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Devoted to Planting and Managing the Grounds About the Home

and to the Cultivation of Fruits, Vegetables and Flowers

Volume V February, 1907, to July, 1907

NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY 1907

INDEX TO THE GARDEN MAGAZINE

Volume V—February, 1907, to July, 1907 Copyrighted, 1907, by DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & CO.

Acer, 13, 145 77+

Acetylene gas, 348.

Achimenes, 192.

Acidanthera, 157.

Actea, II.

Adlumia, 226.

Akebia, 10

Albee, Helen R., article by, 16.

Aldrich, T. H. & L. B., article and photo- graphs by, 312.

Aleyroides, 112.

A. L. F., article by, 194.

All the Azaleas Worth Growing, 218.*

Allegheny vine, 226.

Almond, 141.

Alstroemeria, 157.

Alyssum, 296.

Amarantus, 18.*

Amaryllis, 233, 252.

Amelanchier, 140.

Ammoniacal copper carbonate, 146, 308.

Amorphophallus, 232,* 233.

Ampelopsis, 10, 26,* 27,* 28,* 84

Anemone, 12,* 156.

Angell, H. E., photographs by, 17, 19, 23, 24, 66, 68, 156, 157, 162, 163, 164, 221, 225, 227, 278, 279, 283, 284, 289, 302, 336.

Angell, I. M., photograph by, 210.

Annual Flowers, 69,* 88. 147,* 154, 176,

217. ; for June Sowing, 296.*

Annuals, how to select, 154

Another Case Where the Small Greenhouse Wins, 8.

Answers to Queries, 48, 112, 256, 364.

Antirrhinum, 18.

Aphides, 108.

Apple, 141.

April-Planted Sweet Corn that was Picked June 3oth, 186.*

Aralia, 10.*

Araucaria, 114.

Arbor, 174.*

Ardisia, 80.

Are Your Larkspurs Diseased ?, 298.

Arrowhead, 344.*

Arsenate of lead, 145, 206, 332.

Art of Uncovering Bulb Beds, The, 184.*

Asparagus, 260.

culture, 158*.

Aster, 11,* 82, 166, 168,* 176.

Astilbe, 74.*

Azalea, 72,* 73, 75, 141, 218,* 238.

Azolla, 285.

Back Yard, The, 30, 96, 235, 350.

Baneberry, 11.

Barberry, 130.

Barnes, P. T., article by, 70.

Barron, Leonard, article by, 162.

Beans, 32, 34, 67, 217, 234,* 282, 284,* 358.

Bee balm, 343. ;

Beech, 76.

Beets, 66, 282.*

Begonia, 8, 9, 78, 86, 192, 198.

Berberis, 130.

Bessera, 157.

Best December Cut Flower, The, 108. Grapes for Home Use, The, 152.* Weeping Trees, The, 76.*

Better Evergreen Vine Than the English

Ivy, A, 84. Way of Buying Vegetable Plants, A. 289.

Betula, 76.

Birch, 76.

Bitter-rot, 112.

The asterisk (*) signifies that the subject 1s illustrated

Black knot, 144.* rot, 112. Blackberries, 20.* Blister mite, 61, 144.* Blue spirea, 258. Bocconia, 12. Bog gardening, 342.* Bone meal, 163. Book Review, 46. Bordeaux mixture, 146, 153, 306. Borer, peach, 110. Bougainvillea, 75.* Boult, E. M., photographs by, 279, 321. Boussingaultia, 233. Bouvardia, 9, 108. Box, 112. Braunton, Ernest, articles by, 38, 80, 348. photographs by, 80. Broad bean, 234.* Brown, C. L., table by, 160. Brown, E. Stanley, article by, 298. Brussels sprouts, 282. Bulb Department, 86. Bulbs, 48, 98, 114, 184.* 210,* 217, 233,* 252, 294.+ feeding, 300. for April Planting, 156.* for May Planting, 232.* Bull bay, 150. Burning Indignation From the South, 212. Burroughs, Julian, articles by, 132, 152, 186. photographs by, 152. Butterfly flower, 16. runner bean, 226.

Cabbage, 68, 282, 283.* butterfly, 142.* Caladium, 232, 233.* Calcium carbide, 348. Calendar of a Beginner, The, 96. Calendula, 296. California, Department 38.82, 252, 300, 348. Californian Amateur’s Berry Garden, A 20.* Californian’s Reminder, The, 38, 82, 198 252, 300, 348. Calliopsis, 296. Caltha, 343. Calycanthus, 138, 141.* Campanula , 12,* 227, 352. Camperdown elm, 76,* 77. Canary-bird vine, 228. Candytuft, 296. Canker, 112. Canra, 114, 232, 233,* 300. Canning and Preserving, 300. Canterbury bell, 12,* 227, 352. Carbolic acid wash, 260. soap, 146. Carbon bisulphide, 308. Cardinal flower, 18, 343. Cardoon, 192. Carnation, 9. 114, 217. Carrots, 9, 66, 282. Castor oil plant, 8 Caterpillar, 144,* 145.4 Cattail, 343.* Cauliflower, 68, 283. Celery, 67.* caterpilar, 143.* Cercis, 140.* Chard, 283. Cheapest Gardens for the Smallest Lots, The, 13,* 222.* Chelone, 343.* Cherry, 77, 112, 141, 258. Chicken Wire for Peas, 210.*

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Chimneys for Hyacinths, 46.

Chimonanthus, 138, 141.*

Choicest Vines for Trellis, Pillar and Wall, 26.*

Chrysanthemum, 11, 82, 217.

Cinnamon vine, 157.

City backyard, A, 20.* :

Roof Garden for $9, A, 340.* Clarke, Harold, article by, 72. Clematis, 10.

Clivia, 316.* Cobeea, 176, 227. Cohosh, 11. Coldframe, 42,* 65,* 66,* 67,* 68,* 104. Colocasia, 232, 233.* Combination Worth Trying, A, 88. Common Foxglove, The, 265,* 316. Compass for flower beds, 293. Concrete Veranda Box for Eighty Cents, A, 312.% Cooperia, 157. Copper carbonate, 146. sulphate, 146. Coral drops, 157. Cordyline, 79.* Coreopsis, 11, 296. Corn, 32,* 186,* 217, 228,* 283, 284.* Cornus, 77, 138,* 140,* 141. Corrosive sublimate, 146. Cosmos, 180, 354. Cost of Planting Small Lots, The, 46. Country Improvement that Costs Absolutely Nothing, 174.* Cress, 180.* Crinum, 233. Crocus, 38, Cucumber, 106, 217, 283. Cunningham, J. D., article by, 348. Cup and saucer vine, 227. Curculio, 217. Cutflower, 108. Cutworm, 142.* Cydonia, 141. Cyperus, 78. Cypress vine, 176, 226. Cypripedium, 343. Cytisus, 75.

Daffodil, 98, 233, 295. Dahlia, 8, 84, 198, 232, 233,* 238, 256, 300, 352-

Daisy, 11,

Dale, Robert, article by, 30.*

Dandelion, 163.

Daphne, 140.

Darlington, E. D., articles by, 62, 88, 212,

228, 282, 358.

photographs by, 228.

DeGraff, Marie I, article by, 304.

Delphinium, 12, 71,* 82, 298.

Densely Shaded Garden, A, 350.

Devil’s tongue, 232,* 233.

Dewberries for Prairie Gardens, 244.*

Digitalis, 265,* 316,

Dioneea, 343.

Dioscorea, 157.

Dogwood, 77, 138,* 140,* 141.

Dolichos, 226.

Doogue, Luke J., article by, 78. photographs by, 78, 210.

Dracena, 79.*

Dragon-head, 12.

Drosera, 342.*

Dugmore, A. Radclyffe, article by, 147. plan by, 147 photographs by, 53, 120, 184, 201,

3379 343) 344+

Dunbar, John, articles by, 69, 294. Dykman, F. A., photograph by, 62.

Easiest Grown Iris, The, 246. Easter Plants and Flowers, 72.* Economy cf Garden Plans, The, 9. Edible Wax-podded Peas, 132.

Egg plant, 66, 289.

Eichhornia, 285.

Eleven Types of Garden Enjoyment, 23 * Elliot, J. W., article by, 84.

Elm, 76,* 77.

Endive, 283

Erica, 75.

Eschscholzia, 147,* 296.

Euonymus, 26,* 84.

Fern, 79.* Garden, 223. Fertilizer, 104, 153, 163, 198, 291, 300. Fine Art of Sweet Pea Culture, The, 62.* First-Class Home-Grown Muskmelons by June 2oth, 102. Fisher, Lyman J., article by, 358 Five Months of Bloom from Climbing Roses, 330.* Fletcher, S. W., photograph by, 68. Floating moss, 285. Flower beds, how to make, 292.* planting, 293. Flower Shows, 310. Flowers, keeping, 72. On and Under a Pergola, 10.* Formaldehyde, 146. Forsythia, 139.*

. Four Plans for a 50 x 100 ft. Lot, 338.*

Foxglove, 265,* 316.

French, Allen, article and photographs, by, 158.

Frost grape, 10.

Fruit Garden in July, The, 360.

F. T. B., article by, 100.

Fullerton, H. B., photographs by, 230, 234.

Fungicides, 146.

Galtonia, 157. Garden, 137, 235 * Densely Shaded, 350. design, 334.* enemies, I10. furniture, 278.* implements, 300. making a, 92. of Bright Red Flowers, A, 16.* of vegetables, 30.* roof, 340.* records, 21.* types of, 23.* Gardener’s Reminder, The, 9, 61, 137, 217, 277+ 329. Gardenia, 48. Gardening hobby, 342.* Garlic, 364. Gas tar, 112. Gate, 11.* Gates, W. Almont, article and photographs by, 20. Gaura, 16. Gelsemium, 138. Genista, 75. Gentian, 258. Gishurst, 332. Gladiolus, 84, 156,* 157. Gleditschia, 258. Gloxinia, 8, 192. Good Houseplant, A., 316. Good News About the Broad Bean, 234.*

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INDEX TO THE GARDEN MAGAZINE—Continued

Gopher, 348.

Gourd, 176.

Grading around trees, 364.

Grafting Dahlias, 256.

Grape juice, 132.

Grapes, 10, 152.*

Graves, Nathan R., photographs by, i, 17» 69; 715 725 739 742 752 100, 138, 139, 140) 141, 147, 156, 164, 168, 182, 184, 218, 219, 221, 226, 233, 265, 282, 284, 286, 287, 2865 290, 291, 292, 293, 2945295, 206, 316, 335+

Great Flower Shows of June, The, 310.

Green fly, 198, 332.

Green Lima Beans, 358.

Greenhouse, 8, 108.

plants, 192. shading, 217.

Greensmith, Herbert, article by, 166.

Crevillea, 100.*

Griffin, Lilian Baynes, article and photo- graphs by, 285.

Gunnera, 344.

Hamamelis, 138, 141.* Hardening off, 65. Hardhack, 344.* Hardy Border, The, 36, 182. Red-flowered Plants, 36. Harlequin bug, 143.* Harvey, E. T., photograph by, 337. Hawthorn, 258. Heath, 75. Hedera, 26. Hedge, 258, 260. Hellebore, 146, 182,* 332. Hemlock, 260. Hepatica, go,* 92.* Hibiscus, 343. Holly, 358. Hollyhock, 17. Home-Canned Red Raspberries, 300. Home-made Grape Juice, 132. Honey locust,,258. Honeysuckle, 26,* 28,* 138, 258. Hop, 176, 225,* 227.* Horner, M., photograph by, 24. Hotbed, 9, 69,* 102. : Hot Weather Transplanting Device, A., 304 Houseplants, 78,* 316. How to Have a Perfect Garden, 137. Make a Garden, 92. Humulus, 227,* 225.* Hutchinson, Mrs. Charles, photographs by, 10, 11, 12. Hyacinth, 46, 157, 285. 294. bean, 226. Hydrangea, 27, 74.*

Tberis, 296

Important Announcement, 360.

Insect powder, 146.

Insecticides, 106, 110, 145, 146, 260, 306,

332- for June Use, 306.

Inside Facts About Table Corn, 228 * TIpomeea, 176, 225,* 226.* ‘Ins, 156,* 201,* 217, 246, 343,* 345.* Tron sulphate, 146. Ismene, 233. Ivy, 26,* 28,* 84.

Jasmine, 138.

Johnson, Miss Frances B., ph-tograph by, 278.

Johnston, John F., article by, 148.

photographs by, 141, 148.

Jones, Helen L., photograph by, 254.

July Opportunties Worth $200 or More, 329,

Juneberry, 140.

Kale, 283.* Kayan, J. L., article and plans by, 21

Keeping flowers, 72.

Kerosene emulsion, 146, 306, 332. Kniphofia, 156.

Kohlrabi, 283.*

Koshiba, photograph by, 335. Kudzu vine, Io.

Landscape gardening, 334.* Lange, O. V., photograph by, 335. Lantana, 9. Largest Blue Flower of the Composite Family, The, 166.* Larkspur, 12, 71,* 82, 298. Lathyrus, 225. Lavender, 116. Lawn, 162,* 348. feeding, 163, 348. fertilizers for, 163. garlic in, 364. mowing, 164. patching, 164. reseeding, 162. rolling, 162, 164. watering, 164. weeds, 163: L. B., article by, 306. Leaf hopper, 332. Leek, 67, 284. Leible, F. C , articles and plans by, 13, 222, 338. Lettuce, 66,* 283. Lilac, 74.* Lilium, 10,* 11, 12,* 73,* 156,* 157, 233, 3432 345-* Lima bean, 226, 358. Lime, 106. Lime-sulphur wash, 61, 146. Linden, 77 * Lobelia, 18, 344.* Longland, William, P., article by, 10. Lonicera, 26,* 28,* 138, 258. Loosestrife, 343. Lorey, Gustav, photograph by, 24. Love-in-a-mist, 296.* Lychnis, 17.* Lythrum, 343.

McAdam, Thomas, articles by, 76, 156, 218, 238, 296. 300. McCollom, William C., articles by, 225, 302, 330- _. photograph by, 302. McColm, Viola, article and photographs by, 244. McDonald, James, photograph by, 12. McFarland, J. Horace, photographs by, 23, 25, 156, 157, 218, 278, 334, 336. McLean, George G., photograph by, 157. Macomber, William, article and photo- graphs by, 346. Madeira vine, 233. Madigan, M., article by, 350. Magnolia, 114, 139,* 141,* 148,* 151. Make a Hotbed Now for Annuals, 69.* Making a Good Start, 217 an Azalea Bed, 238. New Varieties, 90, 166. of a Flower Bed, The, 290.* Maltese cross, 17.* | Malus, 141. Manning, Jacolyn, article and photographs by, 340. Manure water, 104. Maple, 13, 14, 77- Marguerite, 73. Marigold, 296, 343. Marr, T. E., photograph by, 336. Marsh lands, reclaiming, 114. Marshmallow, 343. Maxwell, Henry, articles by, 138, 342. Mealy bug, 108. Melon, 102, 104, 217, 284. Mignonette, 9, 82, 178, 296.

Mildew, 198, 332.

Milla, 157.

Millen, John, article by, 86.

Miller, Elizabeth S., article by, 300.

Wilhelm, articles by, 286, 334. Missouri Botanical Garden, photo. by, 232. Mole, 348, 364.

Monarda, 343.

Montbretia, 157.*

Moonflower, 225.

More Prizes for July Efforts, 362.

Morels, 112.

Morning glory, 225,* 226 *

Morse, W. H., articles by, 82, 198, 2°52, 300, 348.

Morus, 77. :

Moss, floating, 285.

Mulberry, 77.

Mulch, 116.

Multiplying Tulip Bulbs, 210.*

Your own House Plants, 78.* Murray, Thomas, articles by, 154, 176. Musk, 116,

Muskmelon, 102, 284. Mustard, 284. Myriophyllum, 285.

Narcissus, 98, 233 295. Nasturtium, 17. 176, 226,* 227,* 228, 296. National Cash Register Company, photo- graphs by, 286, 287, 290. Naturalizing Bulbs, 98. Nemastylis, 233. New Gardening Hobby for Americans, A, 342.* Interest in Dahlias, The, 238. varieties, making, 90, 166. Way to Plant Crocuses, The, 38. to Select Annuals, A, 154. of Growing Old Favorities, 176. Nicctiana, 18. Nigella, 296.* Nile Beauties in a Tub, 285.* Nitrate of soda, 163. Nitro-culture, 34, 256. Nolte, Phineas, article hy, 108. Northend M. H., article by, 18. Norway, maple, 13, 14. Novelties and Rarities, 132. Nuts, 112. Nymphza, 260, 285.*

Office Man’s Vegetable Garden, An, 30.*

Old Collection of Hardy Magnolias, An, 148.*

Onions, 48, 66.

Opportunities that Beginners are Likely to Miss, 277.

Orange, 258.

Orchids, 343

Osage Orange, 258.

Outdoor Living Room for $50, An, 346.*

Oyster plant, 188.

Oystershell bark louse, 142.*

Oxalis, 232.

Paint brush, 344.* Palm, 300. Pandanus, 79. Pansy, 258, 296. Papaver, 12, 16,* 17, 147,* 178, 296. Papyrus, 300. Paris green, 145, 306, 332. Parrot’s feather, 285. Parsley, 67, 68.* Parsnips, 188. Pathway Garden of Annuals, A, 147.* Peach, 140 borer, 110. leaf curl, 143.* Pear, 260. Peas, 68, 132, 210.* Pecan nuts, 112.

Pendleton, W. E., articles by, 174, 182, 184, 232, 234, 289.

Pentstemon, 352.

Peperomia, 78.

Pepper, 66, 289.*

H. H., photo by, 227.

Perennials that Bloom the First Year from Seed, 70.*

Pergola, 10.*

Personal Experiences, 84, 130, 348.

Petunia, 8.

Phaseolus, 226.

Phlox, 11, 17,* 296.

Physalis, 18,

Physostegia, 12.

Pitcher plant, 343.

Plans, 9, 13, 19, 30, 147, 222, 235, 338-

Plantain, 163.

Planting plans for city lots, 13.*

table, 70, 160.

Plants for Easter, 9. Pleached alley, 280.* Plum, 141. rot, 143.* Pogonia, 342.* Poisoned bran mash, 146. Poppy, 12, 16,* 17, 147,* 178, 296. Portulaca, 296. Potassium sulphide, 146, 332. Potato, 9. beetle, 145.* Prairie Department, 244. Primrose, 74. Privet, 260. Prizes for July Efforts, 362. Propagating, 78, 79, 114, 130, 139, 151 258, 332.

Japanese Barberry, 130. Protecting Strawberries from Birds, 302.* Pruning, 141, 152,* 153, 217, 240, 260,

ASU ghee Prunus, 16, 77, 140. Psylla, 61 Pueraria, ro. Puff-ball, 114.* Pyrethrum, 12. Pyrus, 141.

Quince, 141, 256, 258.

Radish, 190, 284. Culture, 212. Rankin, Carroll Watson, article by, 46. Raspberries, 246, 300. Raymoth, R. R., article by, 341. Redbud, 140.* Red-flowered plants, 36. Red-hot poker plant, 17,* 18. Red-humped caterpillar, 145.* Reseda, 296. Resin-lime mixture, 145. Restoring a Run-down Lawn, 162.* Retired Gardener’s Hobby, 341. Rhode Island Experiment Station, photo- graph by, 236. Rhododendron, 75,* 258. Ricinus, 8. Ridding Land of Gophers and Moles, 348. Rigidella, 233 Rock Garden, The, 80. Rockery Making in California, 80.* Rose, 11, 28,* 82, 116, 198, 217, 240, 258, 260, 321,* 330,* 332, 348. beetle, 332. feeding, 332. forcing, 9. moss, 296. scale, 142.* slug, 332. Rosemary, 258. Roses for Veranda Boxes, 240. Rubber plant, 79. Rutabaga, 190, 284.

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Sage, 12, 16,* 18, 296. Salad, 66,* 180,* 283. Grown in Three Weeks in a Window- sill, A, 180.* Salix, 76, 77. Salsify, 188. Salvia, 12, 18, 296. Sanderson, E. D., article by, 110, 142. * photographs by, 142. San José Scale, 142,* 332, 364. Sarracenia, 43. Saxifraga, 79.* Saylor, Henry H., article by, 278. drawing by, 196. Scarlet runner, 226. sage, 12, 16,* 18, 296. Schizanthus, 9. Schizophragma, 27. School Gardening, 92. Scott, James T., articles by, 26, 240, 290. William, photograph by, 231. Sea daffodil, 233. Shad-bush, 140. Shading, 217. Shrubs, 138.* Silk oak, 100.* Skunk cabbaage, 344. Slow but Sure Asparagus Culture, 158. Small Greenhouse, The, 8, 108. Snapdragon, 18. Sods, starting melons on, 104. Soil, 48, 86, 153. Soluble oil, 332. Some Vegetables Worth Planting in April, 188. Soot, 106. Sophora, 77. Southern Department, 40, 172, 360. Southerner’s Reminder, The, 40, 194. Speedwell, 12. Spikenard, 10,* 11. Spinach, 67, 284. Spirea, 258, 344.* Spraying, 217. apparatus, 146, 308. Calendar for the Home Garden, A 142. Sprekelia, 233.

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Squash bug, 106, 145,* 250. storing, 250. Squashes for May Planting, 248. Standen, George, articles by, 42, 65, 102, 188, 248. Starnes, Hugh N., article by, 298. Start Early Vegetables at Once, 42.* Starting Tuberous Begonias Indoors in March, 86. Steeple bush, 344.* Stocks, 198. Stokesia, 166, 168.* Strawberries, 217, 256, 302.* Striped beetle, 106, 143,* 248. Sugary Southern Sweet Potatoes in the North, 298. Sulphur, 146. Summer house, 281,* 347.* Window Boxes, 286.* Sundew, 342.* Sun-dial, 279.* Swainsona, 9. Sweet bay, 150. brier, 11.

pea, 9, 62,*63, 88, 180, 198, 225, 348-

enemies, 64. potatoes, 298. William, 71.*

Swiss chard, 188.

Tabor, I. G., photograph by, 335- Tagetes, 296.

Tallest Hollies in the North, 358. Taylor, H. G., photograph by, 337.

> Tecoma, 10, 27.

Temporary Vines for Quickest Results, 225%

Ten Dollar Vegetable Garden on a Subur- ban Lot, A, 18.*

Tent caterpillar, 144.*

Tested Planting Tables for Vegetables, 160.

Thinning grapes, 153.

Thirty Dollars Worth of Vegetables from a City Lot, 235.*

Three Summer-Blooming Plants, 192.

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Tigridia, 232. T. M., article by, 254. T. McA., article by, 210. Tobacco, 18, 106, 108, 112, 146. Tomato, 66, 284, 289.* Vines Thirty Feet Long, 254.* Tools that Help in June, 300. Transplanting devices, 304. plants and flowers, 350. Trees and Shrubs that Bloom before the Leaves, 138.* Trees, filling in about, 364. weeping, 76.* Trenching, 331. Tritoma, 17,* 18, 156, 157.* Tropzolum, 17, 176, 226,* 227,* 228, 296. Troth, Henry, photographs by, 16, 18, 24, 26, 27, 28, 66, 67, 68, 76, 77, 139, 140, 152, 153, 220, 226, 233, 278, 279, 280, 281, 283, 291, 293, 334, 335: Troy, John P., photographs by, go, 92. True and False Originality im Garden Design, 334.* Trumpet creeper, Io. - vine, 27.* Tuberose, 233. Tulip, 210,* 294. Turnips, 190. Turtle-head, 343.* Twenty-five-Foot Square Garden, A, 235-* Two Dollar and a Half Window Box for $1.25, A, 194.* Two Hellebores Worth Knowing, 182.*

Ulmus, 76.* Umbrella piant, 78. tree, 150. Up-to-date Remedies for Insect and Fungus Pests, 145.

Value of the Silk Oak, The, 100.* Vegetable garden, 18,* 30,* 94. Vegetables, 19,* 42,* 102, 188, 235,* 248, 289, 298, 348. for June Sowing, 282.* Venus’s flytrap, 343. Veranda box, 240, 312.*

Veratrum, 182, 184.*

Verbenas, 8, 9.

Vermont Experiment Station, photographs by, 147, 18c, 283.

Veronica, 12.

Vest-pocket System of Garden Records, A, 21.*

Vine, Evergreen, 84.

Vines, 10, 26,* 27,* 28,* 157, 176, 225,* 226, 227, 228, 233, 254.* :

Violets, 252.

Virginia creeper, 10, 26, 27.*

Vitis, 10.

Water hyacinth, 285. Watering, 65, 94, 102, 287. Water-lilies, 217, 260, 285.* Ways to Kill the Peach Borer, 110. Webster, A. F., article and plan by, 235. Whale oil soap, 146, 306. What to do With Old Bulbs, 294.* White fly, 112. Whole Art of Managing Coldframes, 65. Why We do not Print more Southern Articles, 172. Whyte, R. B., photograph by, 16. Wild Flowers Worth Improving—I. He- patica, 9o.* Wilkerson, Mary R., article by, 96. Wilkinson, A. E., article and plan by, 235. Willow, 76,* 77. Window box, 94, 194,* 196,* 286,* law, 288. Winter protection, 11.* sweet, 138, 141.* Wire worm, 104. Wistaria, 27, 74,* 116. Witch hazel, 138, 141.* Wood ashes, 116, 163.

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Yellow flag, 345.* Yew, 258.

Zephyranthes, 157. Zinnia, 296.

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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 7

Hardy Plants you should buy

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The dainty profuse flowering of the Deutzia makes it the most desirable shrub to plant. This variety, Pride of Rochester,” has a white flower, prettily marked wi

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“Imagination fails us in the attempt to determine what would have been the result if he had fallen short in the work he did so thoroughly on that great day of March, 1862, in Hampton Roads, Virginia. In the smoke of that battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac disappeared the Confeder- acy’s hope of foreign recognition and foreign alliance. The thunder of the Monitor's guns, as they echoed around the world, gave assurance that the United States was equal to the task it had undertaken, and that the prophetic words of Webster were to be inscribed indelibly upon the banners of the Re- public, ‘Liberty and Union now and forever, one and inseparable.’ ”’

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Beauty or Profit.

TREES are usually bought by height alone

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Another Case Where the Small

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je THE January 1906 GARDEN Maca- ZINE we showed the big advantage the owner of a small greenhouse has over the gardener who has hotbeds only.

Here are four more instances of the things you can do with a small greenhouse that will make your professional hotbed man an ad- miring friend or an envious Casca.

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Item 2. If you want perfectly gigantic castor oil plants—the kind that will make farmers sit up and stare—start them in February, too. But be very careful when transplanting them to take plenty of soil with the roots, otherwise they may not keep up their lead.

Item 3. Of all the tender flowering plants for porch and window decoration in mid- summer gloxinias are at once the most gorgeous and the most refined. This is the time their tubers begin to stir with new life, and if you have some repot them. Tuberous rooted begonias need the same attention.

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THIS IS THE SECOND OF A SERIES OF CONFIDENTIAL TIPS ABOUT THE SEED BUSINESS WHICH WILL REVEAL SOME INTERESTING AND VALUABLE SECRETS THAT YOU OUGHT TO KNOW, IF YOU WANT THE BEST THERE IS TO BE HAD

=a)H1Y the Chinese, who brought the chrysanthemum to such an extraordinary pitch of per- fection before their country was opened to the world, have never bred up the native aster of their country is something hard to understand, for the China aster has a far wider and more beautiful range than the chrysanthemum. JVowhere im nature do we find more pure and tender pinks and sky-blues then m the aster.

The first single aster did not reach Europe until 1731, and it was not until the middle of the 19th century that the first important “break” occurred. This was the quilled flower—a stiff, formal thing which suited that age—but it is only within the last quarter of a century that we have secured those extraordinary types of asters which mimic the chrysanthemum in its wildest as well as its most refined moods. The aster is now second only to the chrysanthemum in the variety of beautiful and picturesque shapes that it presents. Nothing can be more interesting than to grow a collection of the different types of asters showing the wonderful variation in form and color, and the extraordinary products of high-breeding.

But there is nothing in seeds that shows on the face of them their high-breeding; nothing to tell of the thousands of plants which the ordinary person would be glad to have, but which our specialist ruth- lessly destroys. ‘This process is called ‘“‘rogueing,” and we believe that no other grower rogues his asters so relentlessly as our grower. That is why our /zgh-bred aster seeds must cost more than

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The Economy of Garden Plans INES good dollars are wasted each year because the garden is improperly planned. To be a success, a garden should bring in as much as, or more than, it costs. There is only one way to have your garden practically perfect, and that is to plan it carefully during the early months of the year. Make a definite scheme on paper, and stick to it. Of course, there will be errors and omissions, but the experience you will gain will be worth a great deal in future years.

Draw the plan on a fairly large scale, so that each row in the vegetable plot can be marked, and the vegetable which is to be grown there plainly written in; also, indicate on this plan what the second and third crops are to be, with the probable planting date of each. See the illustration on page 22 of this issue of THE GARDEN MAGAZINE.

The professional gardener always makes a working plan which he hangs upon the wall of the tool-shed. He finds that a garden which has been planned before planting is more nearly complete than one which has not been planned. Planning enables him to arrange for a much better succession; more than that, there is more time now to scheme and arrange than there will be later on; and the ultimate result of work done now is economy of time, money, and effort.

Another advantage of making the plan now is, that you will know at an early date what seeds you need and can order them promptly, and by early ordering, you avoid the danger of finding that the stock of what you most need has run out.

In planning the vegetable garden, try to have the space to be cultivated longer than it is wide, because it saves time in turning at the ends of the rows. If possible, have these rows run north and south, rather than east and west, because the plants will be less shaded.

You cannot accomplish much in the actual growing of plants during this month; in fact, outdoor work is at a standstill. But the seeds-

men’s catalogues are now ready; get them, and by a careful study now, become acquain- ted with all the novelties that are offered. Make a selection of a few of these, but never make the mistake of trusting your entire garden to the season’s novelties. Place your reliance upon the old time, well-tried favor- ites, or such recent novelty as has proved itself worthy under your special conditions. Very few varieties do equally well under all conditions, and in all sections of the country.

Read the various articles in the back numbers of THE GARDEN MAGAZINE, such as: “A Complete Garden for a Family of Six,” 3:265. (These figures refer to the volume and page; this reference meaning Vol. 3, page 265.)

A less pretentious garden, yet one which supplied a family of three adults with all its vegetables, is described in 2:268.

If you are a commuter, and have only a few minutes each day that can be devoted to the garden, read the results of devoting to it ten minutes a day, 3:71.

Now is the time to select the vegetables which you are to eat at this time next year. Read Mrs. Barron’s article, ‘Fresh Vege- tables All Winter,” 4:183, and get some ideas as to the requisite quantities and desirable varieties.

HOW TO ENSURE ‘‘SUCCESSION”’

But, after all, the most difficult thing is to provide for a proper succession. ‘The ground should never be without a crop, and under a proper system, a small plot of ground will give as great a total return as a much larger area. Study the classified planting tables (3:155), which show the time taken for the various crops to reach maturity; and what varieties to plant for succession. In Mr. J. T. Scott’s article (3:332), are suggestions for vegetables to follow the early peas, early potatoes, etc.

If you want to grow the very best vege- tables, that is, vegetables of quality, regard- less of all other considerations, read:

Cucumbers and Melons, 2:61;

Lettuces, 3:318;

Onions, 4:204, 306;

Peppers, 3:325;

Potatoes, 3:143, 158;

Tomatoes, 3:223, 4:62;

Unusual vegetables, 3:20.

For the flower garden, valuable suggestions can be had from reading the following art- icles:

Annuals, 3:28, 139, 226;

Hardy perennials, 3:145, 2125

Alpine flowers, 3:133;

Asters, 3:166.

Chrysanthemums, 3:274, 280;

Sweet peas, 3:170, 172, 174.

For the suggestions about planning the fruit garden, read Pofessor Fletcher’s articles, 3:68, 220, 276, 327; 4:10, 125 (especially the last, where complete planting plans are given).

If you would know what insect pests to watch for, and how to combat them when they come, read 3:64, 158, 232, 288, 320, 346; 4:12.

SEEDS FOR FEBRUARY SOWING

You can have early summer flowers in the conservatory, and plants in flower for bedding out in May, by starting seeds now in the greenhouse or even in the window. Other- wise, you must buy potted plants from the florist. All these are easily handled: cocks- comb, China aster, verbena, Marguerite carnation, sweet sultan, periwinkle, and the varieties of the Vernon begonia. If seeds are sown not later than the first week of Feb- ruary, they will make strong plants in 24-inch pots by bedding out time.

Sow sweet peas for spring and early sum- mer flowers indoors, or sow in pots for later transplanting to the open ground as de- scribed by Mr. Presby in the December GARDEN MAGAZINE, page 227. He had them in bloom May r7th. See if you cannot beat your neighbors next season, and send us the record, with a photograph, for next December’s collection of “Achievements.”

Make cuttings of Lantana. Propagate Bouvardia (by root cuttings) and Swain- sonia. This month is the last for making good carnation cuttings, and the earlier in the month the better. March cuttings, if they strike at all, rarely make strong plants.

Sow seeds of Schizanthus and mignonette for pot culture.

TABLE DELICACIES FROM HOTBEDS

Just for once, try a few extra early potatoes forced in the hotbed or the small greenhouse. Plant the tubers on end in flats of sand until sprouted, then pot singly in 8-inch pots only half full of soil, filling up as growth proceeds.

Carrots of the Early Short Horn type may be grown in deep flats, or in drills in the hotbed itself. They will be ready in ten weeks and nothing can be more welcome than these early forced vegetables, of exquisite tenderness and delicacy of flavor. Also sow a drill of forcing radish every ten days.

PLANTS FOR EASTER

There is just time to have Crimson Ram- bler roses in bloom for Easter, if forcing is begun on January 15th. This gives exactly ten weeks. Start in 50° to 54° at night, syringe the wood every clear morning, and when the buds break, raise the temperature to 58°, which should be maintained until the flowers open.

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This pergola is attractive every day of the growing season because of its well-selected vines, perennials, and shade-loving trees

Flowers on and Under a Pergola—By Wm. P. Longland,

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THE VINES THAT PROVIDE A SUCCESSION OF BLOOM FOR EIGHT MONTHS, AND THE FLOWERS THAT THRIVE BEST ON THE SUNNY AND SHADY SIDES BELOW

HE pergola shown above is a rustic one at the summer home of Mr. Charles Hutchinson, Lake Geneva, Wis. Because it leads from the house directly to the woods it was made in the rustic manner. Every pillar has a different vine, and the varieties are so selected as to have something in bloom upon the pergola practically every day throughout the season.

The succession idea is much better for a home pergola than the display idea. If you have the whole pergola covered with one kind of vine, the effect will be too showy for a brief period, and exceedingly monotonous for the rest of the season. On our per- gola we have growing all the vines named below.

I say nothing about the cultivation of these, as the methods are simple, and may be had from any good catalogue, or from various numbers of THE GARDEN MAGAZINE.

The vine which blooms longer than any other is the trumpet creeper (Tecoma radi-

Spikenard (Aralia racemosa) growing in a stump. An ingenious way of softening the transition from architecture to wild nature

cans, also known as Bignomia radicans). It commences flowering in June and continues to produce an abundance of orange and scarlet blossoms through August. It has the happy faculty of climbing by means of aérial roots so it is unnecessary to be con- tinually tying it in place.

Akebia (A. quinata). A very graceful vine climbing ten or twelve feet high. The chocolate colored flowers are borne the latter part of May. It must be grown in a sunny place. So it is with the beautiful white clematis (C. Henry); its conspicuous flowers averaging six Inches across are seen from June to September. Its rich purple and better known companion is Clematis Jack- mani, very similar in habit and blooms during June and July. There are two small white-flowered clematises which always give me pleasure. They are the Virgin’s-bower (C. Virginiana) and the Japanese Virgin’s bower (C. paniculata). The former blooms during July and August, the latter in August and September. The flowers are replaced by seeds which have long fuzzy appendages, which give the plant a woolly appearance for a month.

FOLIAGE VINES FOR THE SHADED SIDE

In a position which is shaded from the sun nearly all day I have a plant of the frost grape (Vitis vulpina, also known as V. riparia), a vigorous, tall growing vine with bright green leaves. In June the sweet-scented flowers fill the atmosphere with a delicious fragrance. The cultivated grape vines are also desirable plants for the pergola—I have a plant of Concord—but they need the sun.

The fastest growing vine I have is the Kudzu vine (Pueraria Thunbergiana). It kills back nearly to the ground each winter but the roots are hardy. It does equally well in sun or shade.

The Virginia creeper (Ampelopsis quin- quefolia) will grow in either sun or shade. The flowers are inconspicuous but are fol-

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lowed in August by large clusters of purple fruit. Ampelopsis quinquefolia, var. Engel- mann is very similar to the type but the leaves are smaller. The fruits ripen in August and are purple or black. This variety has the faculty of hanging to anything it touches by means of little sucker-tipped tendrils. In the fall the foliage is much more highly colored than it is in the type.

A telative of these two which always gives satisfaction is the Japanese or Boston ivy (Ampelopsis tricuspidata, known to the trade as A. Veitch). This, like the previous plant, will stick to almost anything, so that it is unnecessary to be continually tying it into place. It has glossy, dark green foliage all summer long, which turns to bright orange and scarlet in the fall.

Here it is necessary to grow it in the shade or else it will winterkill.

The only variegated vine I have is the variegated grape (Ampelopsis heterophylla, var. elegans, also known as Vitis variegata).

The best lily is the gold-banded one (Lilium

auratum). It succeeds admirably tor three years when grown among peonies, then needs replanting

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The leaves are blotched and striped with white and when young have a tinge of pink. ‘The flowers are borne in July and are fol- lowed in August and September by an abun- dance of purple berries.

In June and July two varieties of the prairie rose (Rosa setigera, var. tomentosa, also known as R. rubifolia), are in bloom; Baltimore Belle, a light pink becoming nearly white, and Queen of the Prairies, which is bright rosy red. These must be grown in the sun. The Crimson Rambler rose also

An entrance from a courtyard made of pebble

dashed walls. Allis harmony with the rustic char- acter of the pergola

blooms during June and July, its bright crimson flowers lasting an unusually long time with us.

On the shady side of the pergola I have a plant of the sweet brier (Rosa rubiginosa) ; it does well there, attaining a height of thir- teen or fourteen feet, and always has a sweet, pleasant odor.

To protect the roses from the winter’s cold and wind, I cover them by wrapping with common building paper outside of which is a covering of burlap. This is not done until December, when the ground has frozen, and to help keep the mice out a strand of wire is drawn rather tightly around the bot- tom of the covering.

PLANTS UNDERNEATH THE FRAME

The question of flowers to be grown be- neath a pergola, in order to make each step of the long passageway interesting and attrac- tive, is a rather delicate one. I have tried perhaps fifty of the favorite garden flowers along the sunny side of the pergola, but our list of standbys has come down to about a dozen. The shady side of the pergola is overhung by trees that form the fringe of an ancient wood, and on this side the appropriate thing is of course the modest little wild flowers, ferns and other shade loving subjects that are native to the woods on the estate. There is no expense for getting the plants, and the cultural problem is chiefly that of providing plenty of woods earth in the beds.

There is, however, one native plant of such extraordinary decorative beauty that we have propagated it to a great extent, and made it a characteristic feature of our wild garden. This is the spikenard (Avalia racemosa), a

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plant of which is shown in the first of the small illustrations. The old stump in which the aralia is growing was brought from the woods and inserted in the walk with such painstaking care that no guest of the family has ever suspected that it has not been there always. The idea was to reproduce near the end of this rustic walk a living picture that would tempt the guests to explore the woods beyond.

The spikenard grows from three to five feet high. During the latter part of July and early in August the greenish white flowers are borne on long, slightly drooping spikes. Later these same racemes are densely packed with red berries which ulti- mately change to purple. The plant is easily grown from seed or from root cuttings taken in the fall—October and November. It is perfectly hardy, but prefers a rich soil in which there is an abundance of leaf mold.

GAY FLOWERS IN THE SUN

Tn its season nothing equals the peony, and it needs so little attention after it has been planted. Give it a place in a sunny well-drained border and rich soil. Its season

of bloom extends from May to July.

To keep up a gay appearance all summer in that portion of the border where the peonies are planted, I grow lilies between the plants.

The China aster is used as a filler, tn the late summer, for vacant places caused by the foliage of the perennials dying down

Lilium auraium, L. speciosum, and L. spect- osum, var. rubrum all do well and the flowers showing up above the groundwork of foliage make a good show. It is necessary to give the peonies and lilies a mulch of long manure during the winter.

I have a continuous show of phlox from May until frost. The first one to flower is Phlox glaberrima, var. suffruticosa. This blooms in May but its season may be pro- longéd easily by removing the blooms as soon as they begin to fade. This is followed by the many varieties of the perennial phlox (P. paniculata), which blooms from July to frost. Phloxes like a good rich soil with plenty of manure and full sunlight for best results.

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They may be divided in fall or in spring and in this way are increased very rapidly. If you have a favorite you want a quantity of, lift a plant in the spring and put into gentle heat in a frame or greenhouse; take the cut- tings as soon as large enough to handle, put these into sand and they will root very quickly. Pot up when rooted, and transplant to the open ground asconvenient. They will bloom in August and September.

The best yellow-flowered hardy perennial is Coreopsis lanceolata. Its flowers are two to three inches across and are borne on long slender stems. It isa striking plant, but to be effective must be grown in masses, the plants being set one to one and a half feet apart. It succeeds in any good garden soil and is best grown in the full sun. It is perfectly hardy here and is better off if no mulch is given; mulching causes it to rot in the centre of the crown. The large flowered coreopsis (C. grandiflora) is not perfectly hardy here.

VALUABLE FOR SHADED SPOTS

If you want a plant to grow in the most dense shade get the red baneberry (Aciea spicata, var. rubra). It has the additional value of being in good shape all the season. The plant grows one to two feet high, has beautiful dark green foliage and in June has a Cluster of white flowers. The flowers are quickly followed by handsome bright red berries which last until September. A later species which grows a little taller and has white fruits with black spots may be had in the white baneberry (Actea alba). ‘These do not need protection during the winter.

I have tried the cohosh (Acte@a spicata) but so far have not been able to grow it in the shade; it always dies during the hot weather.

A good white flowered plant for the shade where other things will not succeeed is the giant daisy (Chrysanthemum maximum). Its dark green leaves and white flowers with yellow centres are always attractive. In some of the varieties the flowers are as much as four inches across. It blooms continuous- ly all summer long if the flowers are removed as soon as they begin to fade. If seeds are started in March the plants will flower the first year. Divide old plants every third season, as they are very prone to rotting in

During the winter the vines need some protec- tion. Tarred paper and burlap shield them from the drying winds. Cover after the ground freezes

The best white flowers for late fall, the Japanese anemone (A, Japonica). There are pinK and semi- double varieties. Easily increased by root cuttings

the centre if too large. Give a light mulch of straw or leaves during the winter.

The false dragon-heads (Physostegia Vir- gimiana and its var. alba and var. speciosa), are very desirable perennials which flower in August. They all grow three to four feet high and have long spikes of showy tubular flowers. The variety alba is white, the other two are pink. All three succeed equally well in full sun or partial shade. Once planted you need have no fear of losing them as they increase very rapidly after the first year, provided they have room and are frequently divided and replanted.

Another good group of hardy perennials of easy culture, with colors ranging on all shades of blue to yellow and white is the Larkspur (Delphinium). The Chinese larkspur (Del- phinium Chinensis), blue, and growing about one and one-half feet high, is in continuous bloom from June into August. The white Russian larkspur (D. grandiflorum, var. album) is just as good. The taller varieties will vary in height from three to six feet.

If the seeds are sown in March the plants will bloom the first year. A good deep soil with plenty of manure is what they like best, but they will succeed in almost any soil. Re- move the flower stalks as soon as through blooming and plants will bloom again till frost. For best results grown in full sun, but I find that they also do fairly well in partial shade.

The common pyrethrum (Chrysanthemum coccineum, known in the trade as P. roseum) we grow in profusion because it is so lavish of its flowers and succeeds in either sunny or partially shaded situations. The centre of the flower is yellow but the outside, or rays, is either white or shades of red such as pink, carmine, rose, lilac and crimson and some- times the rays are tipped with yellow. In this section it starts flowering in May and continues in bloom for four or five weeks. It is very useful as a cutflower. Plant in a good rich soil with plenty of decayed manure, as it is a gross feeder. As soon as it has finished flowering cut off the old flower stalks to within three or four inches of the ground so that the plant will have a chance to make a strong growth for next year. Give

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protection during the winter with a light mulch of straw or long manure.

BLUE FLOWERS ALL SUMMER

Two of the most satisfactory biennials I have are the Canterbury bell (Campanula Medium) and the cup and saucer (C. Medium, var. calycanthema). ‘The latter looks like a double flower, the reason of this being that the calyx is the same color as the corolla. They do very well in partial shade and may also be grown in fullsun. Both are to be had in various shades of blue, white and red. The Canterbury bell commences flowering in May and lasts in good condition until July. To secure the best effect plant in masses. Both are easily grown from seed (the variety coming fairly true from seed).

The beautiful blues of the speedwells can be enjoyed all summer by planting for suc- cession and two kinds only are necessary for this result. For early flowers I grow Ver- onica spicata. This commences flowering in June and lasts nearly all summer. The first flowers to open are at the base of the spike, while it is still quite short but it length- ens until finally it is about eight inches long and the open flowers are at the tip of the spikes. The plant grows about one and one- half to two feet high.

A taller growing but later kind may be had in Veronica longifolia. var. subsessilis. This one is a very robust, compact growing form growing three to four feet high with 1-foot spikes of intense, lustrous blue flowers. It flowers during August and September. Both prefer a good rich soil.

HOW TO GROW THEM

All these perennials are easily grown from seed which may be sown either in the spring (April) or in July. If sown in the spring, as soon as the plants are large enough to handle comfortably, transplant them to their permanent quarters. If this is not convenient, put them in some out-of-the-way place where they can be given good care and the following spring transplant them to the place where they are to flower. Good plants for flowering the following season can be had by sowing the seed in a coldframe in July, and giving the plants a light mulching of

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A mass planting of the spotted autumn lily (Lilium

speciosum). One of the most popular lilies and grows best where the ground can be shaded

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The Canterbury bell (Campanula Medium). one of the best hardy biennials of the gardens. It will flower the first year from seed if sown in February

leaves over winter. In the spring, transplant to permanent quarters.

A QUICK GROWING PERENNIAL SCREEN

The best hardy perennial for a screen is the plume poppy (Bocconia cordata) and it does equally well in the shade and in the full sun. The leaves are light green above and a silvery white underneath. The creamy white flow- ers are borne in plume-like spikes which need not be removed after the blooming period as the seed vessels are also pretty. The plume poppy grows six to eight feet high; will grow in any soil and when once established its suckers are hard to eradicate, therefore it belongs to the wilder parts of a garden.

In the back garden out of the way I grow some plants of scarlet sage (Salvia splendens) and some China asters, for they come very handy to fill in the bare places which are sure to show among the perennials late in the summer. They can be readily transplanted at any time during the summer.

WHERE THE LILIES THRIVE

Among the perennials and in shady places I have been using lilies with great success. They will do well for three seasons, then they must be replaced by new bulbs. Here are those which will succeed.

L. elegans, one to three feet high, with flowers which are usually self colored in some shade of yellow, orange, or red (flow- ers during late June and early July). It has a small variety, Wallacei, which has one pale red flower (July). L. Grayi, two to three feet high, with purple spotted, dull reddish brown-orange colored flowers (latter half of July and beginning of August). The wild yellow lily (Liliwm Canadense) one to four feet high, with yellow, orange, or red flowers which usually have brown spots (June and first week in July). The wild orange-red lily (L. Philadel phicum), one to four feet high and has bright red flowers which are brown spotted (June to July rsth). The American Turk’s cap lily (L. superbum), three to six feet high, with bright reddish orange flowers with darker spots (July rsth to August 1sth).

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The Cheapest Gardens for the Smallest Lots—By A. Lieble, ¢s:

TEN COMPLETE PLANTING PLANS FOR CITY LOTS, THE LARGEST OF WHICH IS 50X 100 FT., WHILE THE COSTLIEST SOLUTION INVOLVES AN EXPENSE OF ONLY $100

DO not want to spend very much

money, yet I do want to have a few plants around my house.” ‘Thisisan every- day problem that faces the majority of people who have just moved out into the country. In the average city lot of the regulation 25x 100 feet, there is no opportunity for landscape effect. Whatever is done in the way of planting, should be with the idea of decorating and enlivening. ‘The restrictions are so emphatic that there is very little room for individuai design. The house itself usually occupies practically one-half of the plot and my idea is that in front the plants should merely be a sort of basal trimming for the building, and in the rear I would strive to hide the ugliness of the boundary wall or fence by planting a selection of orna- mental flowering shrubs. These I would select to give a display of bloom over as long a period as possible. On the other hand, I have found it quite practical to make the back-yard not only ornamental but useful as well, by including in the planting a few fruit trees or berry bushes. Some people want to realizeas much money value as _ possible from their home garden. In that case, the city lot can be rescued from ugliness at a cost not exceeding five dollars, but in this case I rely on the fruit trees themselves to give the bright floral effects in the spring months. By all means plant a shade tree along the curb line in front of the house.

If you are seeking a maximum effect for a minimum expense, plant just one tree on the street line and let that tree be a well-formed specimen of respectable size. A 9- or 10-foot high Norway maple (Acer platanoides), I think will give more satisfaction than any other tree. It makes a beautifully formed trim head, it leafs early in the spring, all summer its foliage is richly dark, and in the fall it becomes the most luminous golden yellow of all the large trees. Added to these facts is this; that the Norway maple is not easily damaged by storm or weather and is not usually prone to suffer from insect attacks.

In the cheapest solution of the 25 x 100 foot lot, peach and pear trees give the flower in early spring, the weigela (Diervilla florida), in early summer and the late summer sees the hydrangea (H. paniculata, var. grandi- flora). Around the porch, the Japan Honey- suckle (Lonicera Japonica, var. Halliana) may give greenery at all times. It is a very easy matter to spend fifty dollars on the same- sized plot. I assume here that the owner is able to buy all his fruits and vegetables, and wants his garden to be merely ‘‘a thing of beauty.” Evergreens are not to be used in these small lots, because they are too expen- sive. The only desirable kinds would cost anywhere from two to ten dollars and the cheaper, quicker growing ones require a great deal more room than can be given.

For fifty dollars, a succession of bloom can

The regulation city lot of only 25 x 100 feet is by no means an impossible problem.

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Lonicerc Japonica,

. One Norway maple (9 to 10 ft.) Acer platanoides 4. Four Hall’s honeysuckle

2. One weigela (4 ft.) Diervilla florida +50 var. + Halliana 3. One hardy hydrangea (4 ft.) Hydrangea pani- (L. FHlalliana) 1.00 culala, var. gran- 5. Two peach Prunus Persica -50 diflora .50 6. Two pear Pyrus communis 1.50 Toray Cost, Eleven plants $5.09 alle

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) m LAWN VEG. GARDEN BEEBE E =| 1. One Norway maple (10 ft.) Acer platanoides $2. 00 6. One carolina allspice Calycanthus floridus .50 2. One rose of Sharon Hibiscus Syriacus -50 7. One weigela Diervilla florida -50 3. Two hybrid deutzia Deutzia Lemoinei I.00 &. Six H. T. roses 2.70 4. Two Japanese virgin’s bower Clematis paniculata -50 9- One lilac Syringa vilgaris -50 5. T'wo Jackman’s clematis Clematis Jackmani 1.00 to. Eight blackberries 80

Tortat Cost, Twenty-five plants $10.00

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$1.50 1x. One Dorothy Perkins rose Rosa

1. One elm (12 ft.) Ulmus Americana multiflora, 2. Twenty-two California privet Ligustrum ovali- var. Dorothy folium 2.20 Perkins -40 3. Three Chinese peony Paonia albiflora, 12. Eight grape vines Vitis Labrusca 4.00 var. Sinensis 1.50 13. Seven currants Ribes rubrum 1.40 4. Two plantain lily Funkia subcordata .50 14. Three gooseberries Ribes oxyacan- 5. Three showy larkspur Delphinium formosum .75 thoides 1.40 6. Three spiked loosestrife Lythrum Salicaria, 15. Six rhubarb Rheum Rhapont- var. roseum superbum .75 icum 1.50 7. Three astilbe Astilbe Japonica, 16. One Hall’s magnolia Magnolia sicllata 3.00 (S. Japonica) 75 17. One pear! bush Exochorda gran- 8. Three perennial coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata .45 diflora -50 9. Two Chinese wistaria Wistaria Chinensis 1.00 18. One winged euonymous Euonymus alatus 1.20 o. One crimson rambler rose Rosa multiflora, 19. Two rose of Sharon Hibiscus Syriacus 1.50 var. Crimson 20. Four pompon chrysanthemum Chrysanthemum Rambler Indicum 80

4.00 Torat. Cost, Eighty plants $25.00

1. One Norway maple (12 to 14 ft.) Acer platanoides $2.50 9. Seven grape vines Vitis Labrusca 3.50 2. Fourteen arborvite Thuya occidentalis 14.00 to. Three hybrid deutzia Deutzia Lemoinet 1.50 3. Seven rhododendron Rhododendron Cat- 11. Three rose of Sharon Tibiscus Syriacus 1.50 aczvbiense, var. 8.75 12. Three Carolina alispice Calycanthus flori- 4. Seven bright-flowered azalea Azalea Indica, var. dus 1.50 anvena 8.75 13. Three red bud Cercts Chinensis 5. One yew Taxus baccata 2.50 (C. Japonica) 2.00 6. One white Chinese wistaria Wistaria Chinen- 14. Three golden bells Forsythia suspen- sis, var. albiflora «50 sa, var. Fortunet 7. One Chinese wistaria Wistaria Chinensis 50 (F. Fortune?) 1.50 8. One trumpet honeysuckle Lonicera — semper- 15. One weigela Diervilla florida virens, var. fuch- (Weigelc rosea) +50

stodes (L. fuchsiodes) .50 Tora. Cost, Fifty-six plants $50.00

The labor for planting the above should not exceed $1,00 for the smallest lot of plants, and for the others, $1.50, $3.00 and $5.00

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be had from an abundance of flowering shrubs, and a rich dignified effect is given to the front by a hedge of arborvite (Thuya occidentalis) faced by rhododendrons (K. Catawbiense,var.) and brilliancy is given in the

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Dr Ey (GACRAD BENG WirAs Gee ZaaNGn spring by the showy azalea (A. Indica, var. amena). Provision is made in the rear for a grape-arbor, vines being trained over a conveniently placed summer-house. During recent years, the so-called double

1. Two Norway maple (12 ft.) Acer blatanoides $3.00 2. Twosugar maple (8 to to ft.) Acer saccharum 1.59 3. Six Japanese barberry Berberis Thunbergii 1.80 4. Two Waterer’s spirea Spiraa Anthony

W aterer -70 5. Two mahonia Berberis Aqui-

folium (Maho-

nia Aquifolium) 1.20

6. Two crimson rambler rose Rosa multiflora,

var. Crimson

Rami bler ast 7. Three Chinese wistaria Wistaria Chinen-

sis 1.50 8. Three Japanese virgin’s bower Clematis panicu-

lata nS g. Nineteen perennial phlox Phlox paniculata 3.50

Tora Cost, Forty-one plants $1<.00

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1. Two linden (12 ft. ) Tilia Americana $4.00 2. Two juniper Juniperus com-

munis, yar. Can-

adensis 3.50 3. Six deutzia Deutzia gracilis 3.00 4. Thirty-eight sweet William Dianthus barbatus 4.75 5. Fifteen pompon chrysanthemum Chrysanthemum In-

dicum 2.25 6. Two Chinese trumpet creeper Tecoma grandiflora 70 7. Four Japanese virgin’s bower Clematis paniculata 1.00

8. Two crimson rambler rose Ros1 multiflora

var. Crimson

Rambler 80 9. Five grape vines Vitis Labrusca 2.50 io. Twosyringa Philadel phus pu-

bescens 1.00 11. Two weigela Diervilla florida =50 12. One golden bell Forsyllua_ viridis-

sima -50

Tora Cost, Eighty-two plants $25.00

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1. Two purple maple (12 ft.) Acer palmatum,

var. alropur-

pureum $7.00 2. Six Japanese barberry Berberis Thunber-

gu 3.09 3. Six Waterer’s spirea Spiraa Anthony

W aterer 3.09 4. Two Mugho pine Pinus montana,

yar. Mughus 6.00 5. Six Adam’s needle Yucca jilamen-

losa 3.00 6. Two Japanese holly Ilex crenata 6.00 7. Fourteen hardy hydrangea IGE paniculata,

var. grandiflora 5.60 8 Eight Chinese wistaria Wistaria Chinensis 4.00

9. Four showy larkspur

Delphinium — for-

mosum 1.00 to. Six showy sedum - Sedum spectabile I.20 11. Fifteen golden tuft Alyssum saxatile,

var. combaclum 2.20 12. Three silver bell Flalesia tetraptera 1.50 13. Three syringa Philadelphus pu-

bescens 1.50 14. Three honeysuckle Tonicera Morrowt I. 59) 15. Three lilac Syringa vulgaris 1.50 16, Four California privet Ligustrum ovali-

folium 1.00

17. Three golden bells Forsythia suspen- sa, var. Porlunet

(F. Fortune) 1.00

Totar Cost, Eighty-eight plants $50.00

For the new style suburban “double” lot

of 40x 100 ft., the

cheapest solution is $15.00 worth of

plants, which could be planted for $2.00. The larger lots would cost $3.00 and $5.00, respectively; in. the last

case, two men for one day

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suburban lot (which is really two lots of 20 X 100 feet) has become a popular unit. This gives the gardener a great deal more leeway, as it enables him to use some ten to fifteen feet on one side of the house. Gener- ally it is best to keep this entirely in lawn, and it offers a great opportunity for the use of vines on the wall of the house itself or for ferneries in narrow beds. Everything, of course, depends upon exposure to the sun. The narrow strip should preferably be on the east or north, but usually the space is divided up evenly between the two neighbor- ing houses and the problem of exposure is reduced to a minimum.

With the expenditure of as little as fifteen dollars, a well furnished appearance may be obtained. Two plants each of the Norway or sugar maples are used to give the greatest effect, and the Japanese barberry planted in two clumps, one on each side of the en- trance, to give character and dignity to the garden from early spring until Christmas. Of all the deciduous shrubs, this is the one which most nearly approaches the evergreen effect and its bright color in early winter is an added advantage. The Anthony Waterer spirea is used near the steps of the piazza because it gives flowers in the summer time, which fact very largely discounts any objec- tion to its color. In each corner near the street line are clumps of the mahonia which give a bold evergreen appearance almost as good as that of the holly. The ornamental flowering plants are confined to vines and shrubs around the piazza, and of Phlox paniculata, which may be made to give a rich growth and abundant flowers nearly all summer.

With the expenditure of fifty dollars, quite a wealth of plants may be obtained, and an effect of seclusion given to the rear part of the plot, where a belt of mock orange, honey- suckle, lilacs and snowdrop tree give a wealth of bloom at all times. In the front portion I am able to use two Mugho pines, than which nothing is better in the dwarf ever- greens. Beyond these, I have a belt of yucca and two specimens of Japanese holly. The hardy hydrangea gives light and brilliancy in late summer and in the bed on the right side of the piazza steps, a wealth of herba- ceous perennials may be planted. J am very fond of delphiniums with their charming blue flowers, unequalled by those of any other plant. Many of the plants that I have named here can be easily substituted by others, according to one’s special ideas and requirements.

If only twenty-five dollars can be expended, I would reduce the rear shrubbery to one mass on the open side and at the rear of the plot make provision for a grape trellis.

The easiest suburban plot to plant is the double lot measuring 50x 100 feet. This offers a great opportunity for the gardener and if the scheme of placing the house to one side is adopted as is shown on the next page considerable play can be given to land- scape features. The smallest sum that can be counted upon for any reasonable quantity of plants on the 50 x 100 lot is twenty-five dellars. It will not differ very greatly in the

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beris Thunbergit appear in each corner as well as along the front of the piazza.

specimens of arborvite are placed one on each side of the walk to give a furnished effect

selection of plants from what has been given for the same amount of money in the smaller-

sized plots. The only thing that can be done in this case is the making of a few isolated shrubbery clumps and the placing of two or three specimen trees. Around the house itself I place peonies or other large- growing herbaceous plants and rely on vines for the porch decoration. The clumps of shrubbery are each made of one kind of shrub and so designed that a succession of bloom is given from early spring until the rose of Sharon expands its flowers in late summer.

If you will expend as much as one hundred dollars for plants, a plot of this size can be converted into an abundantly furnished garden, which would give play for a connois- seur to include such gems as his fancy may dictate. The whole plot can be enclosed by a hedge of California privet for less than

during the winter time, and clumps of Ber-

(For suggestions on planting, see page 46)

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thirty dollars, of course, buying small-sized 1. One Norway maple _ Acer platinoides $5.00 1&8. Three Japanese snowball Viburnum tomen- : : . z 2. Two hundred and ninety Cali- Ligustrum ovali- tosum, var. plica- plants which will develop into a hedge in a fornia privet folium 29.00 tum 1.50 a 3. Six standard roses 6.00 Ig. Seven Swamp rose mallow Hibiscus Moscheu- year or tw 0. The rear of the plot is edged Bue TEKS bya mnilex tose Ree 2 P A “is with flowering shrubs, in front of which space 5: aie Tanansse basberny, Besheris Lilniniber git 3.00 20. Lous peony te Looms officinalis 2.00 a 4 3 E z yey’s vite huya occidentalis, 21. Five showy larkspur Delphinium jor- is left for flower beds, in which bulbs may be ; eae, Elona 4.00 : ee j 1.00 ° : : . 7. Two yew Taxis baccata 4.09 22. Ten pearl achillea Achillea Pltarmica, planted in the spring time, and a selection of 8. Six hybrid deutzia_ Deutzia Lemoinet 3.09 var. flore fleno 1.25 herbaceous plants arranged for cut flowers 9. Six Chinese wistaria Wastaria Chinensis 300 23. Nine German iris Tris Germanica 1.35 5 to. Five deutzia Deutzia gracilis 2.50 24. Nine Caucasian soapwort Saponaria Caucasica 1.80 throughout the year. 11. Six blue spirea Caryoplteris Masta- 25. Eight coneflower Rudbeckia peciosa 1.60 ¥ : canthus 1.80 26. Eight perennial phlox Phlox paniculata 1.60 Beds of TOSES are planted each side of the 12. Four Thunberg’s spirea Spirea Thun- 27. Six Shasta daisy Cis entrance walk, a selection of which, of course bergit 2.00 28. Seven Japanese iris Tris levigata (I. eee 5 SB aBe J 13. Two arborvite Thuya occidentalis 3.00 Kem pjeri) 1.40 may be varied to suit the conditions, but I 14. ave Storax 5 rae seeaee 2.00 29. Six baby’s breath Gypsophila pani- 5 15. Four rose of Sharon thiscus Syriacus 2.00 culata I.20 sat suggesting the Baby Rambler on account 16. Three black alder Ilex verticillata I.50 30. Four spiked loosestrife Lythrum Salicaria 1.00 of its continuous-blooming character. Two 17. Three globe flower Kerria Japonica 1.05 é TVorat Cost, Four hundred and sixty-eight plants $100.00 ©3 1. Two ash Fraxinus Amer- Ss icana $5.00 3 2. Thirty-eight Japanese barberry Berberis Thun- [ bergit 7.60 : ao 3. Two weeping mulberry Morus alba, var. oe pendula( M.Tar- cy tarica, var. alba) 4.00 c 4. Two box Buxus sem per- 3 vIrens 6.00 5 5. Six savin Juniperus Sabina 12.00 6. Four Chinese wistaria Wistaria Chinen- sts 2.00 7. Two Japanese virgin’s bower Clemalis panicu- lata -50 8. Three Van Houtte’s spireea Spiraea Van Hout- ter 1.50 9. Three rose of Sharon Hibiscus Syriacus 1.50 10. Five golden bells Forsythia viridis- sima 2.50 (@} 11. Four syringa Philadelphus cor- onarius 2.00 12. Twosmoke tree Rhus cotinus 1.50 13 Four Persian lilac Syringa Persica 3.00 14. Three flowering raspberry Rubus odoratus -9o Tora Cost, Eighty plants $50.00 1. Two sugar maple Acer saccharium $4.00 2, Two hardy hydrangea Hydrangea pantc- ulala, var. grandi- ora 1.00 3. Fourteen Chinese peony Peonia albiflora, var. Sinensis (P. Sin- ensis) .00 4. Four Chinese wistaria Wisltaria Chinensis 2.00 5. Two Japanese virgin’s bower Clematis paniculata -50 6. Five snowberry Sym phoricarpos ra- cemosus 2.50 7. Three dogwood Cornus sanguinea 1.50 8. Eight rugosa rose Rosa rugosa 1.50 9. One horse chestnut Asculus Hip poca- slanum 2.00 to. Three snowflower Deulzia scabra, 2 var. crenata 1.50 ir, Three rose of Sharon Tibiscus Syriacus 1.50 Torat Cost, Forty-seven plants $25.00

A piot 50x 100 ft. may be redeemed by an expenditure of $25.00 for plants, which can be planted by a good gardener in one day.

jaborer couid plant the fifty dollars’ worth in one day for about $5.00.

one competent gardener on the planting work; if he needs assistance, hire day-laborers

One expert man anda It would take these two men two days to plant the hundred dollars’ worth.

Always have

The Oriental poppy (Papaver orientale) is the most splendid of the red flowers of June. The young seedlings are often winter-Killed so should be protected the first year

A Garden of Bright Red Flowers—By Helen R. Albee,

New Hampshire

A GUIDE TO THE SELECTION AND USE OF TRUE RED AND SCARLET FLOWERS TO THE EXCLUSION OF TONES BORDERING ON PURPLE AND MAGENTA—HOW WHITE IS USED AS A FOIL

(Epvitor’s Nore—This is the second article in a series of “color studies” for the hardy border.

ARE term red as applied to flowers has

great latitude; it includes all tones ranging from orange-scarlet, pure scarlet and blood red, to those tinged with bluish shades, which verge from deep purplish pink, solfer- ino, and magenta into crimson. Therefore one needs to exercise much care in arranging places for the different plants. By keeping

In the late summer, and unlil frost, the scarlet sage overwhelms all otner red flowers

orange tones at one end of the border and purplish tones at the other, uniting them by pure red, a certain color harmony can be maintained, but it is difficult.

Matters are very much simplified if all solferino and magenta colors are absolutely debarred. Fortunately, however, the red- flowered plants usually have an abundance of foliage, so that each plant furnishes the background for its own flowers; and if the various tones in the foliage of red-flowered plants are given consideration as a part of the color composition subtile effects can be produced. But it requires intimate know- ledge of the plants, and for this reason a red border involves many experiments and upheavals before it can be finally and satisfactorily arranged.

Most of the flowers mentioned are pure red, and (with the exception of the spiked loosestrife and marvel of Peru) there is no suggestion of either a magenta or solferino tone. The plants named here and the supplementary tables on page 36 comprise such as I have tried and found desirable.

As a foil to the bright reds I recommend the butterfly flower (Gaura Lindhewmert), a tender perennial from Texas, usually quoted in the catalogues as an annual. The num- erous white flowers, perhaps an inch across, resemble orchids delicately poised on slender mahogany-colored stems two to four feet high, At a distance these graceful waving

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The first appeared in the September, 1906, GARDEN MAGAZINE.

flowers look like hovering butterflies, hence the name, and give a delightful airiness to an otherwise red bed. At first I grew mine as annuals but as the plants looked singularly vigorous at the end of the season I mulched them lightly with coarse litter and a few leaves, and in the following spring was not a little surprised to find they had spread from the root. The second summer, instead of growing only two feet high, they were four feet high, and the loose raceme became dense —almost a spike of bloom. In sheltered gardens where protection is given by deep snow the butterfly flower can be looked upon as a hardy perennial.

My red border shows its first color in April, and from then until October there is a constant succession. The first flowers are the tulips, and of the early singles, Artus, with its blood-red flowers, is the best: among the doubles, Cochinille, pure red. Nothing in May can equal the brightness and gaiety of the many varieties of the flowering almond (sometimes, but erroneously, referred to as a peach). Its deep red and pink varieties are verily the glories of the month. The flowers are double. When once established it is certainly one of the most beautiful of shrubs, and it is no wonder that the Japanese hold Prunus Japonica, fl. pl., (sometimes known as P. nana) in so great esteem. The ground about it needs to be well fertilized and a liberal dressing of wood ashes will also

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One of the best brick-red-flowered plants is the Mal- tese cross (Lychnis Chalcedonica)

help greatly in ripening the wood for winter. The shrub can be kept ina bushy form if the shoots are cut back after the flowering season.

Of the many red flowers that June con- tributes the most splendid in effect is the Oriental poppy(Pa paver orientale) ; the variety Parkmanni has given me special pleasure. While established plants of this poppy are hardy, the young seedlings are easily winter killed in some localities. The best way of overcoming this difficulty is to sow the seeds early in spring where the plants are to remain, and by autumn a vigorous growth will have been made, and if mulched lightly and covered with boughs, the plants will usually endure a severe winter. There is so much vigor in this poppy that any portion of the root cut into small pieces will grow into new plants. In its second year the plant blooms a little, and in the third is a veritable patri- arch. The leaf somewhat resembles that of a thistle, and the flowers, borne on tall stems two feet high, are usually four inches across—though one of mine was six inches. They are a gorgeous flaming red with a black spot at the base of each petal. The blooming season covers but a few weeks; after which the foliage assumes a rusty appearance, and in a few weeks should be cut down for the sake of tidiness and also to induce the for- mation of new crowns.

The first week in July brings a dazzling array of an old-fashioned, semi-double red rose, such as was formerly found in every New England dooryard. I have a number of plants massed in a long bed that outlines the driveway for about a hundred feet from the entrance. I do not know the name of this rose, nor can I identify it in any of the catalogues. The plants were brought from an abandoned farm, whence all trace of the

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old house had disappeared; for more than a generation they had run wild in the grass and were not growing over eight inches high. They were transplanted into a heavily man- ured bed and now make an annual growth of from two to three feet, which is cut back each autumn within six inches of the ground. In mellow ground they spread much at the root. The flowers are nearly four inches across, semidouble, brilliant red, with a tovely fringe of yellow stamens showing about the pistil. I have counted more than forty roses on a single bush. The fragrance is spicy and clean, unlike the heavy perfume of many other varieties. It resembles the American Beauty in many respects, but is less double and is a clearer red.

The hollyhock, in both single and double varieties, in pure cardinal red, is another July perennial, growing from five to eleven feet high and bearing spikes of large, open, funnel-shaped flowers four or five inches across. It does not bloom until the second season, and as winter kills it in some places, it is often spoken of as a biennial. It can be propagated both from seed and by division of the root; the former method gives stronger plants. The hollyhock varies greatly from seed, and a strain is quickly changed. From seeds of a pale pink single kind, years ago, I have grown all shades of pale pink, deep pink, deep rose and pure cardinal red, and all in both single and double varieties; also a lovely, distinct semi-double kind that had a few small tufty petals about the centre. This latter type, in a shell pink, was the most beautiful hollyhock I ever saw. Plants from self-sown seeds are strongest because they have found conditions peculiar to their needs; so I allow mine to spring up where they will and select the most vigorous for transplanting. The plants should be renewed every few years as they outgrow their vigor and become subject to the rust, which is death to the plant. Spraying the plants, while still young, with a weak solution of permanganate of potas- sium is recommended for the rust in its incipient state. If the tops of hollyhocks are nipped when not more than three feet high the stalks throw out lateral branches. This pruning delays the bloom and prolongs the season into October.

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Among the modern varieties of the perennial phlox, Coquelicot (poppy red) is one of the best

In July there is an abundance of annuals in red. Perhaps none is more satisfactory than the nasturtiums (Tropeolum), both tall and dwarf in pure red. A good dwarf variety is known in the trade as Compact Lustrus; of the climbing or tall type select Coccineum. The only difference between these plants lies in the manner of growth. The dwarf form is a low mass of green, with an abundance of blossom, while the running kind makes a vine of four to ten feet in length. I tried the experiment once with a dwarf variety, of cutting off most of the leaves, and the result was an almost solid mass of blooms of enormous size, but the plant was soon exhausted. Extreme forcing impairs the vitality of any plant. By picking off a reasonable number of leaves, and the seed vessels as they form, nasturtiums may be

The red-hot poker plant (Tritoma Pfitzert); flowers from July to September.

Stalks 3 ft. high

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encouraged to bloom vigorously, and this will insure flowers from July until frost.

Three other red annuals are of a special merit: Satin flower (Ginothera Whitney, known in the trade as Godetia gloriosa), in cardinal red, the annual phlox (P. Drum- mondi, var. grandiflora), in deep blood red, and the peony-flowered poppy in pure red. The last is more showy than any geranium, and a succession of plantings about three weeks apart, beginning in April, secures bloom from July until frost.

During August, one of the best red flowers in my garden is the Firefly snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus, var.), which begins to bloom in July, but is at its height in August. From seed started in March plants bloom in July of the same year, and given the protection of a litter or hay covering in winter, they will persist for years. ‘There are both tall and dwarf growing types in many colors—yellow, pale pink, deep red, white. The curiously lipped corolla, whence the name snapdragon is derived, is always a source of interest. The plant requires rich soil and full sun.

For a splendor of color in the late summer and enduring until frost, there is nothing to compare with the scarlet sage (Salvia splendens). "There are many varieties, but the one I grow is Clara Bedman. It grows two feet high, and bears huge quantities of slender spikes of brilliant red flowers for which the dark green foliage makes an excel- lent background. The end of the spike droops somewhat, thus relieving any suggestion of stiffness. A tender perennial, the scarlet sage is usually grown as an annual, and seeds should be started in frames, or even in the open. Toward fall the plants may be taken up and potted as house plants for the winter. If the plants are to be left in the garden to bloom as long as possible, they should be protected from the first light frosts of autumn, for, if saved from these, there will be perfec- tion of bloom during the long warm season of the Indian summer which follows the first cold nights of September. During the bloom- ing season, give water freely, and by pinching back the growing tips early in the season, to induce branching,very bushy plants will result.

A $10 Vegetable Garden on a Suburban Lot-—By M. H. Northend, “%

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With September the red-hot poker plant (Kniphofia Pfitzera, known in the trade as Tritoma Pfitzert) adds its brilliant spikes of bloom to the garden. Its fleshy root is not reliably hardy in all localities in the North, so if you are not certain about the conditions, it will be better to keep it packed in sand over winter, and in a cool cellar; it can then be planted out each spring. It bears long, slender leaves, and many foot long spikes, set with drooping scarlet flowers, each spike being carried erect on a stout stem a yard ormore high. ‘There are several other named varieties, varying greatly in the intensity of color, but most of them are later flowering than the well-known Pfitzeri, which begins to bloom in July or August, but is at its best in September.

No red border should be without our

native cardinal flower, (Lobelia cardinalis), which is found in low lands, in the North, but will also live and thrive in dry locations.

Loves:lies-bleeding (Amarantus caudatus) must be care- fully selected to the desired color; self sows

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It attains a height of three feet, and bears quantities of large flowers of the purest cardinal red, distributed on the upper part of the spike. I transplanted four specimens from a low marsh while they were in full bloom, fearing lest I should not recognize them later. My garden is on a dry hill-top with full sun exposure, but I watered the plants daily, shaded them from the sun for several days, and then gave them no further attention. The following spring each plant had made several growths from the root, and later, giant spikes of bloom, larger than are commonly borne in the wild state, were developed. They began to bloom late in July and were one of the chief features of my garden all through Septem-

ber. Plants may also be raised from seed, which germinates within a week after planting.

No annuals appear in September; the latest of them begin to bloom in August, but are at their best in September. Among them is Sander’s hybrid tobacco (Nicotiana San- dere). ‘The brilliant red, original form is especially recommended. Introduced within the last two or three years, it is already widely known, and is most favorably reported on in New England. It is an ideal plant for its color in shaded beds. It grows three feet high, and bears quantities of large salver- shaped flowers so closely resembling those of the white, sweet-scented tobacco (JV. alata), that it may be regarded as a color variety of it. It has fragrance, too.

The feature for October, when all else is failing, is the Japanese lantern plant (Phy- salis Francheiti). Its coarse, weedy looking leaves and inconspicuous white flowers are not attractive through the summer, but at this late time, when the husk enclosing the small, tomato-like fruit brightens into a glowing scarlet, it is distinctly attractive. The showy husk is nearly two inches in diameter. If cut after the leaves fall, the shoots, still carrying the fruits, may be kept all winter as a house decoration, or the berry itself may be made into a preserve.. Though a perennial (if given protection in our climate), it is commonly grown as an annual.

Massa-

A PRACTICAL SOLUTION OF AN EVERY-DAY PROBLEM; GIVING PLENTY OF FRESH PRODUCE THROUGH- OUT THE SEASON—AMPLE SPACE FOR CUT-FLOWERS AND THE USUAL BACKYARD CONVENIENCES

AST year I decided to attempt a vege- table garden, and for fear of failure, determined to limit my outlay to ten dollars. Throughout the season an account was kept of the produce from it, at market prices, and I found that it yielded nearly double the amount of my outlay.

The vacant land at the rear allowed a

garden plot forty-six by thirty feet. Early in March a plan was made, using the notes taken in my neighbors’ gardens and following the more specific directions on varieties and

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spacing found in reliable seed

catalogues.

As I could think of nothing more discouraging than to weed rows over forty feet long, I decided to cut them across the centre with a path two feet wide, distinguishing this walk by an edging of flowers. This made two sections with rows twenty-two feet long, running north and south. Beds there were none, as with flowers I had learned that rows were much more easily cared for.

In the sunniest end of the garden early peas, lettuce, radishes, cucumbers, and string beans were planted. A few hills of musk- melons, one dozen tomato plants, three rows

of early corn, and one row of summer squash were also to go in the southern half of the garden.

On the other side of the path (toward the north) rows of Black Mexican corn, pumpkins and Hubbard squash, parsnips and salsify, and pole beans were planted. Being anxious to have plenty of tomatoes for preserving, twelve more plants were put here, also five additional hills of melons, also one row of bush peas to be my second crop. Turnips and winter beets shared one row, carrots and beet greens another. Next came

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BUislls Grek 1 ID) IB, IN|

Why not grow fresh, crisp vegetables like these rather than buy wilted ones at the green grocer's?

a variety of late peas which I had been ad- vised to plant early and train on strings. Just here, at the eastern edge of the garden, where the soil was exceptionally deep and loamy, space was deyoted to a row of spinach and onions. After a few seeds of parsley and cress were sprinkled along the path its bor- ders were to be filled up with zinnias, mari- golds, and candytuft.

The plan did not reach this finished state until I had spent many hours thinking it over and readjusting it. Once completed, how- ever, the seeds were ordered immediately, so that I might have no opportunity for changing my mind.

In April, as soon as the frost was out of the ground, the land was plowed. As the earth was new, there was much work then to be done in the way of pulling up sods, throwing out stones, and spading, where specially well worked soil was needed. At first I undertook to do all this myself, but was finally obliged to hire a man for the heavier part of the labor. By working with him the work was finished in less than a day. Lastly the garden was raked three times.

No change in the plan was found necessary when planting the seeds, but figuratively speaking, it was necessary to have the cata- logue tied to my apron-strings for constant reference as regards time of planting, dis- tances, and depth. As the soil had not been worked for some years I was advised to use a little commercial fertilizer to start things, in addition to the stable manure, which would carry them through the season.

It had been predicted that the two kinds of corn would mix, as both were planted in such a small area, but by delaying planting one variety for three weeks I had no such trouble. After the earliest peas were gone, lettuce was planted in that row, while more peas (a wrinkled variety) went into the original lettuce row. When the carrots were ready to be thinned out the surplus plants were trans- planted into the other half of their row, which had previously been filled with beet greens. The string and butter beans were successful, but the pole beans did not mature so well, although their flavor was good. I learned, however, that more fertilizer was required for that kind than for other varieties.

Tiring of radishes in July, endive was

planted, which was taken into the cellar in the late fall and lasted some time for use in salads. ‘There were really more cucumbers than I could use, but some were disposed of by pickling. The turnips were a failure, as the damp soil was too heavily fertilized. The parsnips were left in the ground till winter.

The hardest work of all in my garden was thinning and transplanting, but, it was at the same time really the most interesting. Weed- ing was done daily, never letting the weeds get ahead.

At first the different bugs and worms seemed a great problem, so far did their num- bers exceed those of the insect pests common to flower beds; but I found that by fighting them systematically I could check their depre- dations. Later on, the toads proved to be such willing partners that I introduced a plentiful supply into my garden.

In August, someone suggested cutting off the tops and branches of the tomatoes, leaving only three stalks to a plant. I tried this with a dozen, which were tied to. stakes;

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the others were left to grow as they would, supporting some in frames made of barrel hoops and staves, and tying the others to lattices which were at hand. The first method is the best, as it economizes space, and results in larger and more abundant fruit. This year I am going to attempt Brussels sprouts, okra, kale, and a dande- lion bed. ‘The peas are to be in earlier, and tomato plants are being raised from seed. The kitchen window now serves as a hotbed, but I hope for a genuine one by another season. The cost of fertilizers is reduced by the use of wood ashes, of which I collect about a bushel in a winter. Another econ- omy is a compost-heap, where are thrown old vines, the kitchen waste, and autumn leaves raked off the front yard. These last retain moisture and will be decomposed by spring. When recommended to me, I thought such a collection would make an unsightly object, but this difficulty was rectified by sprinkling seeds of wild cucumber and scarlet runner over the heap, and planting around the edge a screen of Russian sunflowers.

LIST OF EXPENDITURES

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Total $10.00

My western wind-break of wild barberry (Berberis vulgaris), is the outcome of several years’ labor and is effective, both as regards use and beauty. The scent of its yellow blossoms fills the spring air, and its cardinal fruit adds to the brightness of autumn, while some remain even through the winter snows.

The thorns prove an additional safeguard against small boys, who never make a second attempt to crawl through.

Flan of len Dollar Garden

and sketch showing location

Spinach

Onions

Peas on strings

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What may be done on a 50 x 100 foot lot to raise all the vegetables for the family

A Californian Amateur’s Berry Garden—By W. Almont Gates,

Berkeley, Cal.

LUSCIOUS FRUITS IN CONTINUOUS SUPPLY FROM MAY UNTIL THANKSGIVING FROM THREE VARIETIES THAT ALSO MADE A PERFECT SCREEN—FORTY POUNDS OF BLACKBERRIES FROM A SINGLE PLANT

HE garden is of the usual kind, the rear end of a small city lot, but the berries that grow there are very unusual. The lot (forty feet wide) faces the east, and the berries occupy the west end. They were planted in February two years ago, and last summer was the first bearing season. The rear fence is of boards, four feet high

A city bacKyard, with 40-foot rows of blackberries which produce fruit for half a year

and solid, with the rails on the inside. Next to this fence are three plants of the Mammoth blackberry, fifteen feet apart. These plants require a partial shade for the best results and this is an ideal place for them. Besides, an unsightly board fence has been converted into a beautiful evergreen wall. The canes start very early and take on the running habit, some of ours extending sixteen feet. We train them on the fence, using the rails

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A cluster of Himalaya blackberry bearing 132 fruits, The whole plant bore a crop of forty pounds

as a trellis and fastening the branches with staples.

The berries are the largest blackberries known, many of them exceeding two inches in length. They are of good flavor and unlike any other. We picked our first ripe berries May rst and plants continued bearing for two months.

In the next row I set two plants of Phe- nomenal berries and crowded in some plants of Cuthbert and Wilson. ‘These latter, however, are to come out and the row will be completed with two more of Phenomenal. This row was set too close to the Mammoth. The distance must be not less than six feet. These must have a trellis and four plants will be sufficient for a 40-foot row. Our plants sent up three canes each the first season which after harvest were cut away to give room for the six new canes sent up by each plant the last season. The canes are of good size and some have reached fifteen feet in length. This berry is a cross between the red raspberry and the dewberry. In color the ripe berry is bright crimson, border- ing on purple. The flavor resembles the raspberry but is more acid. ‘The berries are very large, many of ours last season measured one and one-half inches in length, and one inch in diameter. They commence to ripen early in May almost as soon as the Mammoth and continue in bearing about sixty days. From two plants I gathered thirty-six pounds of berries and I expect an increase in the yield this coming season. The Phenomenal is an excellent table berry and has no superior for jams and sauces.

The third kind which I have adopted for my garden is the Himalaya blackberry. I set three plants fifteen feet apart in the 4o-foot row and the first season allowed but two canes to grow from each plant. These canes were trained on a trellis made by setting 2x4 in. posts, extending six feet above the ground and nailing on each post, four feet from the ground, a cross piece one foot long. On these cross pieces, on each side of the posts, I fastened a board four inches wide, laid flatwise. The canes were trained on the top of these shelves and firmly tied or the wind and weight of the crop would have pulled them off.

No laterals were allowed to grow. These canes grew so very large and long that I could not keep some of them from encroach- ing upon my neighbors. Others I induced to make a right-angle turn at the fence rail. The longest of these canes measured thirty- three feet. They were allowed to root at the tips during the winter season and in the spring were cut back to the length of the trellis. The buds on these canes were eight inches to ten inches apart, and in the spring a bearing branch started from each bud and grew to be from two to three feet long. Many of these branches produced more than one hundred berries each. Our trellis

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was now a solid wall of vine and berries. New branches, blossoms and berries kept right on growing. The last ones were picked on Thanksgiving day and then we made an end of it by removing all branches, leaving only the bare canes.

The canes that fruited this year do not die like those of other berries, but

The Phenomenal blackberry. Four plants cover a 40-foot trellis. Berries one and a half inches long

remain healthy for several years. This year I had difficulty in providing for the two new canes permitted to grow from each plant, but it was accomplished by placing on the same posts another pair of trellis shelves thirty inches from the ground and training the new canes on these.

The berry is large, globular, dull black in color, and of good flavor. When fully ripe it is very sweet. Our first berries were gathered June 2oth and the vines continued bearing until stopped by pruning. I kept a record of the berries gathered until the last of August, when over forty pounds had been obtained.

The Mammoth blackberry; an early variety, and the largest-fruited. Fruits two inches or more long

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A Vest-pocket System of Garden Records—By J. L. Kayan, i

THE SIMPLE SCHEME WHICH HAS GIVEN A PERFECT SUCCESSION OF VEGETABLES WITHOUT LOSING A DAY, AND HAS INCREASED THE YIELD UNTIL A 60x68 FT. GARDEN PRODUCES ENOUGH FOR A FAMILY OF FIVE

[All the record systems for garden use we have ever seen were of no real good. They in- volve too much work and don’t get the results. What everybody wants is to raise enough veg- etables for his own family on a space oj a few square feet without hiring outside labor or turning play into work. The author of this article attains these results because of a little vest-pocket note-book that omits the red tape and “‘gets there” by a short cut.—Ep1tor.]}

me reasons why ordinary systems fail are two. (1) You can’t get a big yield without fertilizing and there is no way to learn how to fertilize except by experimenting. (2) You can’t economize space unless your crops follow one another without the loss of a day and there is no way to get the necessary dates except by experimenting.

My garden contains about one-tenth of an acre and it grows all the vegetables (excepting late potatoes) needed for a family of five adult persons. Last year was the fourth of its existence, and each year has shown an in- creased yield which was made possible only by keeping a record of each year’s work and making use of this in planning the succeeding year’s garden.

The garden’s daily progress is recorded in a small book (24 x 44 inches) that can be carried in the vest pocket, and is always handy. The pages are arranged in the form of a table, usually with only one kind of a vegetable on a page, yet so arranged that the same book can be used three years. The entries are made in pencil and at the end of the year they are copied in ink into a much larger book—one that will last for a number of years, so that the records for a series of years may be seen at a glance. Both books are indexed.

The sample pages are reproduced in part herewith: The first is the record of an early tomato. The page number appears in the upper left hand corner. In the first column the variety of the vegetable is placed. Ab- breviations are used to mark the columns as follows:

Sow—Meaning the date seed was sown.

Sp.—The date seed sprouted.

3. Pot—The date plants were taken from flat and put into 3-inch pots.

4. Pot—Date of shifting into 4-inch pots.

Pit.—The date of planting outdoors.

Blos.—The date of first blossoms.

T.—The time elapsed from seed sowing to blossom.

Ripen.—The date of ripening.

T. Blos.—The time from blossom to ripening.

T. Seed—The time from seed to ripening.

Done—The date of last picking.

No. Pits—The number of plants of the variety.

A space on the extreme right is left for remarks.

Immediately below the line on which these records are kept is one for the yield. The mark, four upright strokes crossed by another, represents five tomatoes picked; the fraction 7-25 is the date placed in the row, July 25th, and is inserted to show how the crop -came on. After September roth tomatoes were measured. In the record of the peas the last column is marked L and gives the length of the row in feet. In recording vegetables by measure the X is used to represent one peck, each leg being one-quarter of a peck. Each vegetable has a table arranged on this general basis to

suit its needs.

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bushes planted last year and set eighteen inches from the fence; also a shallow gutter fifteen inches wide used as a path, which also gives room in which to turn, but may be shortened if necessary.

At the rear there is a row of rhubarb plants set eighteen inches from the fence. Two and a half feet in front of this is a row of asparagus (planted last year), the roots set eighteen inches apart; this year another row of asparagus will be planted two and a half feet from the present one. ‘The remaining sixty-two feet is divided into two unequal portions. All vegetables of the same family are grown in the same portion, the position

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Two sample pages from the record book by which closer cropping was made possible

By keeping a record I am able to estimate, almost to a day, when anything planted will be ready for use, and also—and this is very important—when it can be cleared away to make room for a succession crop. Although some things planted may be almost failures, yet the total value of the yield from a small garden may still be large by careful planning, planting another crop as soon as one is cleared away. In other words do not let the ground remain idle. By this means, too, the garden is always presentably neat and in order, never an eyesore with old plants, vines, etc., disfiguring it.

An almost perfect succession is the total result of my three years’ records. The plan on page 22 shows that the larger part of the garden yielded two crops. A 4-foot space along each tence line contains a row of berry

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of these portions being changed each year, so as to get a rotation.

In deciding on the distances between both rows and plants the effort has been to give the plants room to properly develop, yet to have them so that when grown the foliage will completely shade the ground, and thus lessen the labor necessary for their care. Paths one foot wide are left between the beds of small vegetables, so that the beds can be seen to and crops gathered without un- necessary trampling of the ground.

Several changes from the plan are con- templated for this year as a result of the winter’s study of the records. Cabbage is to be omitted, making room for another row of asparagus; celery can therefore follow early potatoes. When cabbage is again grown it will be tried planted among the corn

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hills. Stringless greenpod pole bean has given me suck a large crop that it will be planted instead of the wax pole beans, and no late bush beans. This one variety will bear from the middle of July until frost. Early bush beans will still be planted, as the first picking was made from them on June 18th. These rows of beans will be placed between the limas and the corn. The record shows that late peas were through bearing by July 8th, the early peas by July 2oth; corn can therefore follow the peas, giving ten rows instead of eight. Even if the peas are not out in time it will not matter as they can be sowed six inches away from the line of the future corn row, being cleared away later.

All such plants as lettuce, early cabbage, parsley, egg plant, pepper and tomato are grown from seed; the tender ones in the win- dows of the house, the hardy ones in the laundry, which has sash on two sides, but no means of heating. After March 7th the hardy plants do very well here; on cold nights

COT.

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they are covered. These home-grown plants are better than the wilted bought ones; also I know they are of the desired variety, and for a very small outlay in cash I get a great number. The early plants grown in the house last year were six egg plants, sixty- eight tomatoes and fifteen peppers; in the laundry, thirty plants of cabbage, twenty- four of parsley, and over two hundred let- tuce.

The tomatoes are grown on an upright trellis. The plants are set eighteen inches apart in the row, and trimmed to two stems, all side shoots being cut off as soon as they start. The first ripe tomatoes were picked July 2nd. Three varieties of early tomatoes were grown, six plants of each. Chalk’s Jewel gave me the greatest results out of the five varieties that I have tried during the last three years. The scarlet fruits are smooth, solid, medium sized, and of excellent quality. For late tomatoes, Stone and Match- less were grown. Both are excellent and hard to distinguish.

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Scale-tn-Feet,

An ingenious garden chart.

Solid lines are rows; dotted lines mark successive crops when spacing "was changed: marks on lines show distance between the plants.

The names and dates of first planting

sare in the left-hand column: those of successive planting in the right-hand column.

FEBRUARY, 1907

Previous to the first killing frost all green tomatoes were picked from the vines, the small ones used for pickles, and the large ones stored in a dark place where they kept ripen- ing until December 18th.

The first early cabbage was ready for use July roth. I had twenty-five good heads from thirty plants set out. Kale follows early cabbage, and is transplanted into the rows as fast as a cabbage is removed, and set so as to come between the cabbage plants. Two sowings of kale are made, one about June 6th and another about July 6th, so as to always have young plants ready. Kale needs frost to make it good. Last winter it was used until February and the young growth, made in the spring before the ground was plowed, was also used. The early potatoes were dug July 2oth. Late cabbage followed the potatoes, fifty-two plants were set but only twenty-four heads matured, because of the club root. Growing cabbage in my garden has been a continuous fight with club root and maggot. The latter is over- come by the use of lime; when the plants are set out they are watered with limewater so strong that it might be called whitewash. About one week later they get another dose.

BIG RETURNS FROM EIGHT DOLLARS

All my crops are planted in straight rows, for easy cultivation with a wheel hoe. In fact I could not take care of this sized garden without that tool, as all the work is done by myself either in the morning before going to work or in the evening after returning home.

The annual cost of the seeds used is really very small, for taking advantage of the fact that their vitality extends over a period vary- ing from one to ten years, they are bought in larger quantities than needed for one year— indeed in many cases this is unavoidable, and instead of throwing out the remains of a single packet of seed, the surplus is kept on hand. Thus for example, my Chalk’s Jewel tomato has been grown from the same packet of seed for three years and germin- ation was as strong last year as it was at first. The yearly average seed expense is kept below three dollars and my total outlay in money is less than eight dollars, made up thus:

COST PER YEAR

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Total $7.72

The bone meal is used in the rows for second crops and mixed with the soil when setting out plants from frames or pots.

MORE THAN 600 PER CENT. RETURN

The produce of the garden was estimated (by careful records kept all the season), to be $51.59. This does not include such items as the herbs, parsley, etc.—a number of vege- tables of which no estimate can be made, such as kale, New Zealand spinach, green tomatoes pickled before frost, five rows of spinach, and a large quantity of rhubarb which was freely used and of which I have fifteen quarts canned for winter use.

Eleven Types of Garden

Enjoyment

CONVINCING EXAMPLES OF CREATIVE IMAGINATION AND NO UNCERTAIN PURPOSE ON THE PART OF THE OWNERS—SOME GARDENS THAT WILL NOT HAVE TO BE MADE OVER AT GREAT EXPENSE

A real seaside garden. A bed of portulaca in the poorest sandy soil; its brilliant flowers in sharp contrast to the rocks and sea

A seaside wild garden.

Where the lawn meets the rocky shore are planted barberries and

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An old-fashioned garden that almost takes care of itself. Filled with peren- niai flowers, which do not have to be planted every year

other native shrubs and trees in a nature-like manner

A secluded sunken garden where tender bedding plants appear at their best. A garden that is attractive both winter and summer. This formal garden is Here they do not bring a discordant note into the landscape. A formal arrange: composed almost exclusively of hardy evergreens which always give a glimpse ment which suits a formal situation. Mostly geraniums and cannas of life and cheer from the home windows. Yonkers, N. Y.

A large formal rose garden in which “‘standard roses” are the dominant fea- The garden of a collector where one may grow every variety of his favorite ture. A “‘standard” is a shrub grown in tree form. A popular idea in England, flower and rejoice in the merit of each. A place where you may forget your but rarely successful here. Mrs. Spencer Trask’s, Saratoga, N. Y. troubles and be an amateur Burbank. Iris maKes a good hobby

Water lilies naturalized on a large scale at small expense by an enthusiastic A Japanese garden ina village yard. The owner had the wisdom.to give a amateur who enjoys outwilting muskrats, turtles and other enemies. Every first-class Japanese gardener a free hand and he is better satisfied than if he stream and pond should have water lilies and fish to devour mosquito larvae had imposed ideas of his own

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A garden that has the spirit of the Colonial times—seclusion, maturity, a certain formality, flowers for sentiment rather than display, permanence, evergreen ’ growth (a symbol of immortality), and above all, a masterful sensé of design which speaks of personality and home life—not mere show

The imperishable dignity and charm of the Southern ante-bellum home. The magnolia is the grandest broad-leaved evergreen tree of sub-tropical regions, and box is the most aristocratic of all broad-leaved evergreen shrubs. In such a place flowers would be petty, impertinent, undignified 25

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The Choicest Vines for Trellis, Pillar, and Wall_sy James T. Scott, %%

FLOWERING AND FOLIAGE PLANTS THAT WILL GIVE SECLUSION AND FINISH TO A NEW HOME —THE PROPER SIZES TO BUY FOR BEST RESULTS AND THE PARTICULAR USES OF EACH KIND

HE best known and most useful of ali foliage vines is the Boston or Japanese ivy (Ampelopsis tricus pidata, known in the trade as A. Veitchii). This is most suitable for brick or stone walls, because it has disk-like tendrils on the young growths by which it holds on securely, and the plant is supported to any height. Boston ivy succeeds in any aspect, north, south, east, or west, and is per- fectly hardy. It succeeds in the smoke and dirt of the city just as well as in a clearer atmosphere; and after planting needs no attention, except cutting back when it encroaches upon windows or doors. The foliage is deciduous, but in early spring bursts forth with beauti- ful tints of green and red-brown. In summer the vines present a mass of shining green, and when autumn arrives the foliage assumes vivid tints of gold, purple, and scarlet; it hangs on with great tenacity, and is among the last of the leaves to stand against the approach of winter.

Plant the vines in early spring, using by preference two-year-old pot-grown plants (costing about 25 cents each), and set them six to eight feet apart. As growth is very rapid, any ordinary wall will be covered with drapery in two or three years.

Field mice are very fond of the young growth in winter; they must be destroyed, as otherwise it is no use trying to grow Ampe- lopsis. Poisoning is the most effective method. Get a can of green peas from the grocery and stir well into it a few grains of arsenic, then let it stand for a short time. A few of these strewn around will be a greater enticement than the young growing shoots; and the result to the mice is certain. There is a larger

leafed form of Boston ivy known in the trade as Ampelopsis Roylei, but I prefer the former.

The Virginia creeper (Ampelopsis quin-

Even in winter time, the bare stems of the Boston ivy give an attractive quality to masonry walls in the city

quefolia) belongs to the same family, but does not climb. It trails much more freely, however, and is the more suitable for covering rocks, boulders, and low walls. Whenever possible, it should be planted on the top of a wall, rather than at the bottom, for its tendency is to creep and grow downward, rather than to climb upward like the Boston ivy. Where it can be used to advantage, it is a very effective and satisfactory plant. Neither one has any natural enemies to bother the gardener. Their purple berries in the fall are much sought by our feathered songsters.

The English ivy (Hedera Helix) is the only distinctly evergreen vine suitable for a high wall; it is practically hardy in the

The best quick-growing, fragrant-flowered vine. How greatly it improves the lamp post

vicinity of New York, but it must be planted against a north wall, or have northern ex- posure, or by some other means be protected from the sun in winter. The cold and frost do not injure the plant, unless the growth be more or less active. The greatest injury occurs during February or March, when the vine is grown in a sunny position. The early spring or late winter warmth starts

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the flow of sap so that every cell becomes filled, and if at night this sap gets frozen, the cell walls are ruptured and the injury is done. The leaves soon turn yellow and later on fall from the plant. If given a northerly exposure, where the sun does not strike until late in the afternoon, this cause of injury is avoided.

On rough walls, the climbing euonymus has all the

grace of English ivy. Rather slow growing The English ivy is slower in growth than the Ampelopsis, but there is no other vine that approaches it for beauty at all times. It should be used wherever possible. It emits roots along its branches, and clings with tenacity, deriving nourishment from even a stone wall. In planting, treat it just like an evergreen shrub and do not handle it until about the end of May, or beginning of June. Get two-year-old pot-grown plants, as in the case of the Boston ivy. The price is the same, about twenty-five cents each. Plant six to eight feet apart and supply them plentifully with water the first summer, or until they get a good hold of the new ground. This vine also has few natural enemies. The climbing euonymus (Euonymus Ja- ponica, var. radicans), illustrated in the January GARDEN MAGAZINE, page 286, is a plant that ought to be better known as a vine. It is often seen in masses, used as a low shrub for covering bare spots, and for this it is very well adapted, but it is also of | great merit as a true vine for walls, trees, rocks, etc. It clings as tenaciously to a rough surface as does the English ivy. Its leaves are small, and growth is slow, two attributes which fit the plant well for use on a low wall. Besides the green form, there is also a variegated leaved one that is extremely decorative. Both are perfectly hardy in New York, and for some distance north. Their small, beautiful, shiny green leaves, about an inch across, are evergreen. I do not know of any vine that gives a neater appearance. It is quite easy to establish either as a vine on a wall or as a ground cover. Plant in early spring in a rich soil, It may

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be lightly sheared in June to keep an even surface.

I have seen the climbing hydrangea (H. petiolaris) on one or two places only, but its possessors have always spoken of it in very laudatory terms. It is of slow growth, and seems to be rather more difficult to establish than the commoner vines, but when once established it is perfectly hardy. It will cling to stone or brick, but not to wood. I once saw it planted against a wall which retained a terrace. At the time of my visit (in June) it was one mass of white bloom. I cannot recall a prettier picture, nor a more suitable subject for the situation. It has all the white beauty of the Japanese clematis, which twines, but does not really cling. The leaves are deciduous, but as it is one of the earliest of plants to show its leaves in spring, the period of bare stems is short. Plant in early spring, and for the first two or three winters (or until established) give it a light protection with salt hay or burlap.

Often confused with this plant, even by the trade, is the false hydrangea (Schizo- phragma hydrangeoides), but it is quite distinct. The leaves are deeply lobed, and the flowers are not so showy, having only one large white sepal to the sterile flowers, whereas

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The trumpet vine and Virginia creeper will quickly cover a wooden trellis to makKea solid screen

the true plant has four showy sepals. It is unfortunately better known than Hydrangea petiolaris, and.is responsible for the popular unfavorable opinion about that vine.

Two of the most useful of hard-wooded vines requiring support, and very suitable for wall or piazza decoration, are the wistaria, Wistaria Chinensis with its racemes of

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pale purple, fragrant flowers, and the trum- pet vine (Tecoma radicans) in bright orange- scarlet flowers, four or five inches long. Both are perfectly hardy, and excepting, perhaps, an oak or a maple tree, nothing is so easily taken care of. Both are rapid growers, and attain to a great height, and they will outlive the natural term of any man. They can be planted either in spring or in the early fall, and so far as my observation goes, the results are about equal. Give them a rich soil, and they will respond readily to it. Complaints are often heard about these plants not bloom- ing. ‘The fault is usually with the man who handles the shears. In his endeavor to have everything pruned and cleared up before spring, he invariably cuts away all the flower- ing wood. Let him restrain himself for once, and leave the pruning operation until afler the flowering season. He can then cut away any superfluous growth, and need not be afraid of killing the vines. They will respond to such treatment by a still greater profusion of bloom a year hence.

Several of the clematises are excellent for screen and trellises, or for draping on walls and pillars. The most generally known is the Japanese clematis (Clematis paniculata). It is one of the very showiest of all vines,

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The Virginia creeper (Ampelopsis quinquefolia) is an ideal vine for rough places, or banks and walls where it can hang down. Needs support

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Crimson Rambler roses on an arch over steps, a blaze of color foiled by Boston ivy and shrubbery

producing more flowers than any other that I know, in August. It is best adapted for trellis work, and if planted against a wall must have a piece of large-mesh wire netting to cling to. It supports itself by its leaves, which twine around any such medium, and it requires no further training. It is best to cut it back almost to the ground every spring before growth starts. As the flowers are produced upon the current season’s growth,

it may be stated broadly that the harder it is cut back the greater the profusion of bloom. The wild clematis (Clematis Virginiana), the traveler’s joy (Clematis vitalba), the scarlet-flowered clematis (Clematis coccinea), and Clematis flammula, are all suitable for growing in similar situations and serve to extend the season and character of bloom. There are many beautiful flowered hybrid varieties of clematis of the Jackmani type,

A combination of honeysuckle and Boston ivy on a Pittsburg garden-wall, a charming gaiety of color

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and they are worth growing for the size of the flowers, four to six inches across, whereas in the others named a diameter of about one inch is extreme. But the growth of the large- flowered kinds is not nearly so robust, nor do they produce flowers in such lavish quantities. They are to be regarded strictly as gems and should be planted in the most prominent places. ‘They are at home on the lattice or trellis work of a piazza, or for covering pillars or posts in prominent places; they do well also when planted with Crimson Rambler and other climbing roses. Their growth is thin, and no harm is done.

For fences and low walls and for the rougher portions of the garden the honey- suckles are superior to all else. They grow quickly, and are not over-particular as to soil; they produce an abundance of fragrant flowers the whole season (which compensates for their comparatively small size); they are not subject to disease, or bugs of any kind. In fact, when once planted, they seem to thrive indefinitely, requiring no attention whatever. It would be hard to find another lot of plants at once so useful and so pretty that will also stand so much abuse and neg- lect. Honeysuckles are very easily estab- lished, and can be planted in either spring or fall, although early spring is preferred. Nursery grown plants can be procured from thirty-five cents upward. Though not par- ticular as to soil or situation, they do, like any other plant, respond readily to good treatment. If the soil of the place where planting is to be done be naturally poor, dig out a place big enough to hold a large wheel- barrowful of rich soil and they will soon

establish themselves. When once agrowing,

they will find enough sustenance in the poor- est locality. The best climbing kinds are: golden Japanese (Lonicera Japonica, var. aureo-reticulata), with variegated foliage; monthly fragrant (L. Periclymenum, var. Belgica), with reddish flowers, extremely fragrant and in bloom all summer; Hall’s evergreen (L. Japonica, var. Halliana), flower- ing in the fall; red trumpet (L. semper- virens), evergreen in the South, flowering all summer; and Heckrott’s (L. Heckroiii), the freest bloomer of all.

While the climbing roses are not vines in the strict sense of the word they can with so little trouble be tied and trained to so good an effect that we may take some of them into consideration. ‘The easiest method is to have a lattice-work frame or cedar posts, about four feet apart, on which they may be tied. Planted at that distance the roses will com- fortably fill the intervening spaces.

In the vicinity of a wall or dwelling an amount of subsoil usually gets incorporated with the overlying earth which makes poor conditions for plants. If such be the case, dig out the poor, gravelly, or sandy material, and put in fresh, rich matter. While a trench two feet wide and eighteen inches deep will suffice, more will be: better. Breadth is preferable to depth, however, at all times. Where large-growing specimens, such as wis- taria, or trumpet vines, are to be planted, a square hole that will take two or three cubic yards of good soil will be sufficient.

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HE story of the growth and development of a new and better table melon than those in common use makes a

horticultural record of unusual interest. All of the Garden Magazine readers may not know or realize the years of careful selection and hybridizing necessary to secure and fix a new fruit of value.

Mr. Paul Rose, in whose Michigan fields this new variety, the HOODOO, originated, has spent a lifetime in growing Cantelopes. His shipments have brought the best prices in the big markets of the Central States, Buffalo, Pittsburg, Chicago, Columbus and other cities. His specialties have been Osage, Osage Gem, Paul Rose (Petoskey) Netted Gem and this his latest, the HOODOO. Four of these ‘have been intro- duced to the public by Vaughan’s Seed Store and not one of them has been a failure,—ail are grown largely to-day.

It need not be said that Mr. Rose has been constantly watching for a better melon and ready to notice, save and im- prove any variation in Cantelopes that comes nearer to the per- fect market sort. Mr. Rose now has Cantelope plantations in Michigan, Illinois, Texas, Alabama, Indiana and Tennessee.

WHAT OTHERS SAY Pronounces the HOODOO the Best

elon

“We have grown HOODOO four seasons, both in field and under glass. Far from bringing us bad luck it has given us our best melons every year, holding of blight ten days longer than Emerald Gem, Paul Rose (Petas- key) or Rocky Ford Netted Gem. It would seem Mr. Rose has achieved complete success and we feel certain this new variety will

not HOODOO its growers.’ The ‘Rural New Yorker.

In A Class By Itself “The HOODOO Melon is in a class by itself, totally unlike any other Cantelope in flavor and has a very deep color.’’ Trotwood’s Monthly, Nashville, Tenn.

Real Hybridizing Mr. Paul Rosewrote as follows March 8, 1906 > Mr. J. C. VAUGHAN, Pres., Vaughan’s Seed Store, Chicago and New York.

Dear Sir:

The HOODOO js an out-growth of the Petoskey. time to get a melon of more uniform size,

I baye been working for some

solid netting, of a rounder form, tough netted rind and a much more hardy foliage. I have found the HOODOO to be more blight resisting than any other yariety that I think that it will prove the best shipper of them all; retaining the high quality of the Petoskey (Paul Rose). It is really some later than the Gem varieties, but more prolific. No seeds haye been sold to any- one, I am not looking for anyone to buy seed. Ionly want to perfect this Cantelope and give the public something that is a little better than the best.

VAUGHAN’S OSAGE GEM. in its time.

I have ever grown.

Yours truly, PAUL ROSE.

A grand successor to, and from the same breeding as those three splendid melons—The OSAGE, the PAUL ROSE (Petoskey), and

Each in succession a market leader

VAUGHAN’S SEED STORE

This new melon, which has been given by Mr. Rose the peculiar and distinct name HOODOO, he has placed with us for distribution. We promise that it will benno HOODOO in the garden, but rather the most perfect Cantelope for gen- eral use.

Its Description

The HOODOGO is the ideal basket and crate melon, the fruits average 11-2 lbs., are thickly netted, as hard as a bullet, extra strong at the blossom end, of a very hand- some appearance. The flesh is very thick, of fine firm texture, not stringy, rich orange in color, and of the sweetest flavor. The seed cavity is very small; it is a scant seed producer—30 melons yielded but one pound of seed. The well netted rind is very tough and rubber-like. The vines are vigorous, healthy, and the most blight resisting of any we have seen. The Rural New Yorker says: “‘It holds off blight from a week to ten days longer than Vaughan’s Paul Rose or Petoskey (the most blight resisting up to date), the ‘Emerald Gem’ or the ‘Rocky Ford’ strain of Netted Gem.”’

: Sn eee aaa The Best Ever “T think the HOODOO the best

melon I ever ate.’’ C. B. Compton, L. G& N. Ry.

Never Tasted a Finer Melon Than the HCODOO

““We have never tasted a finer melon, no matter where grown, than your HOODOO, received to- day from Michigan. If the prod- uct duplicates the melon, we should have no fear of handling on this market all that could be grown. The melons you shipped us on the 18th and used on the 24th, were of a superior quality. The party who purchased your Tennessee stock was so_ well pleased that he called again and again for that variety. ‘hey were at that time being used jointly with the Rocky Ford product.’’

Phillips & Sons, Commission House.

Advises Growers to Try the HOODOO

“‘T cannot say too much in favor of this melon and will advise all

growers to try the HOODOO.”’ F. M. Welch, Buffalo.

(HOODOO sold by Mr. Welch at $4.50 per case, while Rocky Ford Netted Gem sold at $3.00 and $2.25.)

The 1907 Catalogue

of Vaughan’s Seed Store will be mailed free with every order for HOODOO Seed. Our 20th Anuaual Edition. more complete than ever, A Mirror of Horticulture, Four Com- piete Departments in Gardening. The Best Flower Seeds in America. 160 pages. Price for HOODOO Melon Seed, one packet 20 cts.; 3 pkts. for 50 cts. prepaid with catalogue. For market gardeners 1-4 Ib. sealed packet prepaid for $5.00. While the supply is limited, we hope to see a few seeds sown in every good garden for 1907.

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An Office Man’s Vegetable Garden

@Me available space measured up to a

total of 540 square feet, and a few trenches for sweet peas.

We had wax beans from June 26th to July 31st, nine and one-half pecks, valued at $2.27; pole beans from July rst to Sep- tember 26th, eighteen and one-half pecks, worth $3.94; sweet corn from July 3rd to September 2nd, 204 ears, worth $3.98. The tomatoes yielded from July 18th to October 4th eight and one-half bushels, worth $4.70. Of the early lettuce, radishes, onions and beets we kept no accurate account, but we would have had to pay at least $1.50 at the grocer’s.

The time devoted to working in my gar- den was that remaining out of office hours, 8 A. M. to 5 p. M. The three obstacles of little time, little space and little knowledge

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were overcome, and the table for a family of four was kept supplied with crisp, fresh vegetables.

As soon as the ground was in condition to work, it was spaded up, and the soil—a tough, yellow clay—worked as thoroughly as possible with hoe and rake. A quantity equal to two wagon loads of old, black, stable manure, hauled by the wheelbarrow load, was carefully worked into the ground. We had decided to begin with only the staple summer vegetables—tomatoes, beans, corn, beets, with lettuce, radish and onion for early spring greens. The garden was laid off as shown in the accompanying diagram.

The strip on the south side of the division fence, four feet six inches wide by eighteen feet long, was-devoted to tomatoes, seven plants. Bordering the walk strips eighteen inches wide by ten feet long were devoted to early bush wax beans. A strip eighten inches

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SWEET PEAS AND ) SOMETHING ABOUT

GROWING THEM IN A GREENHOUSE N this age of electric buttons

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What we had in mind more particularly was, sweet peas grown in a greenhouse and the neces- sity of building your house in time this year so you could get your sweet peas started in time for next fall. Can there be anything more beautiful or delightful in their fragrance than a vase of sweet peas picked for your table, two or three times a week, all through the wintermonths? The reason we selected sweet peas from all the choice things so suc- cessfully grown in greenhouses, is because

tling and simply refuses to act.

we just visited this house where they

are growing so abundantly. This little sketch shows the kind of box the gardener

has rigged up for growing them. It is easy to handle, while the frame, strung for the vines, does away with the unsightly brush or net wiring. He plants them in his U-Bar house during August, the first picking was for Thanksgiving, and each year he has picked right through to Easter. We don’t know of ancther such record with an ordinary house. Just another one of the proofs of the won- derful growing powers of U-Bar greenhouses —wonderful because they are so light, so near like an actual outdoors condition.

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wide by seven feet long, at the back of the enclosed porch, was given to the old-fashioned pole beans, as was a strip eighteen inches by nine feet at the front of the coal shed and another eighteen inches wide by ten feet long at the end of the shed.

Outside the driveway was a plot nine feet in width, running the full depth of the yard. This was divided into three 15-foot spaces, in which sweet corn was planted. In the “WV” of the rear walk, a bed for head lettuce was made, French radishes being sowed be- tween the rows of lettuce. At the end of the shed, between the space given up to beans and the driveway, was a plot ten feet long by four feet wide; this was utilized for spring onions and early beets.

The purely decorative gardening was con- fined to a strip a foot wide and ten feet long, beside the driveway, wherein was made a ~ $age : trench for sweet peas. A double trench for eas AAA ER LEE the same flowers gave two 20-foot rows to-

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Along with this ever-growing interest, comes the desire for flowers in the dull gray months, and you are no longer content with the brief pleasures of the outdoor garden—you must have them all the year through; that is just the reason we have made our greenhouses such attractive, workable sort of places—actual bits of garden land where, amidst most delightful surroundings and just the right growing conditions, you can experiment with seedlings, turn completely around the blooming or fruiting time—have your roses in December as well as June; go straw- berrying at Christmas, picking a quart from every six or eight plants.

Then there are the vegetables—tomatoes and string beans growing side by side. Melons and cucumbers clambering up their trellises. With it all comes not alone the actual pleasure of having things out of season but the genuine enjoyment of helping things to grow—that zest that only comes with doing things. Send tor our ‘“Iwo P’s’’ booklet. It shows four of just

the kind of greenhouses that will bring all this to you. Seventeen dozen ears of corn were produced from a narrow strip on one side of the yard

LORD & BURNHAM, GREENHOUSE DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS, 1133 BROADWAY, CORNER 26TH STREET, NEW YORK 7 | driveway; climbing nasturtiums were planted BOSTON BRANCH: 819 TREMONT BUILDING beside the back steps and at the south end of the enclosed porch, and a small bed of old- fashioned flowering plants was made beside the walk leading around the house. One plot of corn was planted with Golden Bantam for first crop, while in the other plots, two plantings of Stowell’s Evergreen were made a month apart. For the climbing beans, small stakes were driven deeply into the ground at the ends of the trenches, and strong wire was run across

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thus be kept off the ground. The estimate of the probable growth was entirely too low; the tomatoes finally attained a height of fully seven feet from the ground. The beans attained a similar height and the pods were always clean and easy to gather.

The bush wax bean came to maturity at least three weeks before the climbing kinds, and from the twenty feet given of row, we gathered five pecks. While the bush beans were still in bearing, the climbers matured their earliest pods, and in repeated ‘‘pick- ings,” the last of which was made about the middle of September, the vines produced two and one-half bushels of as fine “snap” beans as anyone could desire. Two varieties were planted—one called Kentucky Wonder, and the other, a week to ten days later, called Lazy Wife. The Kentucky Wonder is cer- tainly true to its name, many of the pods picked being more than eight inches in length, and a number of the fully matured ones measuring eleven to thirteen inches.

Seventy-eight fully developed ears were pulled from the early corn, over a period of three weeks, the two later plantings furnish- ing 126 roasting ears, through a season of about seven weeks.

The tomatoes planted were of the variety Beefsteak, large and solid. The first ripe fruits were picked on July 18th. At one time the seven vines were set with over two hundred fruits, and from their first bearing until the end of the season, with the frost in October, they furnished an ample supply for the table, as well as an abundance for making catsup, Chili sauce, etc.

As for the cost of the garden, less than one dollar covered the entire cash outlay for seeds, etc. A single packet of nitro-culture sufficed for treating all the seed beans, and this cost twenty-five cents. The manure cost no- thing; spade, mattock, hoe and rake were already on hand; therefore, the total cash outlay involved in making this experiment in “intensive farming” was only $1.15. Close account was kept of all vegetables used, the market price of the produce at the time being set down, and by the end of the season the city backyard, that had been considered too small for anything larger than a flower bed, had produced, according to the actual market prices, $14.52 of the finest of home- grown vegetables.

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Nature’s Two Unique and Wonderful “New Creations” in Bush Limas!

Nature has surely surpassed herself! na single season she has outstripped all efforts of man. In fact, such distinct new types have never even been

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