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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



July, 1913 



DreerS Potted Plants 



for summer planting 



IT is not ' necessary to wait till Fall or next Spring to fill up unsightly 

 blanks in your Rose bed, Shrubbery or Hardy border. We will furnish 

 strong, sturdy, well established two-year pot grown plants, — Roses, 

 Hardy Perennials, Vines, Shrubs, Evergreens, etc. — which can be safely 

 set out in the dryest, hottest weather. 



Our Mid-summer Catalogue 



ready July 1st, will be the most complete list of this class of stock ever 

 published. It contains everything which may be planted during the summer 

 months. Plants of all kinds. Flower and Vegetable Seeds. Pot-grown 

 Strawberries that will give a full crop next year. Lawn tools and essentials. 

 Fertilizers, Insecticides and a host of other helps to make gardening a 

 pleasure. Will be mailed to all customers. 



Send a postal for a copy if Uou are not a customer 



HENRY A. DREER 



714 Chestnut Street 

 Philadelphia, Pa. 



Trim your hedge 



4 times faster * s 



Don't waste time and effort with 

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 fourth to one-fifth the time — 

 with either of the 



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Work like a horse clipper, cut on both 



motions, saving time, strength and energy. 



For well-kept, frequently trimmed hedges - 



the 13-inch swath of the Unique Hedge «VT »^ 



Trimmer makes it most desirable. 



For older growths use the Unique Hedge Trimmer and 

 Cutter Combined, which has 

 an extra cutter for branches up to 

 ^8-inch diameter. Replaces hedge 

 trimmer, lopping shears and pruners! 

 Either tool sent carriage prepaid on 

 receipt of $5.00. Money back if 

 not satisfactory, upon return to us 

 after one week's trial. Refer to 

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 Send for Free Illustrated Booklet 

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Opp. Waldorf-Astoria 



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GEORGE H. 



PETERSON 



ROSE AND 



PEONY SPECIALIST 



Box 50. 





Fair Lawn, N. J. 



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APPLE 

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PATIKI HARVESTER with Binder Attachment cuts and 

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 \»VFJ|%I« horse cuts and shocks equal with a corn Binder. 

 Sold in every state. Price $20.00. W.H. BUXTON, 

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of fresh MUSHrOOmS Growing In yo^rCellar 



A(\ rfc ' n P osta S e stamps together with the name of your 

 (\\j Cl>. dealer will bring you, postpaid, direct from the 

 manufacturer, a fresh sample brick of 



Lambert's Pure Culture MUSHROOM SPAWN 



the best high-grade spawn in the market, together with large illustrated book 

 on Mushroom Culture, containing simple and practical methods of raising, 

 preserving and cooking mushrooms. Not more than one sample brick will 

 be sent to the same party. Further orders must come through your dealer. 

 Address: American Spawn Co., Dept. 2, St. Paul, Minn. 



50 Sample Flowers o( my 

 choice dahlias $1.00, via 

 Express f. o. b. Westerly. 

 Each labeledwith name and 



DAHLIAS 



price of bulbs. Select your order now for next spring delivery. 



Geo. L. Stillman, Dahlia Specialist, Westerly, R.I., Box C-3 



ORDER 



DUTCH BULBS 



NOW 



T. 



Nurseries also at 

 Sassenheim, Holland 



Until July 25th 



we take advance orders 

 for 



Glorious Darwins 



and other 

 Fine Tulips, Narcissi, Hyacinths, etc. 



Best Varieties at Moderate Prices 



YOU NEED OUR CATALOGUE 



Franker: Brothers Deerfield, 111. 



approximated, and then carry to it the plant on the 

 spade with which it was dug. This prevents the 

 heavy baU of earth from breaking, as it rests firmly 

 on the spade. 



Transplanting may be done in very hot weather, 

 sometimes even when little or no soil adheres to the 

 roots, if this simple plan be adopted. Place the 

 plant in the hole and do not quite fill the latter with 

 soil at first. Instead, put in a thin layer of lawn 

 clippings and wet it. Then cover with the re- 

 mainder of the soil. If the precaution seems neces- 

 sary, put another layer of lawn clippings on the 

 surface. Small seedlings, in very dry weather, are 

 best transplanted in the following way: Lift a 

 number of them by passing a trowel or broad knife 

 underneath and drop them carefully into a pan 

 containing about half an inch of water. The mud 

 thus formed makes it possible to safely separate 

 seedlings that have come up very close together; 

 they may be taken between two fingers and gently 

 pulled apart. 



Although transplanting may be done at almost 

 any time, if need be, the wise gardener will en- 

 deavor to be weather prophet as well. Choose, by 

 preference, a cloudy day and if you can see rain 

 coming get ahead of it by all means; there is nothing 

 like a good rain to follow transplanting. Before a 

 rain is a great deal better than immediately after- 

 ward, not only because of the refreshment to the 

 plant and the packing of the soil but for the 

 reason that transplanting directly following a 

 shower is apt to turn the soil into a mud that bakes 

 easily. 



If dry weather necessitates a second or third 

 watering, avoid the watering can. A better way is 

 to dig, with a trowel, a shallow trench all around 

 the plant. Fill the trench with water, one or more 

 times, and then put back the soil. This is irrigation 

 on a small and individual scale and it is the only way 

 to save some plants, whether transplanted or al- 

 ready established, from perishing in the case of 

 prolonged drought. 



New York. H. S. Adams. 



Real Hot Weather Work for 

 the South 



CONTINUE to sow peas, sorghum cane and soy 

 beans for hay. 



White potatoes may be planted at any time 

 during the month; also pole beans, squash, water- 

 melons, muskmelons and early corn. 



Large pumpkins grown for exhibition should be 

 given liquid manure two or three times a week. 

 Keep the black squash bugs off the plants; hand 

 picking is the most effective method of doing this. 



Sow seed of pansies now and they will come into 

 flower in winter or very early spring. 



Continue to sow seed of rutabaga. A few tur- 

 nip seeds may also be sown, but do not risk too 

 many so early in the season. 



Chrysanthemum plants should be pruned and 

 staked. Late in the month commence to give 

 liquid manure, especially if you want early as well 

 as large flowers. 



Continue to plant cucumbers for pickles; sow the 

 early varieties. 



Below the frost line in Florida, tomatoes, pepper 

 and eggplants may be sown for winter use. 



Continue to plant collards and cabbage in all 

 sections of the South. 



Continue to plant early flowering annuals such as 

 marigolds, nasturtiums, asters and poppies. Firm 

 the soil over the seed after sowing; it will be sur- 

 prising how rapidly they will grow at this time of the 

 year. 



Get the bulb catalogues now and begin to plan for 

 next fall's bulb garden. Send in your orders as 

 early as possible. High priced bulbs and cheap 

 bulbs may occasionally look alike, but probably will 

 not grow alike. Last year I planted two bulbs side 

 by side. Both looked just alike, but one cost double 

 the price of the other. The cheap bulb produced 

 one flower spike, while the other produced three 

 large ones. The same is true about seeds; in many 

 cases you cannot tell which is best until you have 

 grown them. 



Plant Madonna lilies very late in this month or 

 early in August. 



Georgia. Thomas J. Steed. 



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