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The Readers 7 Service will give information 

 about the latest automobile accessories 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



March, 1911 



HAVE A FINE LAWN 

 IN SHORT TIME 



The use of Wizard Brand Pulver- 

 ized Sheep Manure on your lawn 

 will make it a cleaner, better lawn 

 than you ever had before. No 

 unsightly appearance or objection- 

 able odor. A highly concen- 

 trated, natural fertilizer, safe and 

 sure for the amateur. 



PULVERIZED 



i SHEEP MANURE- 



A Beautiful Lawn 



Riot of Wonderful Bloom 

 in the Garden 



will come surely and quickly if 

 Wizard Brand Pulverized Sheep 

 Manure is used for top-dressing 

 and mulching in the Spring. Is 

 easy and cleanly to apply and, 

 brings no weed seeds. 



One barrel equals two 

 ^5 wagon loads barnyard manure^ 



$422 



per barrel, freight I 

 prepaid East of i 

 Missouri River. I 

 Cash with order. Order now and 

 have it on hand for the first out- 

 door work this spring. 





mzfm 



TMMJ BfMNte MARK 



Pulverized Sheep Manure 



is unequalled for enriching flower 



and vegetable gardens and produces 



immediate and wonderful results. 



Equally effective for trees,shrubs,vines 



and fruit. Thousands say they have 



never used anything equal to it. 



Write for quantity prices and literature. 



Select stock ready for quick shioment 



in any quantity. 



Wizard Brand is handled by all first class 

 seed dealers. Remember the name. 



Pulverized Manure 

 Company 



No. 19 Union Stock Yards, Chicago, 111. 



Keeping a Rubber Plant Healthy 



THE rubber plant is one of the easiest plants 

 to handle in the house. The great trouble, 

 however, is that it is not properly understood, and 

 from this misunderstanding there results drooping 

 and yellowing leaves and, in most cases, an un- 

 gainly and sickly plant. 



The most important thing is to make a good 

 start. Begin right, and the rest is comparatively 

 easy. Therefore, when buying a rubber plant, 

 get one that is properly rooted. Oftentimes plants 

 are forced for market at the expense of their root 

 system. If possible, "knock out" the plant be- 

 fore buying it and see that it has plenty of roots. 

 A young plant with good roots will live on indef- 

 initely until its branches fill the room. 



The general idea is that a rubber plant requires 

 considerable water. This is entirely wrong; 

 it wants but little water in the house. To prove 

 this, start two plants under the same conditions. 

 Give one frequent and plentiful waterings and the 

 other just enough to moisten the loam, every 



This rubber plant has not been repotted for two 

 years. It is watered once a month 



second or third day. The latter plant will not 

 drop a leaf from the time it is taken into the house, 

 while the former will probably either remain sta- 

 tionary or else the leaves will begin to turn yellow 

 and drop off. 



An old plant watered every third day and kept 

 in a small pot, pot-bound, will retain its green 

 foliage, and the pot-bound condition will force 

 it into making new growth. To repot such a 

 plant in the winter is a mistake. By repotting 

 you check the growth and destroy the root system 



Part of Trinidad Asphalt Lake 



The costliest roofings are 

 the roofings that don't last. 



The roofing that does last 

 is made of Trinidad Lake 

 Asphalt— 



Genasco 



the Trinidad-Lake-Asphalt Roofing 



Other roofings all have their 

 drawbacks: Shingles crack, split, 

 and rot; tin rusts; slate breaks and 

 blows loose; coal-tar gets brittle 

 and cracks; so do the many socalled 

 "asphalt" roofings, because they 

 lack the "live " lasting qualities of 

 natural asphalt. 



Genasco has the natural oils of Trinidad 

 Lake asphalt sealed in it; and they keep the 

 roofing always pliable and strong and defen- 

 sive against all weathers. Genasco doesn't 

 crack, rot, rust, or break. It is permanently 

 waterproof. That means real economy. 



It pays to cover the roof of every building 

 on the farm with Genasco. Fully guaranteed. 



The Kant-leak Kleet prevents nail-leaks, and 

 waterproofs the roofing-seams without cement. Makes 

 Genasco easier to apply than ever. 



Ask your dealer for Genasco mineral or smooth sur- 

 face Roofings with Kant-leak Kleets packed in the roll. 

 Write us for the Good Roof Guide Book and samples. 



The Barber Asphalt 

 Paving Company 



Largest producers of asphalt, and largest 

 manufacturers of ready-roofing in the world. 



Philadelphia 



San Francisco Chicago 



Cross-section, Genasco Smooth-surface Roofing 



^msam^mwtmWMW^M9k\ Trinidad Lake Asphalt 

 jjjggHJjIi^BiH^IHHinl Trinidad Lake Asphalt 





Asters — Dahlias — Gladiolus 



The best flowers for cutting and garden decoration, 

 none excepted. 



The easiest to grow— The surest to bloom. 



NATL. CO-OPERATIVE SHOW GARDENS 

 Box 1000, SPENCER, IND. 



Note — Write for our list of Flower and Garden Plants, they are 

 cheaper thajiyou can possibly raise them yourself . 



