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Japan Bamboo Stakes 
Last from year to year 
INVISIBLE GREEN COLORED 
For your Gladioli. 1 .ilies. Roses. Herbaceous plants, 
etc. Stakes are heavy pencil thickness 
:.o 100 1000 
2 ft $ .30 
3 ft. long 40 
4 ft. long 50 
5 ft. long 60 
3 ft. Natural color .35 
6 ft. Natural color .50 
$ .50 
$ .75 
$5.00 
.75 
1.25 
8.00 
.85 
1.50 
10.00 
1.00 
1.75 
12.00 
> .60 
1.10 
.85 
1.50 
12.00 
Natural color HEAVY stakes 12 25 50 100 
4 ft. $ inch diameter up S .60 SI. 25 $2.00 $4.00 
8 ft. Extra heavy J to 1 inch 2.00 4.00 8.00 15.00 
The heavy stakes are especially adapted for DAHLIAS, young trees, 
wherever strong support is needed. 
H. H. BERGER & CO., 70 Warren Street, New York City 
Just a little 
“patch” will yield 
these luscious 
berries allsummer 
Strawberry plants set out this 
summer will bear abundantly 
next year. Complete cultural 
directions are given in our 
Midsummer Garden Guide 
_ — also valuable information 
Arthur /• about Seasonable Seeds, 
Boddington Co., Inc • Bulbs for fall planting, insecti- 
Dept. G. cides, implements, etc. Write 
128 Chambers St., N. Y. for a copy, to-day. 
An Iris Garden 
Of Oriental Glory 
June and July are the glory months in 
my gardens. I he Japanese Irises are a 
riot of color now, the huge flowers and 
lustrous foliage imparting eastern splendor 
to my fields. 
I want you to see them, to admire 
them, to know them. Come to DeKalb 
Nurseries any day (except Sunday). You 
will be welcome. Send tor Catalogue. 
Adolf Muller 
Norristown,Pe>rtric\. 
PEONIES 
Aurora 
$1.00 
Madame D’Treyeran ’ 
- $2.00 
Baroness Schroeder 
•75 
Madame Augusta Dessert 
- 1.00 
Germaine Bigot 
1.00 
Madame Savreau 
3.00 
Gloire de Charles Gombault 
•75 
M. Martin Cahuzac 
2.50 
Karl Rosenfield - 
2.00 
Mr. Manning 
•75 
King of England (Jap.) 
1.50 
Petite Renee 
•75 
La Fayette - 
I. OO 
Therese 
3-50 
Catalogue on request 
H. F. CHASE 
Fernlea Andover, 
Mass. 
Dahlias and Gladiolus 
VISITORS WELCOME 
Ralph Benjamin, Calverton, L. I., N. Y. 
THICK SWOLLEN GLANDS 
that make a horse Wheeze, Roar, 
have Thick Wind or Choke- 
down, can be reduced with 
also other Bunches or swellings. No blister, no hair gone, 
and horse kept at work. Economical — only a few drops re- 
quired at an application. $2 per bottle deli vered. Book 3 M free. 
W. F. YOUNG, P. D. F. 
162 Temple Street Springfield, Mass. 
Planting for winter store — Battling with insects — Keeping the 
garden fit. 
PLANTING the crops is only one third 
*■ of the work of the garden. Caring for 
them requires vigilance on the part of the 
gardener to conserve moisture by cultivation 
during the dry months, watering thoroughly 
when necessary and not spasmodically and 
insufficiently, guarding against diseases and 
insects by spraying. 
Spray with bordeaux every two weeks for 
potato, tomato, and melon blight. Put in 
the bordeaux 2 lbs. of powdered or 4 lbs. of 
paste arsenate of lead to 50 gallons of bor- 
deaux. This destroys the beetles and worms 
and borers that attack the vegetables. Begin 
when the plants appear above ground, so as 
to destroy the larvae and offset any disease. 
Slug shot is a good insecticide for vegetables 
if dusted on in the early morning when the 
dew is on the plant, to make it stick. Use 
bordeaux on beans and celery plants for rust 
and for rot on grapes up to the middle of July. 
Investigate currant and gooseberry bushes 
for worms and dust with hellebore. Spraying 
on roses should continue until the middle of 
September. Lasher’s formula eradicates the 
beetles. The formula is 
100 gallons of water 
15 lbs. fish oil soap 
I pt. crude carbolic acid 
It is best to spray when the leaf bud is just 
coming out, to kill the larvae. This is also 
good for insects on fruit trees. 
Mildew on Roses, Phlox, etc., can be pre- 
vented by sprinkling with flowers of sulphur 
in the early morning and early in the season 
on those plants that are subject to this blight. 
Clean culture is a safeguard against disease 
and insect pests; therefore, destroy all weeds 
which breed insects and employ constant 
nourishment in the way of liquid manure. 
If plants are nourished and watered they are 
le$$ liable to disease. 
Corn smut and worms can be eradicated by 
a dust spray at silking time into the tip of the 
ear of 30 per cent, flowers of sulphur and 20 per 
cent, arsenate of lead. 
Examine the base of peach and plum trees 
for borers. Their presence is indicated by the 
exudation of gum. Follow this down into 
the roots with a stout wire or sharp knife. 
Push along vegetables by frequent applica- 
tions of nitrate of soda, or liquid manure — 
especially cabbages for fall consumption. 
Cultivate often, always two days after a rain 
to prevent a hard crust forming above the 
plants. A dust mulch is important and a 
mulch of grass clippings at the base of Sweet 
Peas keeps them cool and moist throughout 
the hot days. A fine mulch of well rotted 
cow manure can be placed around the Roses. 
Do not stimulate them after August, however, 
as they will make new wood which would be 
too tender to withstand the cold of winter. 
Summer pruning is most essential. Rotten 
limbs can be more readily detected when the 
trees and shrubs are in leaf. Go over the 
orchard carefully to cut these away, also 
suckers at base of trees and any superfluous 
limbs so as to let in the air and sunlight. 
Thin out the fruit if the limbs are over- 
( Continued on page 332 ) 
July, 1917 
TREES AND PLANTS 
The isolated, barren look of your garage will be overcome at small expense 
by a few MOON trees and plants. Our Catalogue A-3 will help you 
The Wm. H. Moon Company, Morrisville, Pa. 
Phila. Office, 21 S. 12th St. White Plains, N. Y. 
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Farr Says You Should 
Order Dutch Bulbs Early 
Hyacinths, Tulips. Daffodils, and other bulbs that come 
from Europe, are likely to be scarce this fall. Probably you 
can get them, but you must order early. Send to-day for 
Farr’s 1917 Bulb Catalogue 
make your selections, and place your order for bulbs at 
once. I allow a discount of 10 per cent on orders received 
before July 1. • 
BERTRAND H. FARR 
Wyomissing Nurseries Co. 
104 Garfield Ave. Wyomissing, Penna. 
ETERNITY METAL LABELS 
A label with an indestructible ink that stays black 
and can be read, without stooping, and will stand 
through all seasons and weather conditions. We have 
by study and a series of experiments developed the 
zinc label known as The Eternity Label. 
Prices Reasonable. Made by James Boyle & Son., Salem, Ohio 
Pot Grown 
Strawberry Plants 
Plants set out in July and August will 
give a good crop of berries next season. 
All the best Varieties; pot grown. 
25 for $1. 100 for $3.50 by express 
Descriptive Catalogue mailed free. 
W. E. MARSHALL & CO. 
Seedsmen 
166 W. 23d St. New York 
Horsford’s = 
Cold 
All the best old fash- 
ioned garden flowers, 
Hardy Ferns, Wild Flowers, Lilies, 
etc. Our autumn supplement with 
Ul/PSltllPr bargain list, bulbs for fall setting. 
* ® valllCt Tulips, Daffodils, Crocuses, etc., ready 
middle of August. Send us your 
address and see what we can grow in 
cold Vermont. Ask for Catalogue N. 
F. H. HORSFORD, CHARLOTTE, VT- 
Plants 
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liiiiiiliiliitli 
the conveniences of ample, high 
pressure water supply any- 
where in the home or garden. A 
Enjoy 
where in the 
DEMING 
AIR-PRESSURE WATER SYSTEM 
makes your garden independent of rain at low cost. It gives 
to the country home all the advantages of city water supply. 
Booklet of installation suggestions gladly sent free 
THE DEMING CO. 
117 Depot St. Salem, Ohio 
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