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form. In a small garden a few hills of 
any of these may be depended upon to 
furnish delicious squash almost the whole 
year round, as any fruits that are not 
used during the summer may be gath¬ 
ered, and will keep well through the win¬ 
ter. In the way of insect pests, the 
squash has an additional enemy in the 
squash vine borer, a large, white grub 
which develops in the vine near the root 
and causes the whole plant, even when 
half grown, to wilt and finally die. The 
leaves of some of the plants beginning 
to droop during the noonday heat indi¬ 
cate the presence of the enemy. A care¬ 
ful search will usually locate the exact 
spot in the vine where he is present, 
near the base of the plant. A small hole 
near one of the leaf stems, with a few 
grains of sawdust-like material, will be a 
further clue to his presence. With a 
little practice you will be able to locate 
his exact position, and then, with a thin, 
sharp pen-knife blade slit the vine length¬ 
wise for an inch or so, and dig him out. 
Put fresh earth over the wound and 
work a handful of nitrate of soda around 
the hill to stimulate active growth. If 
desired, the vine may be pinched back 
after they attain a length of six feet or 
so, throwing more strength into the lat¬ 
erals and the fruits already formed. 
Hubbard, Delicious, Heart of Gold and 
Boston Marrow are all excellent stan¬ 
dard varieties. In gathering the fruits for 
storing for winter the most care must be 
taken not to bruise them, as spots that 
do not show at all at the time will de¬ 
velop into centers of decay soon after the 
fruits are stored, with the result that the 
whole supply is pretty certain to be lost. 
A good method is to cut a small section 
of the vine on either side of the stem 
with the fruits when gathering. Store 
in a safe, perfectly dry place before 
danger of a hard frost. 
Pumpkins usually occupy too much 
space and are too little used to be grown 
in the home garden, but a few hills of 
one of the table varieties sown in the 
late sweet corn will add a few delicious 
pies to the Thanksgiving larder, pro¬ 
vided you will keep the squash bugs off 
until the vines get well started. The 
small “Sugar” pumpkin has the finest 
flavor of any of the round, yellow pump¬ 
kins. For storing they should be handled 
in the same way as squash. 
Watermelons are easier to grow than 
muskmelons, but they require much more 
space and a longer season of growth, and 
of course do not compare in flavor. For 
the Northern States the season is too 
short for many of the best varieties. 
Sweetheart, an old favorite of excellent 
flavor, usually ripens a good proportion 
of the fruits in the Northern States. 
Halbert Honey is the sweetest water¬ 
melon which I know of for planting as 
far north as I am situated. It matures 
in about the same time as Sweetheart, or 
a little sooner, and I now use it in place 
of that sort. 
Flowering Bulbs that usher in Spring 
must be ordered by July 1st. Not later 
Daffodils ♦ Hyacinths ♦ Tulips ♦ Narcissus ♦ Iris 
G LORIOUS, brilliant Dutch 
Bulbs that will flower all win¬ 
ter indoors and all spring in 
your garden with a riot of color and 
a bold beauty that will charm you ! 
If you want the best of all these, 
sturdy, vigorous and fresh from their 
native soil, have us import them for 
you for planting next fall. 
Place your order now, if only for 
a small quantity. We will guarantee 
you a selection from the choicest 
offerings of the year at money-saving 
prices. You must order not later 
than July Jirst. This will enable us 
to include your order in our first 
importation from our Holland grow¬ 
ers. It will bring them to Amer¬ 
ica in ample time for early fall 
planting. 
We will ship them to you with 
full instructions as to how and when 
to plant them. They are not of a 
perishable nature and not injured 
even if planting is delayed until late 
autumn. 
We guarantee safe delivery and 
every bulb will be in perfect condi¬ 
tion, fresh, sound and vigorous. 
They are hardy — absolutely so. 
Plant them this fall and they will 
bloom next spring giving you the 
most generous returns for the small¬ 
est amount of care. You need not 
pay for them until after they are de¬ 
livered if you do not care to do so. 
(References required from new cus¬ 
tomers.) Complete import price list 
and catalog of other hardy flowers 
on request. Write today. 
Partial Price List of Standard Bulbs and Plants 
Choice Mixed Single Hyacinths 
Extra Select Single Hyacinths 
Fine Mixed Single Tulips 
Extra Select Single Tulips 
Narcissus Poeticus (Poets’ Daffodil) 
Double Daffodils (Von Sion) 
Per 100 Per 500 
Per 100 Per 500 
$ 3.00 
$14.00 
Emperor Narcissus 
$2.25 
$ 10.00 
3.50 
16.00 
Narcissus Golden Spur 
2.00 
8.00 
.75 
3.25 
Spanish Iris. Choice Mixture 
.40 
1.50 
1.00 
4.00 
German Iris, Namea Varieties, 
.70 
3.00 
extra large 
8.00 
35.00 
1.85 
8.50 
Siberian Iris, Choice Blue “ “ 
10.00 
40.00 
discount for cash with order 
The Wagner Park Nursery Co. 
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