1909 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



The Readers' Service will gladly furnish 

 information about foreign travel 



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70ater4n>tite 



Here's something: NEW — a gasoline engine 

 which makes a power pumping - plant out of any 

 common pump in a few minutes. Beats a wind- 

 mill all hollow. Will pump water from a well of 

 any depth 500 to 800 grallons per hour, according: 

 to size of pump cylinder. Needs no £pecial 

 foundation. Any well platform is sufficient. 

 Needs no belts, jacks or fixings of any kind. Is 

 ready for instant use when you gret it. 



Runs out of doors or inside without overheat- 

 ing: or freezing:, winter or summer. No smoke, 



flame, sparks or odor. 



The Fuller & Johnson 



FARM 

 PUMP ENGINE 



Is quiet — practically no vi- 

 bration. By attaching a piece 

 of pipe for extra air chamber, 

 will throw a continuous 

 stream of water 40 feet up in 

 the air or 60 feet on the 

 level. Fine for washing 

 wagons and windows and for 

 FIRE PROTECTION. Has 

 pulley for running any ma- 

 chine which can De run by 

 hand, and is so light it 

 can be detached and taken 

 anywhere in no time. It'a 

 built like an automo- 

 bile — same care, same ma- 

 terials — so strong it should 

 need no repairs for years. 



Ask for our big catalog 

 today and learn all about 

 this wonderful invention. 



Fuller & Johnson Mfg. Co. 

 213 Adams St.,M»duon, Wii.^ 



This Wonderful 

 Power Pumping 

 I Plant costs 

 less than a 

 Windmill 

 and is 

 | ALWAYS 

 READY 

 for Work 



The Guide for Seed Growers 



THE THORBURN CATALOGUE 



mailed free on application 



J. M. TUOKIU'RN <fc CO. 



88 BARCLAY STKEET 



NEW YORK 





V; -'^tuV^,;, 



Garden Hose That's Built To Wear 



/^\rdmary garden hose wears out from the inside. The least 

 ys water pressure tends to unwrap it. (You know how 

 it s made — wrapped with canvas — like a rag around a 

 sore finger.) Kinks crack it and then come the leaks. 



ELECTRIC GARDEN HOSE 



Wears twice as long as ordinary hose. It will stand a higher water pressure than any 

 other rubber hose. We guarantee it for 200 lbs. to the square inch. 400 lbs. won't 

 burst it. It can't kink. In brief this is Electric building, — a series of woven jackets (in 

 one piece) of high-test cotton fabric alternating with layers of fine grade rubber. The 

 whole vulcanized into a solid seamless piece. You can buy any length up to 500 

 feet. Although Electric is the finest hose ever made, it costs only a cent or two 

 more than common. If you are in the market for hose, no matter how little 

 Electric is worth looking for. Electric trade-mark is on the he 

 men and dealers sell 



ELECTRIC 



matter How little, 

 lose. First-class seeds- 

 it. If yours doesn't keep it, write to 



HOSE AND RUBBER COMPANY 



WILMINGTON, DELAWARE 





^ "■■5 100 ° DOLLARS AN ACRE FROM TOMATOES 



^^^^ft^v^^ J YS^Mfl is the record made last yearin growing tomatoes by the Potter Method. The cut herewith shows the appearance of such a money-making tomato patch. 

 MMflnW^nifr^NS 1 ~ I ~Tifei rfJgW^fcJI The Potter Method is a simple, practical way of growing tomatoes right and is just as valuable to the home gardener as it is to the grower of large quantities. 



BjMgH Growing Tomatoes for Quality, Quantity and Earliness 



is the name of the best booklet ever issued on the subject of tomato culture. It contains 30 pages and illustrations fully describing: the Potter method 

 of raising" tomatoes. By this method you can have bigger and better fruit and weeks earlier than otherwise. It teaches the secret and science of tomato 

 HE3| culture; forcing the fruit by systematic cultivation and pruning. This book is invaluable to every gardener, whether he grows one dozen or one thousand 

 vmes. The subjects covered are: History of theTomato; Its Nature and Habit; Tnmato Culture in General; The Potter Method; Plants and Planting; 

 Home-Grown Plants; Preparing the Ground; Setting the Plants; Cultivation; Pruning and Staking the Vines; Picking the Fruit; Ripe Tomatoes at 

 i?^ Christmas; 40 Tomato Recipes; Best Tomato Seeds. The information is condensed and to the point — just what every grower wants. 



The cut herewith shows one of a large number of vines in my garden this season. Notice that each stalk is loaded with large, perfect fruit 



from top to bottom. This is the result of my method. It is easy to raise this kind of fruit when you know how. Just send for my book — price 



50c, postage or money order. Your money back if not satisfactory. 



FREE SEED. — To everyone ordering my booklet within the next 30 days I will send FREE with each book one package each of the best 



1 varieties of early and late tomatoes. I make this offer so that you will get ready now for your spring gardening. Don't wait until the last 



minute when the rush is on. Send for my booklet to-day and I know_ you willbe thankful that you made such a wise investment. 



" CELESTIAL LOVE APPLES." We have just received a very limited quantity^ of the seed of a wonderful new variety of tomato by the above 



1 name. It is a very perfect and delicious fruit but it is anon-acid tomato and is most desirable for invalids anddyspeptics who ordinarily cannot eat the 



^B tomato. We will send twelve (12) seeds to each one ordering our booklet on tomato growing. If you don't receive them you will know the supply is out. 



T. F. POTTER, Tomato Specialist, Box C, DOWNERS GROVE, :LL. 





TOWNSEND 

 MOWERS 



TOWNSEND GAVE TO THE WORLD 



The Bali-Bearing Lawn Mower 



Our mowers are more imitated than any others. 



We make more high-grade mowers than any other 

 firm and they are all ball-bearing. 



They run easier than those of any other maker. 



We make the best Lawn Mower, the best Horse 

 Mower and the best Hand Roller Mower in the world. 

 S. P. TOWNSEND ®. CO. Orange. N. J. 



Rose and Peony Exhibition 



Mr. Peterson begs to announce, for early June, an outdoor exhibition of the 

 above two flowers, which for quality and interest will exceed anything of its kind 

 in this country, and to which the reader is cordially invited. 



Realizing how little is generally known of the surpassing beauty and merit 

 of the modern Peony, a special effort has been made to show this flower at its 

 best, including the rarest and choicest gems. Should you contemplate an im- 

 portant planting of this flower next fall, this exhibition will afford a rare oppor- 

 tunity to select varieties which most appeal to you. Kindly send word if you 

 intend to be present, and you will then be notified when flowers are reaching 

 their best. In a normal season this occurs during the second week of June. 



Directions for reaching nurseries will be found in current Rose catalog. 



GEORGE H. PETERSON 

 "Rose and "Peony Specialist 



FAIR LAWN, N. J. 



