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T II E GARDE N MAGAZINE 



February, 1913 



Treat 



We want to 

 send you these 14 

 kinds of biscuit con- 

 fections — 



Specfalties 



- 



More delicate in sub- 

 stance and delightful in 

 flavor than any biscuits 

 you have ever tasted. 

 You'll call them cake or 

 candy — we call them 

 Biscuit Bonbons. 



Send us the cost of postage 

 and packing only (ioc in stamps 

 or coin) and we will send you this 

 tempting Sunshine "Revelation Box" 

 of Sunshine goodies, Free. Or, send 

 a postal for our Sunshine "Taste Box," 

 containing five kinds, pcst-paid. In 

 either case please mention your dealer's 

 name. 



]op SE-\\&LES {JlSCUIT (pMPANY 



Bakers of Sunshine Biscuits 

 579 Causeway Street Boston, Mass. 



Water-lilies 



Are you contemplating making a water 

 garden or planting water-lilies this spring? 

 If so, send for my Catalogue of Water- 

 lilies, sub-aquatic plants, hardy perennial 

 plants, Azaleas, Rhododendrons, H. T. 

 Roses, Hardy Golden Vinca, etc. 



WM. TRICKER 



Water-lily Specialist ARLINGTON, N. J. 



length of the rod not only determines the hori- 

 zontal distance between the stations but depends 

 upon the slope of the hill. It also determines the 

 difference in elevations between any two stations. 

 We are really measuring the height of the hill by 

 means of a right triangle where the one side is 

 fixed; the other side, a variable, may become 

 either the shorter or the longer side, with the 

 hypothenuse the quantity to be determined. 

 North Dakota. C. L. Meller. 



How to Care for Blue Hydrangeas 



WE HAVE four blue hydrangeas in tubs, which 

 have occasioned considerable comment from 

 visitors by reason of their prolific flowering and 

 splendid color. Our success may be due to the 

 care which we give the plants. 



Toward the end of the summer, when the blooms 

 have died down and before frost has come, we cut 

 back the plants to within about eighteen inches 

 of the roots. We then pack a heavy blanket of 



This blue hydrangea has borne more than 150 

 blossoms at one time 



straw about the stalks, tying it tightly. The tubs 

 are placed in the cellar of the stable, where frost 

 seldom if ever penetrates and where they are left 

 until spring. 



With the first warm spring days, the tubs are set 

 out under a shed on the south side of the barn and 

 the straw packing is removed. Here they are left 

 without care or attention for several weeks until 

 the leaves are well started. The soil is then broken 

 up and the plants are watered regularly but not 

 heavily. When the shoots are well started and 

 covered with leaves and the buds have formed, the 

 tubs are placed on the lawn in the shade of the 

 great elm trees. 



Late in July the flowers are at their height. We 

 have often counted more than 150 blooms on each of 

 the four plants, some of them measuring nearly a 

 foot across and all of a deep blue color, turning into 

 pink toward the end of the season. 



New York. Emma F. Angell. 



Two Months of Begonia Bloom 



AVERY satisfactory house plant and one that 

 requires but very little care is Begonia semper- 

 floretis. About Christmas time it commences to 

 send forth its buds; the flowers appear about the 

 first of February and last for two months. It will 

 thrive in an ordinary room temperature with but 

 a few hours of sunlight each day. 



When potting the plant, use an ordinary rich 

 garden loam mixed with about one-quarter its 

 bulk of sand run through a fine sieve. 



After blooming, let the plant rest for a few 

 weeks and then repot it. Tear the plant apart 

 when repotting, taking care to leave some of the 

 root with each part, and replant all in one pot. 

 Thereafter, it is no further care, except of course 

 the necessary watering. The leaves, which are 

 smooth, might be sponged off occasionally to im- 

 prove the general appearance of the plant. 



North Dakota. C. L. Mellee. 



You Will Love Berckmans' 

 Glorious New Roses 



You who are fond of roses will be del ghted with the marvel- 

 ous new varieties that we offer this year. Among them are a 

 clear yellow tea, a saffron-yellow hybrid tea from Ireland, and 

 a robust salmon colored rose of rare fragrance. Others in 

 white and crimson are wonderfully attractive. 



Our roses are grown outdoors. In the bracing climate and 

 rich soil they develop strong root systems and hardy constitu- 

 tions. They will bloom for you as soon as warm weather comes. 



We test the new sorts, and discard all that fail to meet Berck- 

 mans' high standard. We have 25 acres in roses and have 

 grown and loved them for 56 years. 



Let us send you our New Catalog 



Our new catalog is beautiful. It lists all the worth-while 

 roses, trees and hardy plants, including many rare kinds. It 

 is free. 



P. J. Berckmans Co., Inc. 



Fruit land Nurseries Box 107 OB, Augusta, Georgia 



Write 



for Catalog of 



Guaranteed Fruit Trees 



Guaranteed true to name — well rooted and 

 hardy— tree trom disease — one-half tree 

 agents' prices. WE TAKE ALL RISK IN 

 SHIPPING, and guarantee arrival in good 

 condition. Not a dissatisfied customer last 

 year. Freight paid on orders of $7.50 and 

 over. All varieties, fresh dug from the 



soil. Rapid growers. 



WRITE TO-DAY for handsome, illus- 

 trated catalog. Fullof expert advice. i ' 



WM. P. RUPERT & SON, 



Box 95, 

 Seneca, N. Y. 



You Must Have Good Seeds 



If You Want 



A Good Garden 



Start right by using Harris' Seeds, which are raised at Moreton 

 Farm and sold direct to you at wholesa e prices. 



Although our prices are lower than many city seedsmen 

 charge, the quality of Harris' Seeds is very high — the best to 

 be obtained at any price. Ask any gardeners who have used 

 them. 



All oj Harris' Vegetable and Flower Seeds grow. You need 

 have no failures. Every lot of seed is tested and the result is 

 marked on the label so you can tell just how thick to sow. There 

 is no guess work about it. 



Ask for our catalogue. It will interest you 



HARRIS 

 SEEDS 



JOSEPH HARRIS CO. 

 Moreton Farm, Box 73 

 COT.DWATER, N. T. 



HARRIS 

 SEEDS 



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