208 THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 
NovEeMBER, 1906 
HICKS TREES 
4 to 6 in. in diameter, 16 to 30 ft. high 
BY THE CARLOAD 
Save years of waiting for ordinary Nursery 
stock. One perfectly developed tree is worth 
several small trees and is the most economical 
investment. A class of stock that people want. 
It is within the means of the average purse. 
The usual sizes of trees, shrubs, old-fashioned 
flowers, and formal garden material in quantity. 
Evergreen, oak and chestnut seedlings by 
the 100,000 grown from Long Island seed to 
fit the conditions of Long Island and north- 
eastern United States. The foresight and 
skill of the Westbury Nurseries makes possible 
reforesting barren land, the planting of wind- 
breaks, shelter belts and screens. 
Send for price list. 
We have prepared for moving, on Hicks Patent Tree-movers, 
large shade trees up to 50 feet high and 30 feet spread of roots and 
top. Large evergreens up to 45 feet high. 
12 Tree Movers—expert men—sent anywhere 
ISAAC HICKS inp SON 
Nurserymen and Scientific Tree Movers 
Telephone 76 W WESTBURY STATION, LONG ISLAND 
a simple, common sense 
plan, they are economical, easy to run, quick to regulate. We 
sellthem straight from our factory to your cellar—no middl 
men, no intermediate profits. Hess teaches you how to set hismig 
furnace up without expert help and guarantees complete suc-fe 
cee or money, perundeds Hundreds pamedone A Sues ats 
ou can. rices low—factory prices. rite for our 40-page 
From Factory furnace book. It contains complete illustrations of our furnaces 
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F U N A ( E S Built to reduce coal bills 
—to make a house cozy 
when it’s cold. Builton 
and tells you, in simple terms, the best method of placing and 
TO YOU operating your heating equipment. Its free. Ask for one today. 
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W ‘The Fire Test 
Rex Flintkote Roofing has 
POULTRY HOUSE ie many times withstood the two 
ee, YY most severe sorts of fire-tests. First, 
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from outside fires. Second, it has prevented 
the spread to other buildings of fire originating 
in the building covered by it. 
You can demonstrate the fire-resisting qual- 
ities of Rex Flintkote Roofing. 
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upon which you may lay a red-hot coal and. watch the 
result. Rex Flintkote keeps out water as well as fire. 
It doesn’t rust, it doesn’t warp or buckle, ard it wears 
and wears. ‘‘Look for the Boy’’ trade-mark to get the 
genuine. If your dealer hasn’t it, write us. If you 
prefer a red roof, our special red paint will give 
an artistic effect. Write for free samples of 
oN roofing and booklet of roofing pointse 
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29 India St., Boston , 
Agents everywhere 
HANDLING MONTBRETIA 
L. M. B., Mass.—The montbretias (Tritonia) are usually 
handled the same as one treats gladiolus, but on several of 
the estates in Lenox, Mass., they have proved hardy if given 
a mulch. 
REMEDY FOR WIREWORMS 
J. D. H., New York—To rid your land of wire worms, 
give it a dressing of gas lime, using it at the rate of twenty 
bushels of lime to the acre. Gas lime may be secured 
at any gas works. 
GOURD FLOWERS 
J. D. H., New York—The flowers of the gourd are mon- 
cecious; that is, two kinds of flowers are produced on the 
same plant. , You have been watching the staminate flow- 
ers. The pistillate flowers are short-stalked, with three 2- 
lobed stigmas and a hairy ovary, and do not have showy 
petals like the staminate flowers. 
EXTERMINATE WITCH GRASS 
B. L. S., N. H.—If you have a small piece of ground spade 
it over, taking out each piece of the witch grass roots which 
you can find. If it is a large piece of ground plant it to some 
hoed crop—corn, for instance. Thorough cultivation for 
two years should down it. 
RED SPIDER ON CARNATIONS 
A. F. C., New York—The foliage of carnations which 
you sent us is badly infested with red spider. The most 
effective remedy for this is te syringe the plants with water 
in a fine spray, and with considerable force, the object being 
to knock him off. In severe cases kerosene emulsion has 
been used, but this is seldom necéssary. 
WHERE LILIES SUCCEED BEST 
C. F. P., Pa.—All the liliums prefer a light rather than a 
heavy soil, and it must be well drained. A shady situation 
is better, not because the foliage and flowers need shading, 
but rather that the bulbs may be kept cool. A rhododen- 
dron bed is an excellent place for lilies, as the conditions 
demanded by the rhododendrons are ideal for the lilies. 
FALL SOWN LAWNS BEST 
E. S., New York—Sow your lawn seed in September or 
in late March, just after a late snow storm. If sown in 
July, as you suggest, it will burn up and your Jawn will be- 
come filled with weeds. A good lawn mixture is Kentucky 
blue grass ten quarts, Rhode Island bent grass eight quarts, 
and English rye grass three quarts. Use four bushels to. 
the acre or one quart to 300 square feet. 
BOSTON IVY ON SHINGLED HOUSES 
L. J. H., New Jersey—The Boston ivy (Ampelopsis tri- 
cuspidata, known in the trade as A. Veitchii) will stick to 
| wooden walls without any trouble. Are the shingles of your 
house stained? If so, that 1s probably the cause of failure, 
because nearly all the shingle stains contain copper or 
arsenic which kills the little adhesive tendrils. Any close 
clinging vine is bad on a wooden house, because the wood 
never has a chance to dry out properly and, in consequence,. 
wood-rotting fungi find an admirable medium in which to. 
thrive and which soon destroy it. 
MAKING GRAPES BEAR 
E. E. M., Pa.—The unfruitfulness of your red grapes is: 
not due to the strong growth nor are the plants tender. More 
likely it is due to self-sterility. You fail to name the vari- 
eties you are growing. Among the red or reddish purple 
sorts that have been shown to set fruit poorly, although 
they blossom freely, are: Lindley, Salem, Vergennes, Wyo- 
ming, and Brighton. If your vines are of these sorts you 
must plant some variety near them which has an abundance 
of pollen, such as Concord. Keep on using a fertilizer 
which is strong in potash. 
STORING MANURE 
F. M. D., Cal.—Store the manure in a covered building, 
as exposure to the weather causes it to deteriorate rapidly. 
The ideal place is a shed with a cement floor or basin in 
which there are several wells into which the floor drains. 
The liquid portion can then be pumped out into tank wag- 
ons and sprinkled on the surface of the ground. The barn 
drains should be connected with the shed. If this method’ 
is impossible practically all the liquid can be saved if the 
cattle are bedded with sufficient peat, straw, or sawdust to 
absorb the moisture. Horse manure must be turned over 
frequently to keep it from “burning,” as when fermenta- 
tion takes place the ammonia compounds—the most valu— 
able constituents—are driven off. 
