Established 1838 

 Incorporated 1892 



Dreer's • 



GARDEN CALENDAR 



For 



I897 



THE VEGETABLE GARDEN. 



¥F practicable, the Garden should have a warm and southeasterly exposure. But when the ground slopes to the north 

 * and west it is important to have it located on the sunny side of an orchard or buildings. The most desirable situation 

 possible should be set apart for the kitchen garden, as the exposure has much to do with the early maturity of the crops. 

 The soil must be in a friable state to secure the prompt vegetation of the seeds and the proper growth of the plants. Soils 

 are susceptable of alteration and improvement in texture ; heavy clays can be rendered open and porous, and light sandy 

 soils may be consolidated and rendered more retentive of moisture. To secure a fair return in seasonable crops, for the 

 labor and outlay invested, it is essential that the soil of the Vegetable Garden should be well chained, thoroughly trenched, 

 and enriched by a judicious application of manure. The culture of Vegetables in the Garden Ls exhaustively treated in 

 our new book, " Open Air Vegetables." (See foot of next page.) 



ROTATION OF CROPS. 



A rotation of crops is as essential in vegetable gardening as in farming, as different plants appropriate different in- 

 gredients from the soil. Care should be taken that deep-rooted plants, such as Beets, Carrots, Parsnips, etc., are not 

 planted successive seasons on the same soil, but should be followed by those plants whose roots extend but little below 

 the surface, such as Onions, Lettuce, Cabbage, Spinach, etc. ; plants of the Brassica, or Cabbage tribe, are apt to become 

 diseased at the roots (club-rooted, as it is termed), if too frequently planted in the same ground. 



THOROUGH SEED TESTS. 



For the protection of the planter, and the benefit of the seller, careful seed tests are made before, the selling season 

 at our extensive greenhouse establishment, at Eiverton, N. J., where each variety Ls subjected to the most critical test, 

 which places us in a position to determine the germinating power. 



The trial grounds at our Rosemont Experimental Farm are devoted to the growing of all new and old varieties, and 

 furnish opportunity for comparison of then- relative merits, and we are thus enabled to quickly ascertain, for our cus- 

 tomer's interest, which sorts to recommend or discard. 



Full details for the management of Hot-Beds and Cold Frames Ls given in our new book 



VEGETABLES UNDER GLASS. 



A small illustrated horticultural handbook whose character and aim are well told in the title — ' ' Vegetables 

 Under Glass." 



It is addressed, especially, to the amateur ; to the person not already acquainted with the subject ; to every man 

 whose garden might as well be at work as idle in the winter time ; to the farmer in search of money crops ; to every soil 



worker and soil lover, whether the object be fresh vegetables for 

 the kitchen or dollars for the bank account. 



The book is not technical, but simple and practical. Its ideas 

 are presented in the form of pictures and illustrations, as well as 

 in printed words. 



In brief, it tells how to grow vegetables all winter under glass ; 

 with heat or without heat ; with capital or without capital. 



It Ls made up from our own experience and from recent field 

 notes and camera sketches. It is thus fresh from the soil. It is 

 not written for professional gardeners, though it can hardly fail 

 to interest the craft, whose kindly offices have aided in its prepar- 

 ation. 



Its strongest point, perhaps, is that it shows people how 

 simple, easy and feasible winter gardening really is ; shows how 

 to handle a half dozen sashes, and how to work from such a 

 beginning up to any desired degree— even to the half-acre forcing 

 houses of the great city market gardeners. 



The little book ought to be in all rural libraries. The price 

 puts it. within everybody's reach- Price, 25 cents. 

 We give this book as a premium on all orders (accompanied by remittance), amounting to §2.50, or over, when 

 asked for at time of ordering. (1") 



