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If a problem grows in your garden write 

 to the Reader's Service for assistance 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



October, 1907 



Don't Rake Leaves! 



Save time, labor, money, get better results and have a neat lawn all 

 the time by using 



The Apollo Lawn Sweeper. 



Gathers up leaves on lawns and walks like a carpet sweeper sweeps 

 carpets. A boy with this machine will do work of 3 men in one-half the 

 time. Pushes easier than a lawn mower. Sweeps up leaves, cut grass, 

 twigs, paper, all litter. 



The APOLLO keeps the lawn as it should be, neat, smooth, 

 in beautiful condition. Takes out weed seeds, worm casts, ant 

 hills. Does not injure the turf. 



Unsurpassed for Walks, Stable, Oarage, Warehouse 

 Floors. An up-to-date machine that produces re- 

 sults. Nothing like it sold. 



Sold on 30 Days Trial. 



We let the APOLLO demon- 

 strate its value. Use it 

 and you will not be 

 without it. In regular 

 use by Parks, Public 

 Institutions and Rail- 

 roads. 



Booklet, showing APOLLO 

 at work. 



THE GREENE MFG. CO., 47 Sycamore St., SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. 



Now is the Time to Plant Bulbs 

 for Spring Flowering 



Our Autumn Catalogue will help you in selecting the 

 varieties. It gives practical hints on planting for out- 

 door display or culture in the house, the bulbs to use 

 for display among shrubbery, Hardy Perennial Plants 

 for Fall planting, etc. We mail it free on application. 



H. E. FISKE SEED CO., 



12 and 13 Faneuil Hall Square, Boston, Mass. 



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To enjoy such 

 sleep your comfort"" 

 must be -warm and 

 light. Ordinary com- 

 forts are heavy, but not 

 ■warm, because the filling 

 is compact; — the heat of the 

 body goes right through. 



Poppy Pattern 

 in Silkolene 



Sound 

 sleep 

 in co Id fresh air saves 

 more lives than science \" 



—SIB JOSEPH LISTER, Famous London Surgeon, 



Maish couonilwn Com/brts 



are Luxuriously Warm — WonderfullyZ,z^/ 



The filling is a fluffy, snow-white continuous layer, full of tiny 

 air-cells that keep the vital body-warmth in. You wouldn't believe 

 there could be such a difference till you have slept under a "Maish" 

 — that you could be so warm without the slightest sense of weight. 

 The best stores have Maish Comforts; all sizes, from Bassi- 

 nette (baby comfort) to extra long and extra large; in silkolene, 

 sateen and silk — charming new designs, if your dealer hasn't the 

 "Maish" don't accept a substitute; write us and we 

 will refer you to one who has or supply you direct. 

 Write to-dav for "COMFORT," our hook of valuahle 

 facts ahout hedding; cross section cut from a Maish 

 Comfort and samples of coverings, FREE. 

 The Chas. A. Maish Co. 

 Look for this mark sewn 1133 Bank Street, Cincinnati 



to every genuine "Maish." 



Maish Laminated Cotton Down 



The wonderful filling that makes 

 Maish Comforts so wabm and uqhi. 



Things Every Gardener Should 

 Know 



The best time to plant tulips, hyacinths 

 and daffodils for outdoor bloom is October 

 1st to 15th. 



Rake the vegetable garden clean, burn 

 diseased plants, and plow under all the 

 manure you can get and let the ground lie 

 rough all winter. That's the way to destroy 

 insects wholesale, improve the moisture- 

 holding capacity of your soil and put plant 

 food into it. 



A fortnight after the killing frosts, or as 

 soon as tender bulbs are sufficiently ripened, 

 dig cannas, dahlias, gladioli, tuberoses and 

 caladiums. Dry them in the sun, shake off 

 the dirt and store for the winter. 



Cut off and burn all the old asparagus 

 stalks. 



Have you ever grown bulbs for Christmas 

 presents? Why not get half a dozen hy- 

 acinth glasses now and astonish some poor 

 old ladies who never saw a flower growing 

 in pure water and never expected anything 

 from you? 



Tell all your benighted friends who live 

 in flats and won't have house plants for fear 

 of getting dirt on their carpets, that they 

 ought to grow bulbs in sand or sphagnum 

 moss. Start now with Roman hyacinths and 

 you can have them for Christmas. 



You can have Chinese sacred lilies for 

 Thanksgiving if you buy the bulbs by 

 October 1st. Put them in shallow bowls 

 of water with stones enough to keep the bulbs 

 in place. 



Every flat in every city ought to have these 

 three kinds of flowers in bloom all November 

 and December — Roman hyacinths, Paper 

 White narcissus and Chinese sacred lily. 



You can have a few flowers every day 

 from Christmas to Easter if you have a little 

 gumption and are willing to spend one 

 dollar for bulbs. Don't you want to? 



The Southern tree-planting season' begins 

 in November and reaches its climax in 

 January. 



The rhododendron bed must be mulched. 

 Give a 3- or 4-inch layer of leaves from a 

 hardwood tree — maple for instance. Cut 

 some evergreen boughs to protect the tops 

 of the rhododendrons from the hot sun and 

 harsh winds of winter. See that soil is damp. 

 If the fall is dry water the beds thoroughly. 

 Do not let the soil freeze up while dry. 



Hydrangeas for forcing for Easter flowers 

 must be potted before heavy frosts come. 



Brussels sprouts are improved by a touch of 

 frost. They may be left out all winter and will 

 keep in good condition if protected from snow. 



