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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



April, 1913 



Weatherproof is expense-proof 



Trinidad Lake asphalt makes roofing lastingly tight against rain, sun, wind, snow, heat and cold. 

 This is the everlasting waterproof er of Nature, We use it to make 



THE'TRINIDAD-LAKE-ASPHALT 



Because it gives absolute protection Genasco is economical roofing — it costs less in the end 

 Ask your dealer for Genasco. Mineral or smooth surface. Look for the hemisphere trademark. The Kant-leak 

 Kleet is in every roll of smooth surface Genasco. It waterproofs seams without cement and prevents nail-leaks. 



The Barber Asphalt Paving Company, Philadelphia 



New York Chicago San Francisco 



Largest producers of asphalt, and largest manufacturers of ready roofing in the world. 



Trinidad Asphalt Lake 



■Our Spring List- 



OF 



Dahlias, Gladioli, Lilies, 

 Phlox, Peonies 



and other summer-flowering bulbs and hardy 

 perennials is now ready. Send for it, and we 

 will also send later our Fall Catalogue of the 



Best Dutch Bulbs 



procurable in this country 



Franken Brothers 



Deerfield, Illinois 



Nurseries also at Sassenheim, Holland 



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A Fence 

 for a Life Time 



Posts and wire heavily galvanized. Won't 

 get out of line. Wire mesh, won't sag. 

 Can't be climbed from either side. Gives 

 absolute protection. We are extensive 

 makers of wire and iron fences for every 

 place and purpose. Send for catalog, and 

 tell us what kind of fence you need 



American Fence Construction Co. 



92 Church St., New York 



Formerly Fence Depl. Jlmericart Wire Form Co. 



All About DAHLIAS 



And Their Culture 



FREE FOR A 

 POSTAL CARD 



I want every reader of The Garden 

 Magazine to know the beauty of my 



Best Dahlias that Will 

 Grow and Bloom 



a wealth of bloom all summer 

 and autumn, until lrost. 

 Send 15 cents (stamps or coin) for 

 a strong root of the grand royal 

 purple dahlia. Frank L. Bassett, by 

 mail postpaid. 



Sunny Jim. A new peony flowered 

 dahlia. A beautiful blending of 

 crimson and gold shades. Postpaid 

 for 50 cents. Special trial offer, 12 

 dahlias including 3 show, 3 decora- 

 tive. 3 cactus and 3 single for Si. Two peony flowered 

 dahlias for 25 cents; two new collarette dahlias for 30 cents. 

 All the above, 18 dahlias by mail postpaid for $2. 



J. MURRAY BASSETT 

 P.O. Box 412 Hammonton, N. J. 



Your Garden a Month Earlier with 



PAPER FLOWER POTS 



Without Bottoms 



(Paper Dirt Bands) 



Grow your early vegetables in paper pots and plant them in 

 the garden without taking out of the pots. 



Now, while the ground is frozen plant your melons, sweet 

 com, cucumbers, beans, and squashes in pots indoors, or in a 

 hot bed, and when the ground is warm plant them in the garden 

 without taking out of the pots. 



And instead of waiting for the seeds to sprout, you have 

 cucumbers ready to blossom, com a foot high, and your garden 

 that was only bare ground in the morning, by night will look 

 as if it had been growing a month. 



And Flowers! Think of the pleasure of having asters, morn- 

 ing glories and all your favorite flowers in bloom a month earlier. 



You haven't the time to read all the enthusiastic letters we 

 have, but read these two. 



Mr. B. C. Garmon, Birmingham, Ala., writes: 



"By using your pots I have been able to get my tomato crop 

 sold the last two seasons before others got theirs in, and I have 

 got a fancy price. I think the pots have made me $500.00 in 

 the last two seasons." 



Mr. H. W. Rose. Secretary Mercedes Truck Growers Asso- 

 ciation, Mercedes, Tex., writes: 



"Please ship via Wells Fargo Ex.. 31,000 3-1'nch dirt bands. 

 I received 10,000 of your bands with R. F. Graham and am 

 so pleased that I have recommended same to the association." 



500 3-inch or 300 4-inch, Prepaid by Parcel Post East of the 

 Mississippi, $1. Pacific Coast and Canada. $1.25. 



Prices in lots of 5 000, f o b., Catonsville 3-inch $1.00 the 

 1000, shipping weight 9 lbs. 4-inch Si. 40 the 1000, shipping 

 weight 16 lbs. 



PHILIP CROSBY & SON, Catonsville. Md. 



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Gardening 

 With Modern Tools 



Saves hard work and 

 solves three problems 



High cost of living 



Fresh vegetables and fruit 



Healthful exercise 



" IRON AGE 



Seed Drills and Wheel Hoes 



is a very simple matter — 



the stand-up, straight ahead way — 



the safe way for the plants — 



the most economical way for ground, 



time and money — 

 the most productive way for good 



crops — 

 the only way to get a good garden 



in dry times — 

 the healthiest way for all concerned — 

 Women, boys and girls can handle 



them when they caimot depend on 



the man making garden. 



The Wheel Hoe is just the tool to keep your poultry 

 yard stirred — the chicks are healthier in fresh 

 ground. 



The tool shown below opens its own furrow, sows 

 accurately in hills or in continuous rows, covers 

 the seed, packs the soil, and marks the nest row, 

 all in one operation. As a Wheel Hoe it cultiv- 

 ates, hoes, weeds, levels, ridges growing crops, 

 opens furrows and covers them, etc. 



Parts are changed quickly. High steel wheels, 

 steel tube frame, clean scouring hoes are strong 

 features. All necessary adjustments for close 

 work. 



38 combinations. $2.50 to $12.00 



Ask nearest dealer or seedsman to show 



them and write us for new booklet, 



''Gardening with Modern Tools." 



Also one on Sprayers for every purpose. 



BATEMAN MFG. CO. 



Sox 535G, GRENLOCH, N. 



Practical Real Estate Methods 



By Thirty New York Experts 



Net $2.00 Postage 20 cents 



Doubleday, Page & Co., Garden City, N.Y. 



The Gladiolus, tall, bold, and showy, with its 

 brilliant colors, is a most attractive flower for 

 beds, borders, and for indoor decorations. By 

 planting; every two weeks until the end of May, 

 the Gladiolus will give a continuous bloom all 

 summer and autumn. 



Three color plates in our New 160 page Catalogue. 

 ONE YEAR BULBS- MIXED COLORS. Most of 



these will bloom this year. 20 for 10c; per 100, 



25c postpaid. 

 TWO YEAR BULBS. These will all bloom this 



summer, mixed colors, doz. 40c: 25 for 75c: 50 



for $1.35; per 100 $2.50. postpaid, with Catalog. 



OUR NEW CATALOGUE lists and describes the 

 best of Vegetables. Flowers, Plants and Trees, 

 including many novelties not obtainable 

 elsewhere. Write for it. 



VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE 



Dept. 12 31-33 W. Randolph St., CHICAGO 



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