January, 1917 
THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 
197 
Cover Design - C. H. L. Gebfert 
New Year’s Message from The Editor - - igg 
Among Our Garden Neighbors ----- igg 
Photographs by N. R. Graves and others 
The Month’s Reminder ------- 201 
The Making of My Garden Louise Beebe Wilder 203 
Photographs by L. Barron 
Selecting Vegetables to Meet the Rising 
Cost of Living - - - . Adolph Kruhm 206 
Photographs by the author 
First Steps in Gardening - F. F. Rockwell 209 
Diagrams by the author 
Selecting Flower Seeds for Definite Ob- 
jects - G. W. Kerr 211 
Photographs and plan by the author 
The Development of the Garden Plot 
Leonidas Willing Ramsey 214 
Photographs and sketches by the author 
Home and Garden vs. House and Lot 
H. G. Anderson 215 
Photographs by the author 
A Sundial That Fits a Colonial House 
R. F. Riblet 218 
Photographs by the author 
January a Busy Time in the Greenhouse 
ir. C. McCollom 219 
Photographs by the author 
Getting Ready for the Planting Time 
Donald F. Jones 220 
Photographs by the author 
Fruits in a Small Garden - A. Van Gelder 222 
Photograph by A. G. Eldredge 
Removing the Robber - - - J. R. Lttcas 226 
California Department - -- - -- -228 
Southern Department - - J. M. Patterson 230 
Some Annuals - - - - - - - G.W.Kerr 234 
Society Notes and News 240 
Corn Stover is Worth Sa\tng Edward Griffin 242 
Tree Crickets in the Fruit Garden 
Harold Clarke 242 
A Home Made Peony Support 
Stillman II. Bingham 244 
How TO Irrigate a Garden - F. F. Rockwell 244 
Seeing the Garden by Night Eugene Swope 246 
LEONARD BARRON. Editor 
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N ew edition 1917-18, will be ready about February 
first. The former editions of this book have almost 
marked an epoch in catalogue making. I am not 
satisfied to rest on the success of the past, but have tried 
to make the new edition more complete and helpful than 
any of its predecessors. In its completeness it will be a 
text-book that no reader of the Garden Magazine will wish 
to be without. 
Special Features of this Edition 
IRISES. In the Germanica section there will be added some notable new 
introductions from Europe, in addition to my splendid Panama- 
Pacific Gold Medal Collection, which contains many varieties of my 
own introduction, raised here at Wyomissing. 
In the Japanese section there will be the first offering of a series of 
new seedlings of my own hybridizing. These are entirely distinct in 
color, size, and form of flower, from any of the existing varieties. I 
predict that as these varieties become known they will be as eagerly 
sought after as my Germanica productions. 
PEONIEIS. My collection is universally acknowledged to be the most 
complete in existence. This season there will be included a number 
of specially fine varieties, which, owing to the limited stock, I have 
not been able to offer heretofore. 
TREE PEONIEIS. Of more than ordinary interest will be the 
chapter on tree peonies and their cultivation. The purchase during 
the past season of the noted collection of tree peonies owned by Brochet 
& Sons (successors to Paillet Nurseries), Chatenay, France, has en- 
abled me to fulfill an ambition to make tree peonies one of my 
leading specialties. The Brochet collection of 238 varieties and over 
4,000 plants, is now established in my nurseries. These, together 
with the unique assortment of the beautiful Japanese varieties, 
gives me a collection of over 300 varieties, all of which are established 
on their own roots — this is important, as many past failures with 
tree peonies is due to grafting them on the roots of the wild peony. 
A noted horticultural authority, congratulating me on the acquisition 
of the Brochet peonies, writes “that it is to be considered an event in 
horticulture.” 
LILACS. The collection of Lemoine’s new French Lilacs has been en- 
riched by the addition of several of his later introductions. 
ROSES. A carefully selected list of the very best classes for outdoor 
planting. 
EVERGREENS. A choice collection of the rare evergreen trees and 
shrubs for lawn planting, including many dwarf forms for rockeries. 
With a view to making this book more helpful, I have prepared several lists of “ Plants for 
Special Places.” including those adapted to moist and wet locations, very dry places, 
shady spots, bright sun, and rockeries. 
To insure receiving a copy of this book you should send me your name and address now. 
As soon as the work is completed the book will be mailed to you without cost. 
BERTRAND H. FARR 
Wyomissing Nurseries Company 
104 Garfield Ave., Wyomissing, Penna. 
Planning the Garden. So many have asked me to help them plan their gardens that I 
have found it necessary to form a special department in charge of a skilful landscape designer 
and plantsman. I will be glad to assist you in any way desired, by offhand suggestions or 
by the preparation of detailed plans for which a charge will be made. 
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