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A reliable power plant can be utilized in many different 

 ways. The Readers' Service furnishes advice 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



October, 1907 



Water 



in 

 Winter 



This picture shows how the Hot-Air Pump works in winter, with the 

 live stock under cover away from the wind and weather. Any ordinary 

 snow or ice storm will put a windmill out of commission, while the 



Hot-Air Pump 



is always independent of climatic changes. The importance of a 

 regular water supply for live stock can not be overestimated. It 

 should be as pure and abundant as air and of a normal temperature. This keeps animals in 

 proper flesh and, for the dairy, increases the flow of milk. Any farm or country cottage may 

 have the right sort of a water supply, and at very slight expense. Now is the time to installa 

 Hoi-Ait Pump and be ready fo?- whiter. Over 40,000 are now in use all over the world. 



Catalogue V sent free on application. Beware of imitations. 

 AH genuine pumps bear the name-plate of this company. 



Rider-Ericsson 

 Engine Co. 



35 Warren Street, - - New York 

 239 Franklin Street, - - Boston 

 40 Dearborn Street, - - Chicago 

 40 North 7th Street, - Philadelphia 

 234 Craig Street West, Montreal, P.Q. 



Pitt Street, 

 Amargura 96, 



Sydney, N.S.W. 

 - Havana, Cuba 



Hot-Air Pump 



Select Paints 



as you select tKeir colors 



Oxide of Zinc Paints 



are beautiful and lasting 

 THE NEW JERSEY ZINC CO. 



71 Broadway ------ New York 



We do 7iot grind zinc itt oil. 



A list of manufacturers of zinc paints sent 071 application 



FINT is a thing the average house owner knows less 

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 Common regard for appearances makes a man want to keep 

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Palntmakers, VarnisHmakers New York Chicago Kansas City 



— Your 

 Protection 



manured. As many children are used in the 

 preparation of the soil and digging the 

 trenches as will be conducive to an orderly 

 lesson and the least possible waste of time. 

 The best results in class work have been 

 obtained by using several strong boys of the 

 higher grades to prepare the soil and stretch 

 the garden lines a foot apart. Then, with a 



The school room was brightened during the dull days 

 of January by Roman hyacinths 



dozen or more trowels brought from their 

 homes, the class prepares the trenches. A 

 little sand is placed in the bottom of the 

 trenches for drainage, manure on this for 

 food, and then a thin layer of soil upon which 

 the bulbs rest. Each child puts in his bulb — 

 the tulips six inches apart, the hyacinths 

 eight — after which they are covered with 

 about four inches of soil. In the lower 

 grades, the regular school work such as 

 language lessons and arithmetic follows the 

 outdoor work, but in the higher grades, prob- 

 lems that relate to bulb importation and 

 lessons in geography on Holland are given. 



The height of the blooming season has 

 been during the Easter vacation. Fearing 

 vandalism while the building was closed, the 



.v^..,:.;d ; 



The whole neighborhood claimed ownership in 

 the school garden when the bulbs were in bloom, 

 and guarded it from wanton destruction 



teachers talked to the children of their owner- 

 ship of the garden, the hard work that was 

 necessary to produce it, and how one should 

 most zealously guard and protect it. As the 

 children live near the school, they were urged 

 to watch the garden during their play. Three 

 times during Easter week I went to the 

 building and never failed to find sharp-eyed 



