May, 1908 
WROUGHT IRON 
FENCE 
And Entrance Gates 
WIRE FENCING 
Ornamental Iron Work Trce~ 
Guards, Lawn Furniture Etc 
Tennis Court Endosures A Special 
FEATURE 
THE F-E-CARPENTER Coe 
7 & 9 WARREN ST-NEW YORK: 
The “Lou Dillon’ Tandem 
- Garden Cultivator. 
It can be set to stir the soil any depth desired, and to 
cuitivate astride the row or between the rows. 
No gardener can afford to be without one. 
Write for descriptive catalogue and testi- 
monials, If your local dealer does not 
handle them, write to us for special intro- 
ductory price. 
Dept. D. 
ap ) THE SCHAIBLE MFG. CO. 
ELYRIA OHIO 
Buy “Kalamazoo Komfort’”” Now 
Enjoy that luxurious rest and relaxation which 
gives renewed energy and makes the hot, sultry 
days cool and delightful. Be truly comfortable 
when reading, resting orill. The expense is only 
id nominal. Our Reclining chair, antomatieally adjust- 
jnge itself to every position, will d» all this for you. 
Write us for free trial offer and catalogue No. 99, show- 
ing ten models of this chair and sixty other designs 
of summer furniture. Ask your dealer for 
> Superior Quality Jawn furniture and make your 
home comfortable, attractive and distinctive. 
KALAMAZOO SLED COMPANY, 
545 8rd ST., KALAMAZOO, MICH. 
INGEE ROSES 2re best. Plants sent to any point in 
in the U.S. Safe arrival guaranteed. 
Flower and vegetable seeds a specialty. NEW GUIDE 
TO ROSE CULTURE FOR 10908 mailed free. 134 
pages describing over1,ooo varieties of Roses and how to 
grow them. Est. 1850. 70 Greenhouses. 
Each 
Piece 
Trade- 
Marked and 
Guaranteed 
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THE DINGEE & CONARD CO., West Grove, Pa. 
PAGE FENCE LASTS LONGEST 
Page Fence is woven from heavy galvanized high-carbon spring 
wire; it’s made for rough weather and rough treatment. Lasts 
a lifetime. Write for catalog. 
Pa:e Woven Wire Fence Co., Box 8521, Adrian, Mich. 
CYCLONE 
Ornamental Fences, Gates, Arches, Vines, Trellis, 
Lawn Borders arethe best. Don’t buy until you have 
seen the Cyclone Catalog. Write for it today. 
The Cyclone Woven Wire Fence Co., Cleveland, Ohio 
THE GARDEN 
MAGAZINE 
HINESE geographies still teach that the 
world is flat like a pancake. 
China is a trifle slow! 
So was Philadelphia, —in 1830. 
She was somewhat ‘‘set in her ways’’ and 
at that time drew up ‘‘A Public Remonstrance 
against Lighting with Gas.’’ 
: The ‘‘Remonstrance’”’ contained the follow- 
ing nuggets of wisdom :— 
—“We consider it a most inexpedient, 
offensive, and dangerous mode of lighting.’’ 
: —‘‘We consider Gas to be an article as ig- 
nitable as gun-powder, and usually as fatal in its 
results.’ ; 
That was when Philadelphia used Candles, 
Lanterns, Whale Oil Lamps and, later, Kerosene 
Lamps. 
Where are these Candles, Whale Oil and 
Kerosene Lamps today? 
Millions of Gas-jets have supplanted them 
notwithstanding ‘‘the Remonstrance.”’ 
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Why have the Lamps disappered? 
Because, Gas-light was found, after fair 
trial, to be not only more ‘‘expedient,’’ less 
“‘offensive’’ and less ‘‘dangerous’’ but considera- 
bly less expensive, per candle-power,'than Candles, 
Whale Oil, Kerosene or, Gasolene Light. 
Moreover, it was found on trial to be in- 
finitely more convenient to merely turn taps and 
light up Gas-jets, when illumination was wanted, 
than to clean, fill, wipe, snuff, and carry to posi- 
tion every lamp used for 365 days in 
every year. 
Even a Philadelphian of 1830 
could not avoid that conclusion. 
available. 
But there are Lamps in Country 
places yet, though Rural Gas-light is 
now available at lower cost than even 
City Gas, Kerosene or Gasolene light. 
And, there are people in the Coun- 
try yet who think of this Rural Gas-light 
(Acetylene), as Philadelphians once 
thought of City Gas. 
That is because they are preju- 
diced, misinformed, and won’t investi- 
gate, just as the Philadelphians of 1830 
were prejudiced, misinformed and 
Passing of the Lamp 
So, they no longer use Lamps | : 
in Philadelphia, nor in any other AC TY LE E 
‘dive’? City or Town where Gas is 
f Ye 
ACTUAL SIZE OF 
BUR NER FLAME 
The Readers’ Service is prepared to 
advise parents in regard to schools ah 
would not investi- & 
gate. 
But, if Coun- 
try People would 
investigate Acetylene 
Lighting impartially, 
this is what they 
would find about it. — 
They would find 
that Acetylene Gas- 
light is not only the | 
most brilliant, cool- | 
est, steadiest and 
cleanest of all home 
Lights, but the safest as 
well. 
They would find 
that its rays are pre- 
cisely the same in color- 
balance and in chemical 
effect as natural Sun- 
light. They would find 
it so clear, and pure, that pale-blue, 
pale-yellow, and pale-pink can be as %& 
readily distinguished under its rays at night as 
under sunlight itself by day. 
They would find it so healthful that Plants 
grow by night under Acetylene as they do under 
Sunlight by day. 
They would find the use of Acetylene would 
cut out all the disagreeable daily cleaning, fill- 
ing, snuffing and chimney-wiping of Kerosene 
Lamps, with the inseparable soot, smell, heat 
and air destroying action of such Lamps. 
Moreover, they would find that 
Acetylene Light, when once installed, 
would cost a third less than Kerosene 
Light (wicks and chimneys consider- 
ed) for the same Candle-power, while 
needing only thirty minutes per 
month attendance for 50 Acetylene 
Lights, as against 30 hours per month 
for 8 to 10 Kerosene Lamps. 
We could tell them how little all 
this additional comfort, leisure and 
\ 4 § home-prestige need cost, when they go 
the right way about investigating and 
installing Acetylene. 
And, we like to hear from people 
who are ‘‘from Missouri’’ and who 
“want to be shown.”’ 
Just question us to this Address— 
“Union Carbide Co., Dept. Daal 
Michigan Ave., Chicago.”’ 
Wild Western Flowers 
CACTUS, BULBS, SHRUBS, PLANTS. 
Ask for our list of many rare and beautiful kinds. 
Utah Rare Plant Co. Salt Lake, Utah. 
Genuine Bavarian Horse-Radish 
Shipped by export house. 
George Roesch Baiersdorf (Bavaria) 
ZZ} 
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INS 
USED 
SOLD BY 
Blights, etc., to 
B. HAMMOND 
UG-Sin 
FROM OCEAN TO OCEAN FOR 25 YEARS. 
SEED DEALERS OF AMERICA. 
Saves Currants, Potatoes, Cabbage, Melons, Flowers, Trees and Shrubs from Insects. 
Put up in popular packages at popular prices. 
Write for free pamphlet on Bugs and 
Fishkill-on-Hudson, New York: 
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