THE GAR D E N M A G A Z I X E 
May, 19 17 
252 
BOOK 
on Lawns 
32 Pages 
Illustrated 
ROLLING 
Frost heaves 
the sod and 
roots die out. 
ROLLING 
Rolling packs 
moist soil 
back about 
the roots . 
THE LAWN STORE 
Step into the store where you see this sign in the window and ask 
for their free book on lawns. You will find they have lawn 
mowers, hose, grass seed, tools and everything you need for lawn 
or garden. Ask them to show you the 
DUNHAM WEIGHT ROLLER 
TRADE MARK 
By simply pouring water in the steel drum, the 
weight can be regulated to suit any condition — soft 
lawn, firm turf or tennis court. It can be quickly 
emptied for storing away. 
Roiling is not hard work with this tool. The axle 
turns smoothly in steel roller bearings. The handle 
is held upright when not in use by a NoTip Handle 
Lock and the scraper cleans all leaves and dirt 
from the drum. 
Your lawn needs rolling NOW 
TP 1 T\ 1 203 First Ave., Berea, Ohio 
1 116 Uunnam {Suburb of Cleveland) 
Warehouse: 270 West St., New York City 
If your dealer hasn't the book, write us direct 
Fill with water to any desired weight 
WEEDS! WEEDS! WEEDS! 
(And why you have no cause to fear them) 
THE ISBELL WEEDER HOE 
Pulls the weeds instead of cutting them. Twelve 
teeth pierce and pulverize the soil better than 
any straight bladed hoe, with less than half the 
time and labor; 50 inch handle. $ 1.00 post- 
paid in U. S. 
SIDNEY M. ISBELL Box 6 Jackson, Michigan 
Glass Cloth 
A transparent waterproof fabric, guaranteed to generate 
about the same warmth and light as glazed sash, or 
money back. For all forcing purposes. Sample 3x6 feet. 
50c. prepaid. 
PLANT FORCERS. 
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SHARONWARE 
S Rarely attractive in design, Sharonware 
Bird Baths are constructed to insure the 
safety of the birds when bathing. As the 
bowl slopes very gradually toward the cen- 
tre, varying the depth of water from § to 
several inches, they quickly and easily 
regain a footing. Because of this fact, 
Sharonware Bird Baths are endorsed by all 
| the Audubon Societies. 
SHARONWARE WORKSHOP 
Horsford’s 
That 
Grow 
Our customers tell us that 
our Vermont-grown stock 
stands transplanting better 
than stock from farther 
south . Old - fashioned 
Flowers, Wild Flowers, Lilies, Shrubs, Vines, Trees, 
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Varieties, are also offered. Prices very low for the 
Cold Weather Plants 
Lily Bulbs and 
Flower 
Seeds 
quality of stock. Ask now for catalogue M. 
F. H. HORSFORD, Charlotte, Vermont 
The Readers' Service will give you helpful 
hints in planning your new home 
BIRD BATHS 
Sharonware Garden Furniture adds charm 
and distinction to any lawn or garden, 1 
large or small. Visit our workshop where i 
are displayed bird baths, fountains, sun- j§ 
dials, benches, flower boxes, gazing globes, I 
vases, jardinieres, etc. 
Tripod Bird Bath, height 33 inches, <£ *1 Q A A 
bowl 24 inches Price (F. O. B., N. Y.) A O • vv 
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Destroy Tree PestsLYY^ ££ &£ 
and other enemies of vegetation by spraying with 
GOODSSFISH OIL 
SOAP N?3 
Does not harm the tTees— fertilizes the soil ami aids 
healthv growth. Used and indorsed by U. S. Dept, of 
Agriculture FRCC Our valuable book on Tree and 
n\LL Plant Diseases. Write for it today. 
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YV hite Evergreen or Howding Mob, in the same 
place. 
Strawberries should be kept clear of w-eeds 
and the fruit protected by pine tags being 
placed beneath the bunches, as the ripening 
season is about the tenth of May. 
Asparagus cutting begins about the first of 
April and is kept up for two months, after 
which the plants are allowed to grow T . Aspara- 
gus should be cut early in the morning and 
kept in water until used. It drys out very 
quickly and gets tough. Asparagus and all 
other vegetables should be canned the same 
day as gathered. 
Keep up a succession of planting of green 
peas, lettuce and beets and snap beans until 
June 1st, stop off and begin again the end 
of August. Plant com, lima beans, squash, 
cucumbers and melons w'hen the apple trees 
are in blossom. Keep up bi-weekly plantings 
of corn, beginning with the early varieties, 
such as Golden Bantam and Adam’s Early and 
later Country Gentleman, Stow'ell’s Evergreen 
and Howding Mob and Egyptian. The early 
varieties are usually 7 dwarf and can be planted 
as close as one foot apart in the row's, w'hich are 
two feet apart. Later varieties are planted 
as far as eighteen inches or two feet apart. 
The climbing Roses are sometimes subject 
to mildew 7 . A precaution is a bi-weekly spray- 
ing of bordeaux from the first of March until 
they bloom. Fkwvers of sulphur can also be 
used if the bordeaux tvas not begun early. 
Give bpsh Roses the same treatment, but as 
bordeaux whitens the leaves, Lasher’s spray 
could be used (see Garden Magazine, May 
1915, page 224). It has been found efficacious 
against the Rose chafer. 
All early flowering shrubs should be pruned 
immediately after blooming. A constant 
stirring of the soil prevents baking, especially ( 
after a rain and thus the moisture is conserved. 
A dust mulch is very necessary 7 in a dry climate 
and cultivation should take place after each 
rain. 
Chrysanthemums can be separated and 
transplanted now if it w 7 as not done earlier. 
Put a few roots aside in pots in a protected 
place and pinch off side shoots and buds to 
make specimen plants. Tobacco dust or coal 
ashes sifted on the Chrysanthemums and 
Peonies and about the roots w ill rid them of the 
black aphis. If Aster seeds are sown the 
latter part of May and transplanted into the 
open ground by July, they will more likely 
escape the black beetle, but it has been found 
that pepper plants planted beside the Asters 
attract the beetles and save the Asters. 
Dahlias planted in good loose garden soil, j 
not too rich, and cultivated often will do 
better than if planted with too much fertilizer, j 
for they- are apt to run to leaf. Keep the soil I 
stirred around the base, trim off all weak i 
shoots and mix w r ith the soil a little bone 
meal. 
Gladioli are planted in succession from early j 
spring bi-weekly until July 1st, making thus 
a constant show of bloom all summer. 
Virginia. J. M. Patterson. 
Watermelon Stem End Rot 
W ATERMELON stem rot results in a 
decay of the melon, at the stem end. I 
Cut and burn all w 7 eeds around the field 'i 
during the winter. Spray with Bordeaux j 
mixture. Most important of all, apply a i 
paste made of common starch with six per j 
cent, bluestone to the freshly cut stems as 
the melons are being packed. 
