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T II E G ARDEN M A G A Z I N E 
June, 1917 lit 
Don’t Inflict a Truss 
Upon Your Child 
r* ROWING children need a great amount* of 
'*-* care and attention Especially is this true when the 
child is unfortunate enough to be ruptured. But the 
parent who harnesses a ruptured child with a truss is in- 
flicting an injustice. 
Trusses seldom fit well Spring trusses are dangerous. No 
truss can be comfortably worn in bed. Most trusses are 
conspicuous. Few of them are uninjured by water. 
The Brooks Rupture Appliance has none of the 
drawbacks of a truss. It is especially adapted for wear by 
children because it is made to the individual measure of the 
wearer. It rests flat and smooth, and its soft cushion 
adheres to the flesh, making slipping impossible. This 
cushion is always cool and comfortable, owing to a con- 
stant circulation of air. 
SENT ON TRIAL 
To convince you of the great comfort and relief which your child will 
obtain from the Brooks Rupture Appliance, we shall be glad to 
send you one on free trial. If you are not entirely satisfied, we will 
cheerfully refund your money. You may deal with us with the knowl- 
edge that you are Veceiving the care and attention of a sanitarium. 
We are not a factory 
The Brooks Rupture Appliance has the endorsement of the 
country’s leading physicians. Tho isands of happy wearers daily sing 
its praises 
Do not permit your child to suffer any longer. You owe it to the child 
and to yourself to learn more about this Appliance without delay. 
Use the Coupon. Use It Now. 
BROOKS APPLIANCE COMPANY 
Manufacturers of Orthopedical Appliances 
275 State Street Marshall, Mich., U. S. A. 
I should like to receive in a plain wrapper and without obligating myself 
in any way, full details concerning the Brooks Rupture Appliance. 
Name 
Address 
City State 
Dept. 8. 
We Pay The Highest Cash Prices for 
OLD BAGS or BURLAP 
of all kinds — Any Quantity 
WE PAY THE FREIGHT 
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HUDSON BAG MFG. CO. Bayonne, N. J. 
Less Ground; More Celery 
ORDINARILY, you know, celery is grown 
in rather wide rows and is banked or 
boarded up for blanching. There’s another 
way, however, whereby you can grow four or 
five times as much celery on the same amount 
of ground. That method is called “The New 
Celery Culture” and it’s the method I follow 
with the celery that I grow alone, or as a 
single crop. It is the best and really the only 
efficient way of growing celery by itself in a 
small garden where every inch must be made 
to produce its very most. 
The method itself consists simply of hav- 
ing the right kind of soil, making it rich 
enough to stand close planting and then 
setting out the proper variety of celery 
plants eight to ten inches apart in each 
direction. 
My soil is a loose, humus-filled loam, well- 
tilled. To make it able to stand the close 
planting, a good fertilizer, analyzing high in 
ammonia, is applied at the rate of one pound 
to ten square feet. The fertilizer is in addi- 
tion to the twenty-odd pounds of manure 
that has been previously applied and worked 
well into the soil. T he plot of ground allotted 
to celery is laid off as a bed, five rows wide, so 
that it can be worked from both sides. 
A rather early, self-blanching variety is 
set out. I grow the White Plume, but 
Golden Self-Blanching is equally good. Good 
thrifty plants are obtained and transplanted on 
a cloudy day in late June to places that have 
been marked out for them in the bed. Eight 
to nine inches apart each way is the best 
distance to plant, for with this spacing 
sufficient cultivation can be given and the 
celery crowds together and blanches itself 
almost perfectly. If it does not blanch well 
paper can be wrapped around the rows or 
the separate plants to aid the whitening 
process. The celery -is not lifted until its 
full growth has been obtained or until the 
first light frosts of fall. Then the plants 
are lifted and stored in the cellar or some 
place where there is no danger of freezing. 
They are packed together in an upright posi- 
tion on a layer of a few inches of moist, 
but not damp,' soil and are thus kept per- 
fect nearly all winter. 
Last summer in a bed four by thirty feet I 
grew 176 excellent plants of celery, all white, 
tender and crisp. 
Morgantown, West Va. R. E. Allen. 
For Peony Lovers 
The Book of the Peony. Mrs. Edward Harding (J. P. 
Lippincott Co.; 259 pages with index; price $6.00.) 
This is a contribution de luxe to the garden 
lover’s library and is presented as a companion 
volume and in the same style as the same 
publishers’ “Book of the Rose” (Thomas). 
Mrs. Harding has been known as an en- 
thusiastic Peony amateur and has gathered 
together the essential material concerning her 
favorite flower, historically, culturally, and 
critically. The text is accompanied with 
twenty illustrations in full color and twenty- 
two in doubletone. The author has called 
upon other authorities for special contribu- 
tions, so that the subsidiary matter is authori- 
tative. Her own preferences are given in 
selective lists and she devotps a reasonable 
space to the interest of the Tree Peony. 
For the convenience of readers, the Editorial 
Department of The Garden Magazine will be 
pleased to supply any books that may be desired. 
Guard Your Garden 
Guard it against intruders and trespassers! Guard 
it with fences that require no up-keep, but improve 
in beauty as they grow older. Guard your garden 
with live hedges. 
Order Now — Save 10% 
We will have ready for delivery by August ever- 
f reen hedge plants like Norway Spruce. Hemlock 
pruce, Arborvitae, etc. To be able to properly 
estimate requirements we will book orders through- 
out June at 10% less than regular prices Write 
for sizes and prices, giving number of feet of hedge 
required. Illustrated Catalogue free on request. 
American Nursery Co. S Bi!J£. r New York 
$ 2.50 
Rare Water Lilies 
can be grown in a small tub or pool. 
No trouble, always beautiful. 
Three Charming Sorts 
White, Rose, Yellow 
With these you can have a unique floral 
display this summer. All illustrated in 
natural colors in my 1917 Booklet on 
Water Lilies and Water Plants 
which gives directions for planting and caring for 
Lilies and other water plants. Sent free to any- 
one — write to-day for a copy. 
OF ALPINES AND ROCK 
PLANTS from the rugged slopes 
of the Rocky Mountains will con- 
dense more joy into a small space 
than any other style of Fall Gar- 
dening. The list includes rare and 
choice varieties of Anemone. Co- 
lumbine. Clematis, Delphinium. 
Gentian, Evening Primrose, 
Pentstemon, Yucca. Hardy Cacti, 
and many others not commonly 
cultivated, all hardy and easily 
grown. 
Besides native plants, we grow 
and catalogue all the best orna- 
mentals for the Northwest, in- 
cluding trees, shrubs, evergreens 
and hardy flowers. Either cata- 
logue free. 
Rockmont Nursery, Boulder, Colo. 
G I L L E T T ’ S 
Hardy Ferns and Flowers 
For Dark, Shady Places 
Plant \Tjur native ferns, plants 
and bulbs NOW. It is not too 
late to get good results if you do 
your planting immediately. 
We will gladly call and advise you 
regarding woodland plant- 
ing and natural gardens. 
Our price for this service is 
reasonable. Send for de- 
scriptive catalogue of over So 
pages. 
It’s FREE 
EDWARD GILLETT 
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