116 The Readers Serpicemal) estes eT EY GARD BONE iG CENeZaTONUE, Marcu, 1908 
The shoes were put on by wooden pegs 
66 ” aa The New being driven through the runners and shoes, 
The New Japana ESN a > and for the tongue fastening an inch board 
Cut Flower Holder Sp Japana a foot wide was used with bolt tongue hook. 
Candlestick 
greatly enhances the beauty of flowers by 
showing them as they grow, and doubles le ae for evening decoration 
their life by giving perfect circulation of wes affords the beautiful com- 
water around each stem. ' a bination of cut flowers 
ee a ‘ and candle light. The 
The “Japana”’ The sf Anglais ea Table = f aed Et “Japana”’ eimile is made 
. i 5 aii : with silver plated or brass 
Decoration oe EE), ‘ : candlesticks, german sil- 
ot \ jl ver and brass shades to 
match. Thestick screws 
into any “‘Japana.’”” Ccm- 
plete “‘Japana’’ candle, 
with silver stick, 
“Japana” and Colonial 
Vase, as illustrated ex- 
cepting without shade, 
$1.85. 
Anglais Units with ‘‘Japana’’ Complete, 
Crescent or Rectangular, each - $ 75 Any one can fix up a sled carryineniweMbnerels 
Circle, 6 crescent units - - - - 4.50 2a oe ‘ 
OP (ecole NOEL Rea = ae fastened on a frame and it will save a lot of labor in 
hauling maple syrups 
Safe shipment and satisfaction guaranteed. 
Order from this advertisement, or write for cir- 
cular. 5 : 
Special Sample Offer—Upon receipt of The barrels have an opening 1n the top 
2gc. we will send a 2} inch “Japana”’ prepaid two inches square, and to cover this opening 
to any address. use a block three inches square, bore a hole 
M. V. GARNSEY in it through the centre for a $-inch bolt 
N 129 Waiola Ave., La Grange, Ill. and a small stick an inch longer than the 
block. Put the block outside and the stick 
for cut flowers consists of 
Japanas in low Colonial 
crystalwithholes Glass vases, in both cres- 
foreachstem.In- cent and rectangular units 
visible in water 8 in. long permitting an un- 
Used with any ;. . ¢ 
eee Or ahah. limited variety of effects, 
4sin.dia. soc. 6 crescents make a circle and rectangles may be added 
oem s oe to form an oblong of any size desired. 
inside of the barrel and draw together with 
the bolt. 
To get the sap in the barrel without 
spilling it, we use a funnel; to get it out 
Lawn or Golf Green Roller. 
This new pattern roller is made with our Improved Wood 
Handle strongly braced, having counterpoise balance 
weights on shaftfor holding the handle up when roller is 
not in use. 
This roller h amental end d is highly finished. 2 . 
Tndi-pensable for successful lawn and garden Write for our illustrated catalogue, a suck pump was made from a pump log 
aes mee ors replete with choicest strains of and a sucker and plunger with the spout 
ae Ieee nantes es ge ee Vegetable and Flower Seeds. It long enough to reach to the big receiver 
— 225, ates Cees 5 . : 3 
ese. hae Ade ene also contains many engravings and or evaporator feeder. The tongue from 
Fag RSS Aca lular “ ruBo full descriptions and directions for another sleigh may be used. The total 
also larger sizes up to 500 Ibs. a : 5 cost was: 
planting seeds. : 
Adjustable Garden Cultivator. Mailed free to all applicants. a barrels,.: 5 | ies 
2 runners 5 5 S 2 . . 50 
The most useful hand garden tool on the A & EBERLE 
ket. 2 grooved bars . A : Q : 30 
mit will pull out the weeds, pulverize the SHERM N a 3 
ground thoroughly leaving it level, works Box 320. ALBANY. N. NY 2 shoes O - 5 . . . -20 
where other implements fail. 2 » 2 benches . , 5 B s -40 
It will work between the rows, or the 
center shovel can be removed, and straddle 6 bolts . . . . . 5 -60 
if S 5 3 
ile Shimane on ciate chains aie % tale as a board. 0 : : He) 
top plate, nch boar c 9 5 C 5 -I0 
eis we Dig htests) mele ling Dut re ANTS The World’s Block 15 
s vit an : t 5 “ * 0 < A z 
Erongest ttre tes are forge cao CHOICE ASTER PL picenaisepveriaiien eer |: 
solid steel rod. et $1.00. 
Catalogue ‘‘R”’ now being published, mailed free on application. Seventy-five varieties, Standard sorts per doz. 5c, per hundred Funnel = i = o Z 3 -50 
Headquarters fur all the Best Manufacturers of Agricultural Implements. 30c, per thousand $2, per ten thousand $18.00, per hundred thou- 
sand $150.00. Send for list. $4.25 
J.S. WOODHOUSE BARNES’ GARDENS, Spencer, Indiana 7 ] : x 
189-191 Water St, NEW YORK ea OHN HISHER. 
fllustration shows comparison of King Grapes (at bottom) with Concords 
Unconventional Shrubs 
A Better Grape Than the Concord VME of the most beautiful flowering 
The King Grape was originated at Vinecroft Farm, and was shrubs are almost crowded out of 
described by S W. Fletcher in The Garden Magazine for February. | cultivation,” said a Long Island nursery- 
This grape is a variation of the Concord, but it is a larger grape, is | man, “because people who are planting their 
more prolific, better flavored and commands a much higher price | places go to a nursery and instinctively select 
in the market. straight-growing, dense, symmetrical species 
A committee of the Michigan Horticultural Society, reporting | and those which have dark green foliage that | 
on this grape, said that it is “more vigorous and prolific than the | Stays on late in the fall. Such arbitrary 
Concord, time of ripening and length of season the same, clusters one- | Standards rule out the laburnum, which 
fourth longer, flavor nearly the same but more sprightly.....a| makes a shower of gold in spring with 
valuable acquisition, a worthy offspring of its parent, the Concord.” | its pendant pea-shaped flowers. Later in 
Every garden should have its grape vines. The vines that pro- life a taste develops for wayward and 
duce the best lit d greatest quantity of fruit, occupy no more picturesque growers, and people are willing 
sons (MERA ae Tae ps aie ro a vee ay to have shrubs that are bare at the base, 
I have for sale strong, healthy vines, propagated from the origi- ee et oe ee a ae 
oe could be cited, but these may suffice: Styrax 
VINECROFT Americana, Amor pha fruticosa, Cercis Cana- 
WILLIAM K. MUNSON, Prop., Rural Route 4, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. | densis.”’ 
