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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



Febeuary, 1913 



If you enjoy musical comedies, 

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This wonderful instrument not only 

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 ites which are rarely heard nowadays, 

 and also brings to you many of the 

 European successes long before they 

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With a Victor you can hear sparkling 

 medleys of a half-dozen or more selec- 

 tions from more than fifty operettas, su- 

 perbly rendered by the talented Victor 

 Light Opera Company; or you can hear 

 individual numbers sung by leading 

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And this is but one of the many forms 

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 you on the Victor. 



Any Victor dealer in any city in the world 

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Always use Victor Machines with Victor Records 

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I then fill the pot with rich soil and pack it in hard. 

 You can use a stick to do this. The tube that is 

 in the soil is to be left flush with the rim of the pot, 

 and through it nourishment can be supplied to the 

 lower roots of the plant while the fresh loam will 

 feed the upper roots. 



Care must be used lest the plants suffer from 

 getting too much of a good thing. While, of course, 

 all the fertilizers on the market have their special 

 merits, there is nothing better for this method of 



An ordinary funnel driven part way into the ball will 

 easily convey water when wanted 



feeding than just common soapy water. Apply 

 it once a week through the tube and the results 

 will be certain with no danger of hurting the plant. 

 The renewed top soil will work its way down to the 

 lowest roots and by late spring, if the plant is turned 

 out of the pot, you will find a vigorous lot of roots 

 well embedded in soil. For very large plants a 

 pipe of a half inch diameter should be us/d, and 

 with such a large opening it is practical to pour 

 in a quantity of softened bone meal and a very 

 little hard wood ashes. 

 Massachusetts. L. J. Doogue. 



Protection From Late Spring 

 Frosts 



EARLY plantings of vegetables are apt to be 

 nipped by late frosts unless given some pro- 

 tection, and if the garden is a large one it is im- 

 practicable to cover everything; but we have hit 

 upon a plan that works admirably. It is similar 

 to the "smudging" practised by orchardists in 

 some sections to protect fruit buds from frost. 



Heaps of weeds, small brush, chips, and other 

 rubbish are distributed about the garden twenty- 

 five to forty feet apart. When the thermometer 

 and barometer indicate that there probably will 

 be frost, the rubbish heaps are fired about nine 

 o'clock at night and when well started we smother 

 the fire so that it will continue to burn slowly at 

 the centre but will not burst into flame. If the 

 rubbish is dry it is necessary to moisten the heaps. 

 The smoke, heavy with moisture, spreads over the 

 garden and effectually protects the vegetables 

 from the cold. We also used this method last 

 fall to protect our lima beans, and were able to 

 extend their season until the first hard freeze. 



Ohio. Nat S. Green. 



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