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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



July, 1917 



Japan Bamboo Stakes 



Last from year to year 



INVISIBLE GREEN COLORED 



For your Gladioli. Lilies. Roses. Herbaceous plants, 

 etc. Stakes are heavy pencil thickness 



•25 .".() 100 1000 



2 ft $.30 $.50 $.75 $5.00 



3 ft. long 40 .75 1.25 8.00 



4 ft. long 50 .85 1.50 10.00 



5 ft. long 60 1.00 1.75 12.00 



3 ft. Natural color .35 .60 1.10 



6 ft. Natural color .50 .85 1.50 12.00 



Natural color HEAVY stakes 12 25 50 100 



4 ft. i inch diameter up $.60 $1.25 $2.00 $4.00 

 8 ft. Extra heavy | to 1 inch 2.00 4.00 8.00 15.00 



The heavy stakes are especially adapted for DAHLIAS, young; trees, 

 wherever strong; support is needed. 



H. H. BERGER & CO. , 70 Warren Street, New York City 



Arthur T. 

 Boddington Co., Inc 

 Dept. G. 

 128 Chambers St.,'N. Y. 



Just a little 

 "patch" will yield 

 these luscious 

 berries allsummer 



Strawberry plants set out this 



summer will bear abundantly 



next year. Complete cultural 



directions are given in our 



Midsummer Garden Guide 



— also valuable information 

 about Seasonable Seeds. 

 Bulbs for fall planting, insecti- 

 cides, implements, etc. Write 

 for a copy, to-day. 



An Iris Garden 

 Of Oriental Glory 



June and July are the glory months in 

 my gardens. The Japanese Irises are a 



riot of color now, the huge flowers and 

 lustrous foliage imparting eastern splendor 

 to my fields. 



I want you to see them, to admire 

 them, to know them. Come to DeKalb 

 Nurseries any day (except Sunday). You 

 will be welcome. Send for Catalogue. 



Adolf Miiller N u D ^ R L . B ES 



JNorristowri,Perurta. 



PEONIES 



Aurora $x 



Baroness Schroeder 

 Germaine Bigot - 

 Gloire de Charles Gombault 

 Karl Rosenfield - 

 King of England (Jap.) 

 L.a Fayette - 



Madame D'Treyeran * 



Madame Augusta Dessert ■ 



Madame Savreau 



M. Martin Cahuzac 



Mr. Manning 



Petite Renee 



Therese 



$2.00 

 1. 00 



3.00 



2.50 



•75 



■75 



3-50 



H. F. CHASE 



Catalogue on request 



Fernlea 



Andover, Mass. 



Dahlias and Gladiolus 



VISITORS WELCOME 

 Ralph Benjamin, Calverton, L. I., N. Y. 



THICK SWOLLEN GLANDS 



that make a horse Wheeze, Roar, 

 have Thick Wind or Choke- 

 down, can be reduced with 



ABSORBINE 



also other Bunches or swellings. No blister, no hair gone, 

 and horse kept at work. Economical — only a few drops re- 

 quired at an application. $2 per bottle delivered. Book 3 M free. 



W. F. YOUNG, P. D. F. 

 162 Temple Street Springfield, Mass. 



Planting for winter store — Battling with insects — Keeping the 

 garden fit. 



jDLANTING the crops is only one third 

 •*• of the work of the garden. Caring for 

 them requires vigilance on the part of the 

 gardener to conserve moisture by cultivation 

 during the dry months, watering thoroughly 

 when necessary and not spasmodically and 

 insufficiently, guarding against diseases and 

 insects by spraying. 



Spray with bordeaux every two weeks for 

 potato, tomato, and melon blight. Put in 

 the bordeaux 2 lbs. of powdered or 4 lbs. of 

 paste arsenate of lead to 50 gallons of bor- 

 deaux. This destroys the beetles and worms 

 and borers that attack the vegetables. Begin 

 when the plants appear above ground, so as 

 to destroy the larvae and offset any disease. 



Slug shot is a good insecticide for vegetables 

 if dusted on in the early morning when the 

 dew is on the plant, to make it stick. Use 

 bordeaux on beans and celery plants for rust 

 and for rot on grapes up to the middle of July. 



Investigate currant and gooseberry bushes 

 for worms and dust with hellebore. Spraying 

 on roses should continue until the middle of 

 September. Lasher's formula eradicates the 

 beetles. The formula is 



IOO gallons of water 

 15 lbs. fish oil soap 

 I pt. crude carbolic acid 



It is best to spray when the leaf bud is just 

 coming out, to kill the larvae. This is also 

 good for insects on fruit trees. 



Mildew on Roses, Phlox, etc., can be pre- 

 vented by sprinkling with flowers of sulphur 

 in the early morning and early in the season 

 on those plants that are subject to this blight. 

 Clean culture is a safeguard against disease 

 and insect pests; therefore, destroy all weeds 

 which breed insects and employ constant 

 nourishment in the way of liquid manure. 

 If plants are nourished and watered they are 

 le^ liable to disease. 



Corn smut and worms can be eradicated by 

 a dust spray at silking time into the tip of the 

 ear of 30 per cent, flowers of sulphur and 20 per 

 cent, arsenate of lead. 



Examine the base of peach and plum trees 

 for borers. Their presence is indicated by the 

 exudation of gum. Follow this down into 

 the roots with a stout wire or sharp knife. 



Push along vegetables by frequent applica- 

 tions of nitrate of soda, or liquid manure — 

 especially cabbages for fall consumption. 

 Cultivate often, always two days after a rain 

 to prevent a hard crust forming above the 

 plants. A dust mulch is important and a 

 mulch of grass clippings at the base of Sweet 

 Peas keeps them cool and moist throughout 

 the hot days. A fine mulch of well rotted 

 cow manure can be placed around the Roses. 

 Do not stimulate them after August, however, 

 as they will make new wood which would be 

 too tender to withstand the cold of winter. 



Summer pruning is most essential. Rotten 

 limbs can be more readily detected when the 

 trees and shrubs are in leaf. Go over the 

 orchard carefully to cut these away, also 

 suckers at base of trees and any superfluous 

 limbs so as to let in the air and sunlight. 

 Thin out the fruit if the limbs are over- 

 (Continued on page 332) 



TREES AND PLANTS 



The isolated, barren look of your garage will be overcome at small expense 

 by a few MOON trees and plants. Our Catalogue A-3 will help you. 



The Wm. H. Moon Company, Morrisville, Pa. 

 Phila. Office, 21 S. 12th St. White Plains, N. Y. 



Farr Says You Should 

 Order Dutch Bulbs Early 



Hyacinths. Tulips. Daffodils, and other bulbs that come 

 from Europe, are likely to be scarce this fall. Probably you 

 can get them, but you must order early. Send to-day for 



Farr's 1917 Bulb Catalogue 



make your selections, and place your order for bulbs at 

 once. I allow a discount of 10 per cent on orders received 

 before July 1. 



BERTRAND H. FARR 



Wyomissing Nurseries Co. 



104 Garfield Ave. Wyomissing, Penna. 



ETERNITY METAL LABELS 



A label with an indestructible ink that stays black 

 and can be read, without stooping, and will stand 

 through all seasons and weather conditions. We have 

 by study and a series of experiments developed the 

 zinc label known as The Eternity Label. 

 Prices Reasonable. Made by James Boyle & Son., Salem, Ohio 



Pot Grown 

 Strawberry Plants 



Plants set out in July and August will 

 give a good crop of berries next season. 



All the best Varieties; pot grown. 



25 for $1. 100 for $3.50 by express 



Descriptive Catalogue mailed free. 



W. E. MARSHALL & CO. 



Seedsmen 

 166 W. 23d St. New York 



Horsford's 



Cold 



All the best old fash- 

 ioned garden flowers, 

 Hardy Ferns, Wild Flowers, Lilies, 

 etc. Our autumn supplement with 

 Wl>ilfhPP bargain list, bulbs for fall setting, 

 ■ ■ volllvl Tulips, Daffodils, Crocuses, etc., ready 

 Plil1lt<i middle of August. Send us your 

 n*EMH3 address and see what we can grow in 

 (I cold Vermont. Ask for Catalogue N. 



|| F. H. HORSFORD, CHARLOTTE, VT. 



gijiiiiiiiiiiii 



prilflV tneconven i ences °f am pl e 'high 

 M-tS.lJ\jy pressure water supply any- 

 where in the home or garden. A 



DEMING 



AIR-PRESSURE WATER SYSTEM 



makes your garden independent of rain at low cost. It gives 

 to the country home all the advantages of city water supply. 



Booklet of installation suggestions gladly sent Jrce 



THE DEMING CO. 

 117 Depot St. Salem. Ohio 



Jf a problem grows in, your garden write to the Readers' Service for assistance 



