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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



October, 190 5 



BIS SELLS 



If in T)oubt 



Ask a neighbor or friend 

 what they think of the Bissell 

 Sweeper as the modern, sani- 

 tary appliance for cleaning 

 your carpets or rugs. You can 

 make sweeping day a pleasant 

 anticipation, instead of a day to 

 be dreaded, by using a BISSELL, 

 the leading carpet sweeper of the 

 world. 



It will add many years to the life 



of your carpets, to say nothing of the 



saving of time, labor and health. Just 



consider what it means to do your 



sweeping in one-quarter of the time, and 



with Q S.% less effort than the corn broom 



requires. 



send 



The Bissell sweeps 

 easily, noiselessly, thor- 

 oughly, dustlessly, and 

 lasts longer than 50 corn 

 brooms. 



Buy now, send us the 



purchase slip, and we 



free a 



you 



• neat, useful present. 



The name Bissell marks 

 the genuine sweeper. 

 Sold by all first-class dealers. 



Prices, $2.50 to $5.00 



Bissell Carpet Sweeper Co. 

 Dept. 18A 



. (Largest Sweeper Makers 



in the World.) 

 Grand Rapids, 

 Mich. 



see my I Little 



Before 

 Brown 



ordering Dutch Bulbs 



Book. Your address to-day brings a 

 copy to your door. The Brown Book is full of 

 useful information. Prices right, stock the best. 

 HENRY SAXTON ADAMS, Jamaica Plain, Mass. 



Fall Planting 



Hardy Roses planted in the fall give the 

 best results. Also Paeonies and Phlox. 

 Place your orders early. Plant Walsh's 

 New Hardy Rambler Rose 



'Lady Gay' 



which received the Gold Medal at the 

 Royal Botanic Gardens Exhibition in 

 London, England, Jul}' 9th, 1905. 

 My catalogue contains list of all the best 

 varieties of Hybrid Tea, Hybrid Perpetual 

 and Climbing Roses, Paeonies, Phlox and 

 Hollyhocks. Mailed on application. 



M. H.WALSH, Rose Specialist 



WOOD'S HOLE, MASS. 



A Quick Way to Set Out Straw- 

 berry or Other Plants 



"\^7"HEN my strawberry plants came at 

 * * such a time that I could get no help 

 in setting them out, I was puzzled how quick- 

 est to do the work alone. Having some six- 

 inch labels, such as can be bought, painted 

 on both sides, at any seed store for fifteen 

 cents per hundred, I used them as follows: 



Stretching the garden line to mark the first 

 row, no feet long, I went along it with a 

 yardstick, setting the labels at proper dis- 

 tances, eighteen inches apart. When they 

 were set, I moved the line to mark the sec- 

 ond row. 



Then, with my basket of plants ready, I 

 drove my spade into the ground by the first 

 label, actually touching it and crowding it a 

 little along the row, thus getting the handle of 

 the spade to mark the exact spot where the 

 label stood. Drawing out the label, I set it 

 alongside the garden line. Pulling the spade 

 handle toward me, I set a plant in the deep 

 hole thus opened, spreading the roots out 

 fanlike. I then drew out the spade, drove it 

 into the ground a few inches in advance of the 

 plant, and again pulled the handle toward 

 me, thus closing the hole first opened and 

 crowding the earth against the roots of the 

 plant. After drawing the spade out of the 

 second hole, I filled this by sweeping a little 

 earth into it. Then, after using my fingers 

 to clear the crown bud of earth, I went on to 

 set the second plant. 



In this operation the back of the spade was 

 always away from me, and but one hand was 

 used to set the plant in the hole. When I did 

 not feel hurried I drove the spade in three 

 times instead of twice, once behind as well 

 as once in advance of the plant, to make ab- 

 solutely sure that the earth was well packed 

 around its roots. After a little practice I 

 scarcely needed to use my fingers to clear the 

 crown bud, and was able to average two 

 plants per minute. 



Thus, by marking the spot for each plant, 

 first by the labels and then by the handle of 

 the spade, the row was very easily set. When 

 it was finished, the labels stood by the second 

 row, ready to hand when the yardstick was 

 used. With my length of row, a packet of 

 a hundred labels could have been used to set 

 an indefinite number of plants, and I am sure 

 they saved me much time. To mark as you 

 go means delay and exposure of the plants 

 to the sun. A measuring tape interferes with 

 the use of the spade, and no other implement 

 except a special trowel will allow such quick 

 work, for the dibber is not really suitable for 

 setting strawberries, as it leaves the roots 

 crowded together instead of spread out. 

 Marks made in the ground quickly dry out 

 and disappear, but by using the labels I was 

 able to interrupt the work for hours at a 

 stretch and then take it up again without loss 

 of time. 



I consider that my labels have easily paid 

 for themselves, and plan to use them in 

 setting out my tomatoes, cabbages and 

 other house-raised plants. For the August 

 setting of potted strawberries they would also 

 be useful, but not of course with the spade. 

 Massachusetts. Allen French. 



JF your supply of drinking 

 water is to come from a 

 tank, be sure it is made by us 

 of Red Gulf Cypress. Then 

 there will be no chance of 

 contamination. 



Erected for Shawomet Water Co., Shawomet Beach, R. I. 



W. E. CALDWELL CO., 



LOUISVILLE, KY. 



Artistic 

 Furniture 



WILLOW and RUSH 

 This is one of our latest 

 designs, and there are hun- 

 dreds of others. Send for 

 our book " Fireside and 

 Seaside." Ask your dealer. 



SCHERRER- WILLIAMS CO. 

 Cambridge, Mass. 



INDIAN PALM BASKET, 25 Cents 



Hand-woven from palm fiber by the Indians in the 

 interior of Mexico, 8 inches high, strong, beautifully 

 colored, useful and ornamental. Warranted genuine. 

 Sold in curio stores at ji.oo. We send it prepaid for 

 25c, to advertise our large collection of Indian goods. 

 Pueblo rugs and Mexican drawn work at low prices. 

 2 baskets for 44c, large size basket, 50c. Catalogue 

 free with order or for 4c. postage. 



THE FRANCIS E, LESTER CO. 

 Dept. 94 B Mesilla Park, N. Mex. 



BOOKER T.WASHINGTON'S 



BOOKS 



Working with the Hands. Net, $1.50. Postage 



15 cents. 

 Character Building. Net, $1.50. Postage, 15 cents. 

 Up from Slavery. Net, $1.50. Postage, 15 cents. 



Published by 



DOUBI.EDAY, PAGE & COMPANY 



12 Mushrooms, 4 lbs., from "Tissue 

 Culture Pure Spawn," 



There are several 

 kinds of 



Mushroom 

 Spawn 



We produce the 

 BEST kind. Uncle 

 Sam's experts say so. 

 If you want fine fresh 

 mushrooms next fall 

 and winter send for 

 our booklet now. 

 Tells all about it. 



PureCultureSpawnCo. 



Meramec Highlands, Mo. 



