June, 191 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



293 



Cover Design — German Irises 



C. A. Purchase 



PAGE 



The Month's Reminder ------------ 295 



Irises for Everybody'^ Garden - - Mrs. W. R. Wilder 297 



Photographs by G. O. Stoddard and N. R. Graves 



"Thinning" the Fruit Set - - - - W. C. McCollom 301 



Photographs by the author 



Radishes for the Connoisseur - - - Adolph Kruhm 302 



Photographs by the author. 



How I Planted and Prepared my Backyard Garden 



Roger W. Babson 305 



Photograph by Nathan R. Graves 



Raising Your Own Shrubs ------ John Dunbar 307 



Photographs by Nathan R. Graves 



The Garden Doctor ------------- 309 



The Child's Garden ------- Ellen Eddy Shaw 311 



Photograph by Emma Case 



Ten Acres Enough, Chap. VII. 



Propagating Perennials from Cuttings 



Photographs by A. G. Eldredge 



------ 312 



H. S. Adams 314 



Home Grown Citron Melons - - - Julie Adams Powell 316 



Stories of Familiar Plants ----- W. C. Egan 318 



Two Companion Planting Ideas - - - - G. E. Wolfe 322 



New Leaders to Evergreens ----- Fred Haxton 324 



Photograph by the author 



What Southern Gardeners Should Do Now Thomas J. Steed 326 



New Rose Bushes from Slips - - Katherine K. Perrigo 326 



A New Help in Border Planting Gladys Hyatt Sinclair 328 



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In its eighty-eight pages it describes a select and exhaustive 

 number of varieties — a more extensive list of Holland bulbs for 

 fall planting than is offered by other connoisseurs in America. 



Growers of the finest bulbs are proud to have their choicest 

 new varieties listed in this book. The descriptions, written 

 after tests in my trial grounds, are accepted as standard by all 

 bulb growers. 



The book is authoritative and complete. It is unique in 

 that quality is not subordinated to price. The bulbs offered 

 (more than 1,000 kinds of tulips, hyacinths, narcissi, crocus, 

 etc.,) are of cream quality — the first selection from the harvest, 

 reserved for me alone. These bulbs are imported only to order, 

 and should be reserved before June 2oth 



DO YOU WANT "THE BLUE BOOK"? 



"The Blue Book of Bulbs" appeals only to those who desire bulbs 

 better than ordinary commercial grade. The edition is limited, and 

 each numbered copy will be treasured by its recipient. If you want 

 finer flowers next spring, I shall be glad to send you a copy now. 



CHESTER JAY HUNT Dept. A. Montclair, N. J. 



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To facilitate the handling of our Bulb orders, we announce import prices 

 on bulbs to order, and orders must be in our hands by July 1st. These will 

 be shipped to our customers at the proper time for planting. 



The high quality of the bulbs that we have been importing will remain 

 unchanged and will be obtained from the same reliable growers who have 

 supplied us for the past sixteen years. These bulbs are especially selected 

 and exceedingly uniform in size so that you may obtain the best results 

 either for forcing or outdoor growing. Bills will be rendered upon delivery 

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PEONIES 



Visit our Magnificent Display of Peonies 



This famous collection of superb varieties in bloom during the month will 

 probably be at the height of its blooming period beginning the week of 

 June 10th. Each year hundreds of our friends come to see this grand ex- 

 hibit of color. All readers of The GARDEN MAGAZINE and their 

 friends are invited to visit us during that week; the marvelous showing 

 of flowers — including many prize-winning varieties — is a sight not soon 

 to be forgotten . Our Nursery is at Hawthorne, on the Harlem Branch of the 

 N. Y. C. R. R., one hour from' New York. 



S. G. HARRIS 



Rosedale Nurseries 63 Hamilton Place, Tarrytown, N. Y. 



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