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1] a problem grows in your garden write to 

 the Readers' Service jor assistance 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



Febeuaey, 1910 



Here are Nine Reasons Why Kewanee Water 

 Supply Systems are Satisfying Over 10 9 000 Users 



1.— Always sure of plenty of water under 

 strong pressure— 60 lbs. if you want it. 



2.— No break-downs— no 

 ups — no repair bills. 



leaks — no freeze- 



This illustration will give you 

 some idea as to the cost of a complete 

 Water Works System for a building 

 of similar size. 



This building is equipped with the 

 Kewanee System No. 250, which in- 

 cludes a gasoline engine pumping 

 outfit. 



3. — No hair trigger regulations to get out of 

 order. No manipulating. Everything 

 simple and sensible. 



4.— Water in storage. No need to start the 

 pump every time you want a glass of 

 water. 



5. — Your Kewanee System is designed for 

 your particular requirements. 



6. — Kewanee Pumping machinery is design- 

 ed for the special requirements of air 

 pressure service— built for long and 

 steady service. We make our own 

 machinery. 



7. — Kewanee Systems are built to give as 

 good service the tenth year as they will 

 the first year. 



8. — Kewanee Systems now satisfactorily 

 serve 10,000 owners. Your water 

 supply problem is in the hands of 

 experts when we handle it. Results 

 are certain. No experimenting. 



9. — Kewanee Systems cost less than you 

 imagine. Complete Water Supply 

 Plants are to be had from $70.00 up, 

 according to amount of water required 

 and kind of pumping outfits desired. 



NOTE: — Like all good things, the Kewanee 

 System has inferior imitations. Avoid them. 

 Get the genuine and you'll take no chances 

 — we guarantee that. 



The cost of the apparatus was about 

 $300, and the Water Works System is 

 as perfect and complete for this house 

 as the water works system for a large 

 city. 



Write for details about your own 

 water problem. Our engineering de- 

 partment gives this service free. Ask 

 for 64 page illustrated catalog No. 16. 



Kewanee Water Supply Company, Kewanee, Illinois. 



1 566 Hudson-Terminal Building, 50 Church Street, New York City. 

 305 Diamond Bank Building, Pittsburg, Pa. 1212 Marquette Bldg., Chicago, 111. 



Why Not Have 



RUNNING WATER 



When and Where You Want It 



pumped from stream, pond or spring 



without expense for power, and without 



trouble to you. Water raised to any height 



in any quantity. For 



m ^ m your country home, 



dairy, garden or lawn. Our 



FosterKRam 



requires no attention or expense to maintain. Yon can 

 install it yourself if you wish, or we will put it in and guar- 

 antee that it will meet with your entire satisfaction, fora 

 fixed sum, agreed upon in advance. Saves you time, worry, 

 and money. Low in cost; high in efficiency. Write us. 



POWER SPECIALTY CO., 2135 Trinity Bldg., New York 



Nitrate of Soda 



Nitrate Sold in Original Bags 



NITRATE AGENCIES CO. 



California 321 Stimson Block, Los Angeles 



520 Bank San Jose Bldg., San Jose 



Georgia 36 Bay Street, East, Savannah 



Illinois 1204 Hartford Building, Chicago 



Louisiana 305 Baronne St., New Orleans 



New York 62 Stone Street, New York 



Virginia Citizens Bank Bldg., Norfolk 



Washington 603 Oriental Block, Seattle 



Canada 1 103 Temple Bldg., Toronto 



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Address Office Nearest You 



Write for ((notations. 



\W e are glad to answer specific 

 questions for the readers of The 

 Garden Magazine, and we are also 

 glad to express an opinion on any 

 suggested planting plan if it is sub- 

 mitted in full detail. It should be 

 understood, however, that we can- 

 not undertake the actual preparation 

 of a plan or elaboration of an indi- 

 vidual planting scheme. — Editors.] 



FOR A GOOD HEDGE 



For a hedge which will not receive much care, 

 would you recommend an untrimmed hedge of 

 Berberis Thunbergii? How far from the walk 

 should it be planted? 



Ohio. E. H. P. 



— The best ornamental, least troublesome, hardiest 

 and most picturesque hedge for your purpose is 

 Berberis Thunbergii. It does not require annual 

 trimmings, and yet will stand moderate shearing 

 if necessity arises. It would be better to plant the 

 hedge three feet from the walk. It is not probable 

 that the plants will do as well in the shade as in the 

 open. In fact, as one proceeds north from the 

 latitude of Washington, D. C, plants show an 

 increasing sensitiveness to shade. 



BEGONIAS, GLOXINIAS, AND 

 ACHIMENES 



Are begonias, gloxinias, and achimenes green- 

 house plants, or is it possible to grow them in a 

 window? 



Iowa. J. S. 



— Begonias, gloxinias, and achimenes are among 

 the best house plants. They are very easy to 

 raise (see the February, 1908, number of The Gar- 

 den Magazine, page 22), and can be grown success- 

 fully in the window of any dwelling. The tem- 

 perature should be about 60 degrees, and the plants 

 shaded from bright sun. After the first of June 

 they can be successfully handled out-of-doors in a 

 sheltered and shady position. Achimenes are in 

 their glory when used as a ground work for palms 

 or tall bedding plants, provided the foliage 

 of the taller plants is of sufficient density to give 

 the desired shade. 



MAKING CONCRETE 



Is it safe to make a wall of Portland cement, 

 applied as a plaster, on a framework of wood lath- 

 ing; if not, on metal lathing? 



Massachusetts. W. E. 



— The objection to using wood as a framework for 

 cement is that the moisture in the cement causes 

 the wood to swell. As the cement hardens the wood 

 dries and shrinks; this leaves a space between the 

 cement and the wood which is liable to cause crack- 

 ing. Metal lath is perfectly satisfactory. Cement 

 is applied in two coats, the first one, of about an inch 

 thickness, not being allowed to set before the second 

 one is put on. It is very important to have the first 

 coat wet when the second one is given, and for this 

 you can use a hose. Comprehensive articles on 

 concrete garden furniture, etc., appeared in The 

 Garden Magazine for June, 1908, and November, 

 1909. 



