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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



Special Clocks for Country Houses 



THE WILLARD 



THIRTY=DAY 



TIME MOVEMENT 



Fully Guaranteed 

 Mahogany with Cast Gilt Trimmings 



* 'T^HIS clock was 

 A designed and 

 made by Edw. K. 

 Willard, a skilled 

 clock-maker of Lon- 

 don, England, in 

 1801. Its beauty and 

 practical worth at- 

 tracted the attention 

 of an American clock 

 manufacturer named 

 George Worthing- 

 ton, who was in Lon- 

 don at the time, and 

 securing the 

 patent lights 

 for the 

 United 

 States, he 

 int roduced 

 the Willard 

 to the Amer- 

 ican trade in 

 S812. "We 

 ■ ire now man- 

 ufacturing 

 . this clock in 

 limited num- 

 bers for spe- 

 cial trade. 

 If not obtain- 

 able from 

 your local 

 jeweler, this 

 clock will be 

 sent care- 

 fully packed 



— no charge for packing — direct from our factory on 

 receipt of 



PRICE, $29.00 



Be sure you get a THIRTY=DAY 

 movement 



We have some especially attractive new Mantel Mission 



clocks, of which we will send illustrations 



and prices on application 



THE NEW HAVEN CLOCK CO. 



Dcpt. L, NEW HAVEN. CONN. 



Sole Manufacturers TATTOO Intermittent 

 Alarm 



Height, Ai l A in. Width, 12% 

 Silver Finished Dial 



8-inch 



\ct^oJr> riXw 



Would it please you to have Freesias in I flower 

 at Christmas? You can if you plant now. Enough 

 for a pot, how to grow them, and my Little Brown Book, 

 of Dutch Bulbs (if you garden indoors or out you must 

 have it), all for 10c, Write to-day; it will pay. 



Henry Saxton Adams, Jamaica Plain, Mass. 



Japanese Bamboo Stakes 



DURABLE. Indispensable for tying Geraniums, 

 Lilies, Roses, Chrysanthemums, Tomatoes, 

 Dahlias, etc. 



3 to 4 feet stakes, ioo for 75 cents; 1000 for $4.00) 25 at 100 rate; 

 6 feet stakes, 100 for $1.00; 1000 for $6.00 I 250 at 1000 rate 



Address H. H. BEROER & CO., 47 Barclay St., New York 



[in this department we invite suggestions from amateurs con- 

 cerning anything connected with the home garden. If you have 

 worked out the ideas, so much the better. We offer a five-dollar 

 bill for the best suggestion that comes to us each month. Address 

 Suggestions Department, The Garden Magazine, 133 East 16th 

 Street, New York, N. Y.J 



The award of Five Dollars is made to 

 Miss L. Greenlee, Garden City, N. C, for 

 some valuable suggestions for the improve- 

 ment of the seed-planting tables. We are 

 planning to incorporate Miss Greenlee's ideas 

 in the spring planting number next April. 



A Good Use for Tin Cans 



THE midsummer drought seldom affects 

 our garden, and one reason for it is that 

 we use perforated tin cans as a means of 

 watering the plants. One is set in the 

 ground near the root of each plant or hill. 

 Thus far we have used them only for toma- 

 toes, cucumbers, squash and eggplants, but 

 there are other vegetables that would no 

 doubt be benefited by the same treatment, 

 especially peas and lettuce. This kind of 

 watering is far better than simply wetting 

 the surface of the soil with a watering pot, 

 as that only brings the small rootlets to the 

 surface, to suffer from succeeding dry weather. 

 Any reasonable method of sending the water 

 deeper is to be recommended, and for this 

 reason the tall cans are better than the 

 shallow ones. We made two mistakes in 

 our first experiments; one was that we made 

 only one hole in the bottom of the can and 

 the water ran through too slowly — the bottom 

 should be riddled with holes — the other was 

 that we set the tops of the cans even with 

 the surface of the soil and the rains and 

 cultivation soon caused the soil to fall in 

 and stop up the drainage. The top should 

 be an inch or more above the soil level. We 

 corrected these conditions later, and since 

 then have found the can system a very satis- 

 factory one. It is the best method of apply- 

 ing soapy water from the laundry for tomatoes, 

 cucumbers and other vegetables, being a much 

 cleaner job than doing it with a watering can, 

 besides giving more benefit to the plants, in 

 proportion to the water carried. The cans 

 will last more than one season. 



We have some experiments in view. Let- 

 tuce thrives on the water treatment. Rad- 

 ishes are improved by nitrate of soda, which 

 can be dissolved in water, and beets are 

 benefited by salt. We intend to plant a 

 double row of each, with a can here and 

 there between the rows, and administer the 

 doses in that way, comparing them with rows 

 of the same vegetable not so treated. Shal- 

 low cans would probably be as good, or better, 

 for beets and r«adishes. X. M. A. 



New York. 



Pearline 



—especially adapted 



to washing 



Ducks 



Linens 



Piques 



Lawns 



Madras jj 



Batistes 



Percales 



Cheviots 



Ginghams 



Organdies 



and all other 



Wash Fabrics. 



nVE SUMMER EXERCISE 

 uent washing of many gowns— Don't wear 



them out by destructive rubbing with soap and wash-board. 



EARLINE 



does more than soap can do- WITHOUT RUBBING, 



te Washing 



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 A Deal in Wheat. $1.50 

 The Pit. $1.50 

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 A Man's Woman. $1.50 

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 Moran of the Lady Letty. $1.00 



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KFRUITBOOK 



shows in NATURAL COLORS and 



accurately describes 216 varieties of 

 ,- ' fruit. Send for our liberal terms of distri- 

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KKant Department 



A special low rate is made in this department for 

 the convenience of readers to advertise for a 

 gardener, or for gardeners to offer their services. 



W/ A M T P F~\ ^ position on a country 



*» ■**■ *■ ^ *■ "-* *— ^ farm, where a city boy, 

 17yearsold, can earn his board and Iodgingthis summer. 

 Address A. H.Gleason, 133 E. 1 6th St., New York City. 



Gardeners' Register 



High-class men, with good records, can be 

 obtained at VAUQHAN'S SEED STORE, 

 14 Barclay Street, New York City. No fee. 



Competent Gardeners 



The comforts and products of a country home are increased by 

 employing a competent gardener; if you want to engage one, 

 write to us. Please give particulars regarding place and say 

 whether married or single man is wanted. We have been supplying 

 them for years to the best people everywhere. No fee asked. 

 PETER HENDERSON & CO., Seedsmen and Florists, 35 and 37 

 Cortlandt Street, New York City. 



