



Waukesha, Wis. 



Select Your Plants 

 in Full Bloom 



here at the Nursery, and if you like, take them 

 away in your automobile. Through our digging 

 and shipping methods, it is now possible to successfully 

 transplant, even in full bloom, beautiful flowering shrubs 

 like Rhododendrons, etc. When digging plants we leave 

 a large ball of earth around the roots. We deliver by 

 motor within 100 miles of New York and guarantee sat- 

 isfactory results. Booklet "Home Landscapes" mailed 

 on request. 



HICKS 



Nurseries 



WESTBURY, L. I., N. Y. 



Box M. Phone 68 



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 economical — one gal. Imp Soap Spray makes 

 from 25 to 40 gals, effective solution. Directions 

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