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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



Mabcii, 1907 





A Poor Man's Pump 

 Used by the Rich 



The following names are selected from 

 among our patrons, solely because they 

 represent a discriminating class, who buy 

 the very best article obtainable, for any 

 purpose. They use the 



Hot-Air Pump 



J. Pierpont Morgan, - New York 

 Khedive of Egypt 



Ambassador Whitelaw Reid, - London 



W. K. Vanderbilt, New York 

 Ex-Senator D. B. Hill, - Albany 



George Vanderbilt - New York 



L. C. Tiffany, Cold Spring Harbor, N. Y. 



Frederick W. Vanderbilt, - New York 



Valentine BlatZ, - Milwaukee, Wis. 



Charles Lanier, - New York 



H. H. WestinghOUSe, Pittsburg 



King Edward VII. 



Ex-Mayor Seth Low, New York 



George B. Post, 

 Andrew Carnegie, 

 R. L. Agassiz, 

 H. O. Havemeyer, 

 Montague Allen, 

 H. M. Flagler, - 

 W. W. Allis, 

 Colgate Hoyt, 

 John H. Converse, 

 Bruce Price, 

 Sultan of Turkey 



Bernardsville, N. J. 



^^M New York 



Hamilton, Mass. 



New York 



Montreal 



New York 



Milwaukee 



New York 



Philadelphia 



New York 



Yet the Hot-Air Pump is essentially the 

 proper form of domestic water supply 

 for the man of small means, because it is 

 the most economical. It will last a life- 

 time, and the cost of operation is practi- 

 cally nil. 



Descriptive Catalogue " U " sent free on application 



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USHEL TO A PLANT 



Make the 

 moet DOLLARS rats. 1 

 ing this tomato. It'eearly 

 large, perfectly smooth. Ha 

 perfect flavor, very solid and J 

 lusciously attractive. 



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then fill level full of good garden loam to 

 plant in. The idea of putting manure in the 

 hill is to give nourishment and moisture in 

 the hot months of July and August. 



When ready for transplanting, take up 

 each sod carefully with a trowel and set 

 them where required, merely covering the 

 sod, firm with the hands and water to 

 settle the soil and to keep the plant from 

 wilting. 



MELON INSURANCE 



It is a good idea to sow a few hills of squash 

 a few feet away from the melons to entice 

 the striped beetle, as they are a serious pest 

 and one of the most destructive insects of the 

 cucurbit family, but prefer squashes to 

 melons. They can be kept in check by 

 using equal parts of tobacco dust, soot, 

 and air-slaked lime, give a light dusting 

 when the dew is on the leaves. When all 

 danger of insects is past, thin to four plants 

 to a hill, keep all weeds removed and pull 

 up the soil around the plants with a hoe, 

 until they make a growth of twelve inches. 

 After the melons attain the size of an egg, 

 pinch out the points of the shoots to induce 

 early fruiting. 



The best varieties are: early, Extra Early 

 Hackensack; second early, Emerald Gem, 

 and Rocky Ford; late, Montreal Market (a 

 melon of remarkable size). For succession, 

 sow June ist and again June 15th. This 

 will keep up a good supply until September 

 15th to 20th. 



GROW CUCUMBERS THE SAME WAY 



Cucumbers are divided into two classes, 

 the English forcing variety and the hill or 

 ridge cucumbers. 



The English variety is the most prized for 

 being devoid of seeds and is the best for the 

 table, the fruits often measure twenty to 

 twenty-eight inches long. The English 

 varieties are grown in greenhouses. 



The white-spined varieties are the most 

 popular in this country. For early cucum- 

 bers, grow as described for melons in hotbeds, 

 starting March 1 5th. Two sashes will supply 

 a good sized family with cucumbers till they 

 can be procured outdoors. Give them a 

 night temperature of 6o° and a rise of io° 

 during the day. Water sparingly for a few 

 days and, when they have made three or four 

 rough leaves, thin out to four in a hill. The 

 plants must not receive a check from start to 

 finish. Never let fruit ripen on the vines as 

 this will immediately stop the plant from 

 bearing. 



For succession, sow on inverted sods April 

 10th to 15th, as described for melons. 



Cucumbers must be kept a good distance 

 away from melons as they are accused of 

 giving the melons a watery flavor. 



To keep off the striped beetle and squash 

 bugs, cover the young plants with boxes 

 twelve inches square, the tops of which are 

 covered with mosquito netting. Remove 

 them as soon as the plants have filled the 

 boxes. 



For succession, sow every three weeks until 

 July 1 st. The best varieties are Early White 

 Spine, Long Green and Emerald. 



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OUCCESSFUL farmers use Potash. There 

 ^ is nothing doubtful or indefinite about 

 the results of using Potash fertilizer in the soil 

 for truck crops. Every pound of Potash 

 added, returns manifold its weight in 

 vegetables. It is nature's law, and sure as 

 the sun. 



Every farmer should have "Truck Farming." 

 It has much interesting information about 

 fertilization. We send it free. 



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