260 



// you are planning to build the Readers' Ti tt T~> OA'DI^'CIV "l\/TA/~ , A'7T XT T? 

 Service can give you helpjul suggestions Ixlli (j A Jt\. JLJ Jrij JN 1VL A VI A Li 1 JN L 



Deceml er, 1907 



Rare Japan Dwarf Pine in 

 antique pot, $15.00 to $20.00 



Rare Japan Dwarf plants in varieties, 

 75 cents to $2.00 each 



Unique XmaS Offering ° ur y earl y importation is due by Decem- 



■^— ^— — 1 ^"™ ^— ^— — ^^^-^^^ ber 10th. Send in orders early. Prices 

 include delivery. We send full directions "How to Care for Dwarf Plants" 



with every plant. 

 No. 1,2,5, 11 

 " 4, 7, 8 . . 



$2.00 each 

 1.50 " 



No. 9, 10 

 " 6, 12 



$1.00 each 

 .75 " 



Address H. H. BERGER & CO., 70 Warren Street, N. Y. 



THE FLOWERS GRAND- 

 MOTHER USED TO GROW 



pETER'S PLANTS"— the book 



•*■ — tells in an interesting way 

 how to create anew the old-time 

 Hardy Gardens. It is a "dif- 

 ferent" nursery catalogue, which 

 classifies and describes hardy 

 J farf flowers according to the ways in 

 a "/ which they can be made most 

 useful in adorning the home- 

 ^i grounds. Peter's Plants — the 

 \ stock — are produced in the 

 \ cool Southern Alleghany 

 ^ Mountains, wherethegrow- 

 >. ing season is extra long — 

 affording thrifty and vigor- 

 ous specimens; the soil rich 

 but shallow — giving masses 

 \ of fibrous roots ; and the 

 ' temperature even, but 

 X fallingto 17 degrees above 

 zero — insuring hardiness. 



Before you make your planting 

 plans for the spring, see "Peter's 

 Plants" — it will be sent free on 

 application. This unique book, 

 pleasant to read, will also be of 

 real service to you. 



Write for Jt To-day 



PETER'S NURSERY 

 COMPANY 



Box 307 Knoxville, Tennessee 



SAVE IT AND DON'T WORRY 



It's like finding money the way the Hustler Ash 

 Sifter saves coal. Turning the crank for a min- 

 ute sifts the day's ashes. No dust nor dirt; easy 

 to operate ; a child can do it, and no maid objects 

 to it. Fits wood or iron barrel ; saves many 

 times its cost in a year, and the cinders are excel- 

 lent for banking fire at night. If your dealer 

 can't supply you, we will. Write for Catalog 83. 



HILL DRYER CO., 



408 Park Avenue, Worcester, Mass. 



OUR LIBRARY SALESROOM 



is maintained espe- 

 cially for the con- 

 venience of our sub- 

 scribers. Here our 

 books and maga- 

 zines may be exam- 

 ined at your leisure 

 and without obliga- 

 tion to purchase. 

 Subscriptions 



L±*~*.-~~- 



— ^ni 





nktoiUMgi 



m 



w^ ' 



■Tp^sS 





Bm^ 



™ tB..»>HtiTM 





- m 



mm 





may be entered, 

 magazines ex- 

 changed for bound 

 volumes, and vari- 

 ous bindings com- 

 pared, as a complete 

 stock of all publica- 

 tions will be found 

 in the library. 



DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & CO., 133 East 16th Street, New York City 



TRANSPLANTING DOGWOOD 



E. J. S.New Jersey —The dogwood can be transplanted 

 easily from your wood lot, providing you are careful in 

 moving the trees and the work is done in the spring. Enough 

 of the root should be taken up with the tree to give it a good 

 start after transplanting. In transplanting the roots should 

 be carefully protected. The same will hold true of beech, 

 maple and chestnut. Elder will not do very well on high 

 ground. 



WILD ONIONS IN NEW YORK 



W. N., New York. — As yet there has been found no en- 

 tirely practical method of destroying the wild onions. A 

 number of remedies have been suggested, and the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture has taken up experimental work on the 

 subject. It would seem, however, that the most practical 

 method is to plow very deeply and bury the plants com- 

 pletely early in the spring. 



MOVING LARGE EVERGREENS 



H. H. H., Pa., — Hemlocks, seven to ten feet high, can 

 be moved with a ball of earth either in early spring or in 

 August. Root prune the trees in April and May which 

 are to be moved the following August or the following spring, 

 but root pruning is not essential with trees of that size. For 

 a seven-foot tree, the ball should be from two to three feet 

 wide and as deep as the roots extend. For a ten-foot tree 

 the ball should be from three to four feet wide. Sew burlap 

 tightly around the balls and roll them on to a platform or 

 stone boat. G. H. 



CULTIVATION KILLS WEEDS 



J. L. A., Md. — To clear a field that has been uncultivated 

 for years and is choked with honeysuckle, plant cow-peas. 

 These can be grown to advantage between the rows of corn, 

 sowing them at the last cultivation. In some northern 

 localities, clover may be sown in the same area with good 

 results. Formerly, wheat was planted after the corn was 

 taken off and in fact it is quite a common practice yet. 

 With the wheat timothy was sown, and in March or early 

 spring red clover was sown. Of late years, however, this 

 practice seems to be going out of date to some extent, and 

 the most successful farmers are planting timothy without a 

 nurse crop, simply putting the land in good condition after 

 corn is off and planting the timothy, the clover being sown 

 in the spring as usual. Again, these two maybe sown to- 

 gether at the laying by of the corn with good results. When 

 planted in this way, timothy and clover make a crop of hay 

 the first year, which is not true if planted with wheat. 



A BIT OF FENCE LAW 



H. H. H., Maryland. — In Maryland a neighbor cannot 

 be compelled to construct his part of the fence unless there 

 has been either an agreement on his part to do so, or the 

 fence has been kept up proportionately by each party for 

 at least twenty years; or unless there is a law in your state 

 providing for fence viewers and the division of line fences 

 by them. The statutes on this subject in the different states 

 vary in many particulars and it is not possible to tell 

 you exactly what to do in your state. If there are fence 

 viewers elected or appointed in your town apply to them. 

 We cannot tell whether the laws of your state forbid the 

 use of barbed wire. Doubtless the fence viewers, if you 

 have any, can inform you on that subject. You cannot 

 recover from your neighbor the cost of putting up his part 

 of the fence, unless there has been an agreement on his part 

 to keep it up, otherwise your only remedy is to apply to 

 your fence viewers, if there are any, and have them proceed 

 in the manner provided by your local laws. However, if 

 your neighbor's animals get on to your land he is liable to 

 you for the trespass, as there is no obligation on your part 

 to build a fence to keep them out. 



