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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



November, 1907 



IMPORTANT NOTICE! 



RIDER ENGINE. 



Rider-Ericsson Engine Company 



begs to announce an important reduc- 

 tion in prices of its Rider and Ericsson 

 Engines, due to greatly improved facili- 

 ties in their new plant. The introduc- 

 tion of special machinery has not only 

 resulted in the absolute standardization 

 of all parts, but also in decreased costs 

 and we want our customers to share 

 with us in these benefits. 



We give below the present as well as 

 the old prices : 



Rider Engines 



OLD PRICES. 



( 5-inch 6-inch 



1 $210.00 $300.00 



f-' • C * ( 5-inch 6-inch 



hncsson Engines -j $120.00 $170.00 



NEW PRICES 



Rider Engines - 

 Ericsson Engines 



5 -inch 



$180.00 



5-inch 



$90.00 



6-inch 



$240.00 



6-inch 



$130.00 



8-inch 



$420.00 



8-inch 



$210.00 



8-inch 



10- inch 



$540.00 



10-inch 



$300.00 



10-inch 



$350.00 $460.00 



8-inch 



1 0-inch 



$160.00 $240.00 



No extra price for deep well attachment. 

 These pricts are f. o. b. New York. 



In view of the enormously increased demand, 

 orders should be placed as much in advance of 

 requirements as possible. 



For further information apply to our nearest 

 store, asking for catalogue ' U." 



Rider-Ericsson Engine Co. 



35 Warren St., New York. 



40 Dearborn St., Chicago. 

 239 and 241 Franklin St., Boston, 



40 North 7 th St., Philadelphia. 



22 Pitt St.. Sydney, N. S. W., Australia. 

 234 Crai^ St., W., Montreal, P. Q. 

 Amargura 96, Havana, Cuba. 



ERICSSON ENGINE 





FAIRFAX ROSES 



CANNOT BE EQUALLED Catalogue free 

 W. R. GRAY, Box 6, OAKTON, FAIRFAX CO., VA. 



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WHAT ARE UNLEACHED ASHES? 

 I. T. H., Penn. — Unleached hardwood ashes are ashes 

 from which no potash has been removed by percolating 

 water. They are often "leached" to obtain potash (lye), 

 for soap making. The term "leached" is also applied to 

 manure that has been washed by rains or drippings from 

 the eaves. If you buy ashes be sure they are unleached. 



FALL-SOWN SWEET PEAS EARLIEST 



R. F., Penn. — Sweet peas may be had in May if the seeds 

 are sown in October; the earlier the better. Select a rich, 

 well-drained soil and plant the seeds about five inches deep 

 and give level culture. Do not mulch with manure or 

 strawy material until after the ground has frozen up, other- 

 wise mice will make their home in the mulch. The frost 

 does not injure the sweet pea; it is the alternate thawing 

 and freezing of the early spring which does the damage. 

 How to avoid injury is well told in the October, 1905, Gar- 

 den Magazine, page 151. 



CANADA PEAS IN NEW JERSEY 



H. H. J., N. J. — Canada peas may be successfully grown 

 in New Jersey. They do best on clay loams but make good 

 yields on lighter soils and stand more abuse than any other 

 grain crop. They are particularly fond of lime and do te;t 

 on a well prepared, finely fitted seedbed. Sow as early as 

 the ground will permit. Drilling seed two to four inches deep 

 gives better results than broadcasting. Use two and one-half 

 bushels per acre of small varieties and three to three and 

 one-half bushels of large kinds. There are over 200 varieties 

 but the nine best yielders are: Crown, Carlton, Pride, 

 New Potter, Early Britain, Duke, Mummy, Centennial and 

 White Wonder. The last should not be planted on poor 

 soils. Thirty-seven bushels per acre is an average yield. 

 Prussian Blue is a hardy, prolific, reliable sort. They do 

 not need to be "brushed up," but are best gathered by an 

 attachment to a mower which lifts the vines. Cut when 

 majority of pods are matured and vines turn yellow. Thresh 

 by removing separator concave as for Kafir corn and run 

 cylinder at half speed. Lime, potash and phosphoric acid 

 are the essential fertilizing elements required. Use but 

 little nitrogenous fertilizer. 



MAKING NEW ROSE PLANTS 



H. M. K., Penn. — The best time to propagate hardy roses 

 is in the fall — late October or November — after the wood 

 has ripened and the leaves have fallen. Make cuttings 

 about six inches long; tie them in bundles of about fifty for 

 convenience in handling and store for the winter in boxes of 

 damp sand, which may be stored in a deep, cold-fr2me or 

 cool cellar where they will be protected frcm frost. If these 

 conveniences are not at hand, bury the cuttings out cf doors 

 in sand, putting them at least eighteen inches deep and give 

 them a further protection from the frost of a thick mulch of 

 leaves or pine needles. While the cold winter days are pass- 

 ing, these cuttings will be callousing, i. e., making a granular 

 growth over the lower end, frcm which the new roots start. 

 In Aoril,or as soon as the ground can be worked, plant these 

 cuttings in V-shaped trenches, lerving only one bud above 

 the ground. Ninety per cent, of these cuttings will root. 

 When making the cuttings, remember that roots are more 

 easily produced when the cuts are made just 1 nder a bud. 

 If you are goin g to propagate from roses growing under glass, 

 do the work in January and use only flowering wood for 

 makings the cuttings. Take the last six eyes on the stem 

 for the cuttings, making them two or three eyes long; put 

 the cuttings in sand on the cutting bench in a bouse having 

 a temperature of 55° or 58 . A warmer temperature is 

 liable to cause the buds to start. Have a bottom heat of 

 about 70 . For further information on roses, read "Roses 

 and How to Grow Them." 



