JIatablighed 1838. 



sixtieth: year. 



Incorporated 1893. 



DREER'S 



^iGHRDEN • CHLENDHRi^ 



FOR 1898 



The full worth of their money to all is the broad principle in which we always deal, and we refer to our reputation 



as evidence that we live up to the precept. 



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IF 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 susceptible 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 drained, thoroughly trenched, and enriched by a judicious application of manure. 

 The culture of Vegetables in the Garden is exhaustively treated in our new book, '^Open-A.ir Vegetables." (See below.) 



ROTATION OF CROPS. 



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

 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 SBKD 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 Riverton, N. J., where each variety is subjected to the most critical test, which places us 

 in a position to determine the germinating power. 



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

 opportunity for comparison of their relative merits, and we are thus enabled to quickly ascertain, for our customer's interest, 

 which sorts to recommend or discard. 



Full details of the management of Hot-beds and Cold Frames are given in our new book, " VegetdhleS Under 

 Glass." (See below.) 



OUR igSW^ BOOKS. 



*'OPEN-AIR VEGETABLES." "VEGETABLES UNDER GLASS." "GRASSES AND GLOVERS." 



Price, 25 cents each, postpaid. 



Or we will give any one of the above books as a premium on orders amounting to $2.50 or over, and any two on orders amount- 

 ing to $5.00 or over, or the set of three on orders amounting to $7.50 or over, provided the order is accompanied by remittance 

 and they are asked for at time of ordering. 



"VEGETABLES UNDER GLASS." This book (now in its second edition) tells how to grow vegetables in winter; 

 how to use sashes in autumn and in spring; how to meet the requirements of high-priced markets; how to work the soil actively 

 and profitably at all seasons. It has value to the amateur and to the money-maker alike, for it 

 quotes the methods of the most successful operators. It has received 

 favorable endorsement fmm the horticultural press. 

 DREER'S LiBRAFT. ''OPEN-AIR VEGETABLES." A new garden book giving the 



latest methods of the best gardeners. It tells how to begin work ; how 

 to treat the soil ; how and when to sow seeds ; how to manage growing 

 crops ; how to avoid waste ; how to have healthful rural homes ; how to 

 use manures and fertilizers ; how to treat insect ard fungus enemies ; and 

 how to overcome the uncertainties of the weather by means of irrigation 

 and underdrainage. It is a small book intended for busy people. 



"GRASSES AND CLOVERS." A book telling something of 

 the new grass farming that is so surely and so rapidly coming into our 

 American system. It has notes on lawns and lawn-making; on per- 

 manent pastures and crop rotations ; on laying land down to grass with 

 or without the use of a grain crop ; on Crimson clover and its wonder- 

 HENRYA.6REER ful achievements; on green manuring, soiling, etc. It quotes the 



views and practices of American and European experts, and has some- 

 thing to say about the economic value of the peas, vetches and tares. 

 It mentions the root crops, and offers many good hints. 



VEGETABLES 

 UNDER GLASS 



DREERS UBRARYj 



GRASSES 



AND 



CLOVERS 



HENRY A OREER 



114 CHESTNUT STPEO 

 PHILADELPHIA 



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