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THE GARDEN M A G A Z I N E 
September, 1916 
Cold Frames If Bought Now 
Will Give You 
An All Winter Garden 
W HY say good by to your garden goodies, 
when Jack Frost swings his scythe ? Block 
his game by using our Junior Cold l-'rames, 
which are nothing more or less than veritable little 
sun warmed greenhouses. 
Crackly, crisp lettuce you can have the winter 
through. Succulent swiss chard greens and snappy 
radishes are yours for the picking. 
Violets in all their appealing beauty and delight- 
ful fragrance you can revel over from Thanksgiving 
Day till May Day. 
Our friends the pansies, you can house in the 
frames and have their bloom joy a full month 
earlier next Spring. 
Then the many belated flower favorites you have 
felt so badly about sacrificing to the Frost, can be 
transplanted into the frames and their final full 
bloom glory be yours. 
Besides all these comforting, gratifying things 
these frames assure you; there are the early vege- 
tables and flowers you start in them next spring. 
They save one end of your garden; and boost 
along the other end. 
Building greenhouses and frames, as we have 
been doing for over three score years, puts us in a 
position to make frames for you that are absolutely 
all you can desire in endurance and practicalness, 
they are so decidedly reasonable in price you can’t 
afford not to afford them. 
Send for Booklet No. 215. It tells the frame story 
from A to Z and gives sizes and prices. 
Builders of Greenhouses and Conservatories 
SALES OFFICES 
NEW YORK 
42nd Street Building 
ROCHESTER 
Granite Building 
BOSTON 
Tremont Building 
CLEVELAND 
Swetland Building 
PHILADELPHIA 
Widener Building 
TORONTO 
Royal Bank Building 
CHICAGO 
Rookery Building 
MONTREAL 
Transportation Building 
FACTORIES : Irvington, N. Y., Des Plaines, 111., St. Catharines, Canada 
Erect on your grounds a Hodgson Portable Cot- 
tage such as this and you will always be ready for 
an unexpected overflow of week-end guests. Or 
you can offer seclusion to a young married couple 
or an entire family visiting you. Hodgson Portable 
Houses come in sections, already painted, rigidly 
constructed, and easily bolted together by unskilled 
workmen. The catalog illustrates the great variety 
of styles suitable for any season or climate. 
E. F. HODGSON CO. 
Room 228, 116 Washington St„ Boston, Mass. 
6 Etist 39th St.. New York City 
This Tree a Gold Mine 
C'VERY one who makes a living from the 
soil might appreciate such a tree as the 
Gantor Avocado in Whittier, near Los .•\ngeles. 
Cal. In no year since it began bearing has it 
brought its owner, H. A. Woodworth, an in- 
come of less than$2,oooand the annual average 
is $3,000. Ordinarily the proceeds from avo- 
cado growing range from $400 to$2,oooper tree. 
This tree was planted eleven years ago and 
has been the most prolific bearer in Southern 
California. It produced 5,400 fruits last year 
The avocado pear, comparatively little known, is delicious 
in salads 
which sold at prices averaging fifty cents 
each. Cuttings from the tree add materially 
to its annual yield. 
Until a short time ago this famous producer 
was insured for $30,000, but when a raise in 
premium rates was demanded the policy was 
allowed to lapse. While insured the tree was 
surrounded by a high lattice fence, a provision 
demanded by the insurance company. Re- 
cently the fence was removed, as horticultur- 
ists were of the opinion it might have a bad 
effect on the fruit yield. 
Avocado culture is a comparatively new in- 
dustry in Southern California. Because of the 
The Gantor avocado pear tree in Whittier. Cal., yields an 
average annual income of $3,000 
strict quarantine imposed by the Government, 
seeds, fruit or trees from Hawaii and .Mexico 
may not be utilized. Future crops must de- 
pend on home propagated trees. 1 rees yield 
from 500 to 3,000 fruits each. There are at 
present about 7,000 trees planted in orchard 
form. It is estimated that this year there will 
be 20,000 trees planted from 36,000 nursery 
stock known to exist. 1 hese will come into 
bearing in about four years. 
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