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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 
April, 1917 
Rurpees 
l ) Seeds 
garden collection 
This assortment of 
seeds comprises a 
careful selection of • 
Burpee Specialties* 
Grow 
DOLLAR BOX 
£’S 
Fnr$1.00 we w , iU Tjail a 
TUI 1 — completeCollec- 
tion of Fordhook tested and 
proved Vegetable Seeds, suit- 
able for a medium size gar- 
den, together with booklets 
“Food Value of Fresh Vege- 
tables” and “Vest Pocket 
Guide on Vegetable Culture.” 
Bean — ' ■’> pint Burpee’s Stringless 
Green Pod 
Bean — i pkt. Fordhook Bush Lima 
Beet — I pkt. Burpee’s Extra Early 
Carrot — I pkt. Danvers Half-Long 
Sweet Corn — I pkt. Golden Bantam 
Cucumber — i pkt. Burpee’s Extra 
Early White Spine 
Lettuce — i pkt. Wayahead 
Lettuce — i pkt.»Iceberg 
Peas --Y2 pint Gradus 
Parsley — i pkt. Dark Moss Curled 
Radish — i pkt. Long White Icicle 
Radish — I pkt. Rapid Red 
Tomato — i pkt. Chalk’s Early Jewel 
Turnip — i pkt. Petrowski 
The above assortment of choice Vegetable Seeds carefully 
packed and sent postpaid to any address on receipt of $1 .00 
' 
Burpee’s Annual 
for 1917 
The Leading American Seed Catalogue is 
bigger, brighter and bet- 
ter than ever 
before. We 
have added 
twenty-two 
pages, making 
in all 204 
es, and, 
of all, you 
will find thirty 
Burpee’s Spe- 
cialties illus- 
trated in color. 
pee’sAnnual is 
free uponrequest. A post card will bringit. 
Write for your copy to-day and mention The 
Garden Magazine. 
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This Year — Prize Potatoes! 
A MONG the crops of the garden and the 
1 field, none is of more unequal production 
than the potato. "1 his, however, is not the 
potato’s fault. As in the case of most un- 
equalities of this nature, the trouble is almost 
wholly with the grower. According to the 
reports of the United States Department of 
Agriculture, the average yield of potatoes per 
acre, during the ten year period from 1993 
to 1912, was 96 bushels. This, I should say, 
measured by the average man’s experience, 
is a large crop. It is not often that those who 
grow potatoes without considering the nature 
of the plants and the proper way to handle 
the crop find their yield running more than 60 
bushels', and yet where this crop is properly 
E lanted, fertilized, and cultivated, it has not 
een found a difficult matter to grow from 
400 to 500 bushels on an acre. During the 
Slimmer just past the writer saw" lifted from 
a 2| acre field 590 bushels of choice tubers. 
1 his crop was grown on sod land. It was 
given no unusual attention, but it was managed 
in an intelligent and systematic manner. 
When we read of yields of this kind, which are 
by no means uncommon, it should bring us 
to the determination to grow this year prize 
crops of potatoes, for there is no reason why a 
man who grows potatoes at all should not 
grow fine ones, if he understands what is 
required. 
The first consideration is that of seed. A 
great deal has been written about the proper 
seed for potatoes. Some writers urge the 
using of large potatoes; others of small pota- 
toes; others of eyes only. 1 he size, however, 
should not govern the selection of seed. 
After it has been determined what variety the 
grower wishes to plant, the selection of the 
seed should be made on the basis of the follow- 
ing points: (a) Smoothness of skin, indicating 
freedom from scab or other similar diseases, 
(b) Marketable shape, of the tuber, (c) 
General appearance of plump health, insur- 
ing the grower that the tuber has not been 
sprouted. If early potatoes are to be grown, 
a standafd variety should be planted. The 
same is true, of course, of late potatoes. 
In either case, it is better to grow a tried 
variety than to experiment. Let those who 
are fully equipped for experimentation try 
the new varieties. It is better for us to 
grow those which have been tested and have 
proven their worth. In regard to cutting 
potatoes, it is generally conceded that two 
eyes should be left in each seed piece. One 
eye would be sufficient if there were a cer- 
tainty of its germination; but, as there is 
always doubt, each seed piece should have the 
two eyes. This cutting insures a good stand 
and this is of prime importance, for replanting 
is not only tedious, but it may mean that the 
(i Continued, on page 188) 
'AUOW/Y 
r PolfERv^ 
Doubles tfe Garden's Charm 
Classic Simplicity is typical of the many 
beautiful designs in our Collection 
Galloway Pottery is everlasting Terra Cotta, made in a 
variety of forms including Bird Fonts, Sundials, Flower 
Pots and Boxes. Vases, Benches Gazing Globes and other 
interesting pieces that recall the charm of Old World 
Gardens. 
Catalogue will be sent upon request 
Gau-owafTerra CoTta Gb, 
3214 WALNUT ST. PHILADELPHIA 
Exquisite tints of orange, salmon, ecru, 
white, cream, with scarlet and maroon 
veinings and markings, will be found 
in this collection of 
Primulinus 
Hybrid Gladioli 
The flowers are medium size, carried on long 
straight spikes that are superb for cutting. 
The bulbs are grown at Meadowvale 
Farms, and are of blooming size only. 
One Hundred Bulbs In 
Many Varieties for $15 
A box of these bulbs will make splendid 
presents for your garden-loving friends. 
The Glory of the Garden 
my Gladiolus booklet for 1917, will be mailed to 
you or your friends, if you will send me the cor- 
rect name and address. Bulbs should be ordered 
soon — so it it will be well to send for the book- 
let to-day. 
ARTHUR COWEE 
Meadowvale Farms 
Box 204 Berlin, New York 
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