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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



The Readers ' Service will give you 

 information about motor boats 



March, 1909 



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"N celebrating the Centennial of 

 Lincoln, it is eminently proper 

 that we let grateful remembrance 

 turn also toward one who contrib- 

 uted so much to the end toward 

 which Lincoln was working — the 

 preservation of the Union. Captain 

 Ericsson has received, from his na- 

 tive land and that of his adoption, 

 signal honor for his invention of 

 the Monitor. In fact his maritime 

 achievements have been of such 

 inestimable value as to cast into 



the background another of his great masterpieces, really the invention in which he took greatest 



pride, namely the 



Hot-Air Pump 



which to-day brings into the homes of all mankind the domestic comforts that follow an abundance 

 of water easily and cheaply brought to hand. Every pump is a monument to the immortal genius 

 of John Ericsson. The cheapening of raw materials and the saving in the cost of manufacture 

 accomplished within recent years, place his wonderful invention within easy reach of the man of 

 moderate means. 



Be sure that the name ~f|M[(50ipQ|PCCflM appears upon the pump you purchase. This 

 name protects you against ' <u^>im. LniUOOU!" worthless imitations. When so situated that 

 you cannot personally inspect the pump before ordering, write to our nearest office (see list below) for 

 the name of a reputable dealer in your locality, who will sell you only the genuine pump. Over 40,000 

 are in use throughout the world to-day. Write for Catalogue U, and ask for reduced price-list. 



Rider-Ericsson. Engine Co. 



(Also makers of the new "Reeco"-EIectric Pump.) 

 35 Warren Street, New York 40 Dearborn Street, Chicago 234 Craig Street West, Montreal, P. Q. 



239 Franklin Street, Boston 40 North 7th Street, Philadelphia 22 Pitt Street, Sydney, N. S. W. 



Protect Your Home 



by inclosing your grounds with the strongest, most or- 

 namental and durable fence on ihe market. This illus- 

 tration can give you but a faint idea of the beauties of 



Lawn 

 Fence 



It has all theadvantagesof any other form of fence with- 

 out their disadvantages, and is made in several sizes and 

 styles to meet all requirements. Complete illustrated 

 catalogue mailed on request. Kindly ask for CatalogueD. 



SLEETH-BROOK & SEAMAN CO. 



253 BROADWAY NEW YORK CITY 



This is a Really SAFE Refrigerator 



THE HEALTH of yourself and family 

 is surely worth the price of a strictly 

 sanitary refrigerator. 

 The Monroe is the only solid porcelain 

 refrigerator. The inside is one solid piece 

 — a "china dish" with walls an inch thick. 

 Most other refrigerators have cracks and 

 corners which can never be really cleaned. 

 The Monroe can be sterilized and rendered 

 germlessly clean in every part in an instanlby 

 simply wiping it out with a cloth wrung from 

 hot water. This is not true of most refrigerators 

 — no matter what is claimed by the makers. 



This is why The Monroe is installed in the best 

 flats and apartments, and why The Monroe is 

 found today in a large majority of the very best 

 homes in the United States. 



And it's why you should have The Monroe in 

 your home — for the sake of knowing your food 

 is clean, and to protect the family's health at the 

 same time. Read our liberal offer 







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& e Monroe 



Is Sent to You, Anywhere, on 



60 DAYS' FREE TRIAL 



Lowest Factory Prices. We Pay the Freight. 



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Write today for The Monroe Catalog. Pick out the 

 size and style refrigerator you wish to try, convince us 

 in your own way that you are entitled to our trust and 

 confidence, and we'll send you a refrigerator at once, all 

 freight prepaid. Use it in your own home 60 days and 

 prove to yourself that The Monroe is all we claim. Then 

 decide whether you wish to keep it. Remember, all 

 risk and expense is ours. Write today. 



MONROE REFRIGERATOR CO., Station 13 CINCINNATI, 0. 



in the weather conditions. While an early 

 planting may be entirely destroyed by the 

 disease, a planting made a week or two 

 later will be entirely free from it. 



Planting on a slightly elevated ridge and 

 drawing loose earth up around the stalks 

 of the plants while hoeing so as to support 

 them in a stiffly erect position which will 

 hold the pods well above the soil obviates 

 much of the trouble from rusted or dis- 

 colored pods in the early plantings or during 

 a wet summer. 



When planting pole beans put a good 

 shovelful of well-rotted manure or compost 

 in the hill around the bottom of the pole to 

 give the young vines a quick start into 

 growth. Poultry droppings, or night soil, 

 mixed with sifted coal ashes or fine dry 

 soil some time in advance of being needed 

 for use, is an excellent compost. Where 

 the young vines start at once into a strong, 

 vigorous growth there is no difficulty about 

 their climbing the poles, but if the early 

 growth is slow and stunted, it is better to 

 tie them to the poles with soft string or strips 

 of rag until they have started to climb. 



Five or six seeds should be planted around 

 each pole for the tall kinds and, with the 

 large, flat beans, take time to press each one 

 into the soil with the eye down so that the 

 large seed leaves may have no difficulty in 

 getting through the soil in an erect position.. 

 Distorted or crooked stalks and a check in 

 growth are liable to result from a careless 

 planting of the broad, flat beans, if indeed 

 the seed does not rot in the ground. Place 

 the poles at a good distance apart, say three 

 and a half feet each way, especially with the 

 strong-growing sorts, so that there may be 

 a free circulation of light and air through 

 the vines as well as to the soil about the 

 roots. If grown too closely together, the 

 blossoms will drop off and fail to form pods. 

 There is seldom any trouble with the rust 

 or anthracnose with the pole varieties, ex- 

 cepting a few of the European snap beans 

 which are not acclimated to our hot summers. 



Pennsylvania E. D. D. 



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Timely Advice 



NINE people out of ten who complain 

 about patchy lawns in summer have 

 never fed the grass. Have you ? Before you 

 try any costly, radical change, get ten 

 pounds of nitrate of soda at a local seed store. 

 Don't put the dry nitrate on the growing 

 grass, but use it on the bare spots. Then 

 water the soil, and in a week you will be 

 astonished and delighted. Persevere, and 

 you will take pride in your lawn and a new 

 interest in gardening. 



