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lZ=)ortucl™\%:;-I™k THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



April, 1910 



I H C _ GRAYING OUTFITS 

 * NET BIGGEST RETURNS 



ECONOMICAL — THOROUGH — RAPID 



SPRAYING is absolutely essential. You must control plant diseases and 

 insect pests to get the most from your field crops and fruit trees. There is no 

 argument on that point. But get the right spraying outfit — to do the work 

 right, at the least expense, in the shortest possible time, with the least work. 

 One of the Famous spraying outfits meets your needs exactly — no matter what style 

 or size you want. The outfits are complete — engine, pump and all accessories, 

 mounted on skids or trucks. You can 



Use the Engine for Other Work 



An I H C spraying outfit is a year-'round money-maker. You can easily 

 detach your 1 or 2-horse-power engine and use it to operate any machine you 

 have on the farm — grinder, washing machine, saw, separator, churn, pump, etc. 

 You know the reputation of I H C engines for simplicity, economy, dependa- 

 bility. They are making big money for thousands of farmers, gardeners and 

 fruit-growers everywhere — and the fact that you can use your I H C engine for 

 any purpose beside spraying, makes it invaluable to you. 



Don't tie your money up in an outfit that can be used only for spraying pur- 

 poses. Investigate the I H C line. We furnish blue prints so you may build 

 your own spray wagon, tank, etc. Our valuable spraying book will interest you 

 immensely. Let us send you a copy or get one from our local agent — with full 

 particulars about the I H C line of Famous spraying outfits. 



INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY OF AMERICA 



(Incorporated) 



Chicago USA 



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2 Grand Prizes 





NORWAY MAPLES 



specimen trees 14-18' 2-4" dia. 



RHODODENDRON HYBRIDS 



1-3* Best varieties and colors 



RHODODENDRON MAXIMUM 



(The Natives) 2-6" in car lots; fine plant 



KOSTER BLUE SPRUCE 



4-5' and 5-6' 



CAL. PRIVET for hedge; 



fine plants 2-3* and 3-4' 



A large assortment of Fruit, Shade and Ornamental trees and shrubs. 



Write for prices 



CATALOGUE MAILED UPON REQUEST 



MORRIS NURSERY CO. 



Sales Office 1 Madison Ave., New York 



All the Grand Prizes and all the Gold Medals given to Pumps 

 by the Alaska-Yukon-Paciiic Exposition at Seattle last summer 

 were awarded to 



"AMERICAN" Pumping Machinery 



The reason why "American" centrifugals attain higher efficiencies than 

 others is the impell -rs are accurately adjusted and 

 machined true to fit the casing and the flowlines are , ^ " -\ 

 all easy curves with no sudden change of direction 'v^^^^ 

 of fluid in passing through the pump. I&2lHBi\» 



THE AMERICAN lip . J§fBR|p 



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Chicago Office: First National Bank Building, 



Qillett's Ferns and Flowers 



For Dark, Shady Places 



There la no corner so shady but that certain ferns and plants will thrive 

 there. There is no soil so light and sandy butthat some of our hardy wild 

 ferns will beautify it. For 25 years we have been growing these hardy ferns 

 and flowers and know what is suited to each condition. We can supply 

 fernsfor the dark corner by the porch, orferns and flowers, includingour 

 native orchids, in quantity, to make beautiful country estates. Wet and 

 swampy spots, rocky hillsides, dry woods, each may be made beautiful by 

 plants especially adapted to them. Nothing adds greater charm to the 

 home grounds than clumps of thrifty ferns. We also grow the hardy 

 flowers which require open sunlight — primroses, campanulas, digitalis, 

 violets, etc. 



Write for my descriptive catalogue. It tells about this class of plants. 



EDWARD GILLETT, Box C , Southwick, Mass. 



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Potato Growing 



THE potato plant cannot survive standing water 

 more than a few hours; at the same time it 

 must have large quantities of moisture to produce 

 a good crop. Do not grow potatoes on steep, 

 sloping ground where water is carried away very 

 rapidly, and do not plant in soil having a cold and 

 over-saturated subsoil.. 



Stable manure is generally preferable to market 

 fertilizers, because the vegetable matter in the 

 manure keeps the land open to the air and holds 

 and distributes the moisture. 



We prefer fall to early spring plowing of sod. 

 Fall plowed land always contains a higher per- 

 centage of moisture than that, plowed late in the 

 spring, and the work is out of the way when the 

 spring rush begins. Early spring plowing, however, 

 has this advantage over fall work: the land is open 

 from the action of frost and the plow can be guided 

 evenly, maintaing a uniform depth of six inches. 

 This is usually deep enough for seed to be planted. 



Fall plowing necessitates winter manuring, and 

 winter manuring holds moisture from evaporating 

 in the spring. We fall plow and winter manure 

 and very early in the spring spread manure over 

 the ground and plow it under. The land must be 

 pulverized with the disk harrow as soon as the soil 

 is dry enough to hold moisture — three or four 

 times over with the disk, lapping half a width each 

 time, so as not to ridge the land, and then finished 

 with the smoothing harrow. We put four horses 

 on a twenty-inch disk, setting it at full depth. 



PREPARATION OF SEED 



A good many experiments have been made with 

 different sized pieces of seed for planting, but 

 quarters of medium-sized potatoes are most 

 commonly used. Larger pieces, however, will pro- 

 duce, under field conditions, heavier yields, but it is 

 expensive seeding. Plant immediately after cutting. 

 We have held the seed potatoes, spread thinly in a 

 cool, dry, shady and airy place, for ten days with no 

 appreciable loss; but they should not be sacked (or 

 barreled) longer than a few hours, or be exposed 

 to the hot sun, or planted in a dry, hot soil. 



Some farmers believe in dusting the cut sur- 

 face with land plaster; we put the seed potatoes 

 in crates in the cellar before summer weather comes, 

 and nail several thicknesses of coarse sacking over 

 the windows after removing the sash. This per- 

 mits a good circulation of air, at the same time 

 keeping the place cool and dark. 



For unknown reasons, seed potatoes sometimes 



A potato plant just pushing through, tb-e soil 



