May, 1911 



The Readers' Service gives 

 injormalion about investments 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



247 



Sprayed with Swift's Arsenate of Lead 



-- Spray Your Orchard 



and save it from Insect Pests 

 USE 



SWIFT'S 



Arsenate of Lead 



Corresponding period of Growth without Spraying 



There is no surer, easier way to prevent ruin in your 



orchard by bud moth, tent caterpillar and codling moth 



than to spray thoroughly with this wonderful insecticide. 



If harmful insects work unchecked they will destroy 



your orchard. The codling moth alone cuts your 



possible yield 20 to 40 per cent. 



Most important of all, it kills your orchard's enemies, 

 keep them free from leaf-eating insects. 



Write for valuable book on Apple Culture 



Swift's will save ooper cent, of what you are now losing. 

 If you have a single apple tree that one is worth saving. 



Swift's Arsenate of Lead is easy to handle. It mixes 



easily with water, remains a long time in suspension, and 



the particles are too fine to clog your pump. It sticks 



to the leaves much longer than the old-style sprays. 



Use it on vegetables, too. It will 



This book covers the subject from planting the trees to marketing the fruit. Special 

 attention given to sprays and spraying. It is free. Give your dealer's name. 



Merrimac Chemical Company 

 59 Broad Street, Boston, Mass. 



CARNATIONS 



Plants from pots direct to you. 



Hardy varieties — 

 carnations that flower 

 in six weeks and 

 bloom all the season 

 supplied on applica- 

 tion through our per- 

 sonal service plan of 

 selection. 



RED 

 WHITE 

 SALMON 

 DARK PINK 

 LIGHT PINK 

 VARIEGATED 



EACH PLANT 



PRODUCES 



8 TO 12 



FLOWERS 



Hurane Floral Company, 



....Chrysanthemums 



Yellow, Pink and White; sturdy, weather defying plants 

 that blossom large flowers from September to October, 

 may be secured through us at an attractive price. 



Now is the time to put in your order. Keep ahead 

 of the rush of the shipping season and take advantage 

 of a first choice from our full quota of varieties. 

 Catalogue furnished promptly on application. 



Send $1.00 and get 12 Carnation or 

 Chrysanthemum Plants. 



HEMPSTEAD, 



NEW YORK 



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Grass Seeders and Fertilizer Sowers 



These Two Machines Make 



Beautiful Velvety Lawns 



The "Velvetlawn" Grass Seeder puts the 

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 the seed away, because it is all put in the 

 ground where germination and growth takes 

 place quickly, the cutting action of the discs 

 opens narrow furrows in the sod, and the force feeds carry an equal amount 

 of seed into every furrow. The discs do not tear the sod, but relieve 

 it of its root-bound condition and let the AIR IN. 



SAVE THE COST OF SOD 



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Box 555, Springfield, Ohio 



