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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 
May, 19 17 
Adjusted for narrow rows 
It’s Fun to Garden 
Fun for the thousands who garden the 
Pull-Easy way. You can put new life 
into your garden — keep it healthy and 
make it grow — do the work quicker, 
better and easier with a 
DULL-EA5U 
Adjustable 
Garden Cultivator 
Instantly adjusted to any width from 7 to 18 inches. 
Can be used as a rake if desired. Middle tooth 
quickly removed for working two rows at once. 
For sale by most dealers. If your dealer hasn't it , 
write your name and your dealer s name on the mar- 
gin of this ad, mail to us with $\.2p ($1.35 west of 
the Rockies and in Canada) and you will promptly 
receive your Pull-Easy by Parcel Post y prepaid. 
Literature on request. 
The Pull-Easy Manufacturing Co. 
203 Barstow Street Waukesha, Wisconsin 
S 
This Vine Will 
Grow Anywhere 
Euonymus radicans vegeta has been pronounced 
the best American climber. It grows anywhere, climbs 
to considerable height, the dark green foliage is beautiful 
all the year. Red berries borne freely in fall and winter. 
This climber can be used on walls, verandas, fence or 
pergola. 
No. 1 plants, 50 cts. each 
No. 2 plants, 75 cts. each 
Extra large plants $1.50 each 
Send money with order — plants will be shipped 
promptly. Ask for a copy of my catalogue of 
Japanese Irises, Peonies, Shrubs and Evergreens. 
Adolf Muller nu d Is^ b E s 
^NomstownTenna. 
{Concluded, from page 246) 
actlv in the centre and pour soil in all round 
the sides. A potting stick is very handy at 
this time as it is easy to ram the mould down 
firmly. I his is really an important matter 
seeing that air pockets in the soil may be the 
cause of trouble. The roots of the plant on 
entering these holes shrivel up and die. Fill 
in the soil to within about half an inch of the 
top of the pot, and the business is then com- 
Use a dean pot and put in broken crocks covered with coarse 
litter to prevent blocking the drainage 
plete. A glance at the accompanying photo- 
graph will give a good idea of the way in which 
a plant should stand in the pot. 
After repotting it is a mistake to soak the 
soil with water at once. If it is suitably moist, 
as the mould always should be at potting 
time, it is just as well to give no water at all for 
twenty-four hours. It is important that the 
newly potted plants should be in a cool shady 
place for the first few days, otherwise they will 
flag seriously. 
Never water a plant in a pot unless it needs 
it. Roots breathe just like other parts of the 
A properly set plant (left) and one badly potted. Note how 
the roots are placed in the soil in each case 
plant and, where the soil is waterlogged, there 
will be very little air. I hus it really does pot 
plants good to be allowed to become quite dry 
now and again, always providing they do 
not droop seriously. A reliable method of 
finding out whether a plant needs water is the 
tapping of the pot with the knuckles. If the 
soil is very dry a sharp ringing sound is the out- 
come; on the other hand where the earth is 
damp the outcome is a dull thud. 
Bournemouth, Eng. S. Leonard Bastin. 
The Giant Tulip 
Prince of the Netherlands 
Darwin Tulip 
Magnificent deep cer- 
ise rose, margined pink, wi 
with pale blue centre. >*,£ 
Beautifully formed 
flower of unusual size. A 
Giant. Vigorous stem and 
foliage. A wonderful Tulip 
for tall bedding and a superb 
forcer. 
Price: 
$1.50 per doz.; $12.00 per 100 
Many unusually beautiful 
Tulips, Narcissi, Hyacinths, 
etc., are listed in our Free 
Import Catalogue. 
You can secure quality stock very reason- 
ably if you order before July 1st. Send 
postal for Catalogue now. 
QUALITY BULB CO. 
824 Chamber of Commerce Building 
Rochester, N. Y. 
G I L L E T T ’ S 
. Hardy Ferns and Flowers 
For Dark, Shady Places 
Plant your native ferns, 
plants and bulbs NOW. It 
is not too late to get good 
results if you do your 
planting immedi- 
ately - 
v'\ Send for descrip- 
Ks" tive catalogue of over 
80 pages. It’s FREE. 
EDWARD GILLETT 
3 Main Street, Southwick, Mass. 
JAPANESE GARDENS 
Most of the U. S. and Canada is 
perfectly suited for delightfully ar- 
tistic tea gardens and rockeries. 
Surprisingly quick results at mod- 
erate cost. This has been my spe- 
cialty for thirty years. 
Rustic Garden 
Furniture 
is highly ornamental and fits well in any garden 
scheme. Made in substantial fashion from best 
Red Cedar available, it outlasts most other kinds. 
Pergolas, garden seats, chairs, summer houses, 
rustic bridges, etc., of standard designs or made 
according to your own ideas. I also make bird 
houses, fern hanging baskets, and many other 
rustic garden ornaments. Write for freely illus- 
trated catalogue. Goods shipped anywhere. 
1 
D. P. VAN GORDON 
Cos Cob, Conn. 
The Readers’ Service will give you suggestions for planting 
