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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



April, 1910 



Emerson 



and the 



Kewanee System 

 of Water Supply 



"Ifa man can write a better book, preach a better sermon, or 

 build a better mouse-trap than his neighbor, erven though be build 

 hi) house in the wilderness, the world will make a beaten track to 

 bis doorway. " — Ralph Waldo Emerson. 



Emerson was right. Many are the paths which the world 

 has made to the doors of people who do better things in the 

 fields of letters, science, art and manufacture. 



And a path has been beaten to our door, because we origi- 

 nated a better system of water supply — the first improvement 

 in water supply systems since the days of Adam. Our water 

 supply system — the 



Kewanee System of Water Supply 



has revolutionized the possibilities of 

 private water supply service. 



First, we originated a better tank in 

 which to store the water. Not an elevated 

 or attic tank to leak, freeze, overflow or 

 collapse. The Kewanee Tank is located in 

 the cellar or in the ground and it delivers 

 the water by air pressure. 



Then we found that the pumping 

 machinery the market afforded was wholly 

 inadequate for the requirements of air 

 pressure service. So we built better pump- 

 ing machinery. Not just a little better, but 

 so much better that it is in a class by itself. 



And we planned the best methods of assem- 

 bling the tanks, pumping outfits and con- 

 nections, to complete more desirable water 

 systems than had ever been known before. 



We were technically trained and experi- 

 enced engineers with an ideal, not manu- 

 facturers trying to dispose of a product. 

 We attained our ideal— The Kewanee Sys- 

 tem, but only became manufacturers when 

 existing manufacturers could not satisfy 

 our requirements, and hence could not meet 

 the needs of our clients. 



And so, over 10,000 Kewanee Systems 

 are supplying all the comforts and sanitary 

 conveniences which would be possible with 

 the best city water works systems. They 

 furnish an abundance of water, under strong 

 pressure, to bathrooms, kitchens, laundries, 

 lawns, gardens, barns, etc. 



Schools, farms, country and suburban 

 homes, public and private institutions, 

 country clubs, fraternal homes and even 

 towns, have helped to beat the track to our 

 door— are supplied with water by the 

 Kewanee System. 



Have you a water supply problem to 

 solve ? Let us show you what we can do 

 for you. Our engineers will tell you what 

 equipment to use; and if you use it, we 

 will guarantee the results. 



Our illustrated catalogue tells the Ke- 

 wanee story. It is yours for the asking. 

 ■Write to us or to the nearest branch 

 office and ask for catalogue No. 16. 



Kewanee Water Supply Company, Kewanee, Illinois. 



1566 Hudson-Terminal Bldg., 50 Church St., New York City. 

 1212 Marquette Bldg., Chicago, 111. 305 Diamond Bank Bldg., Pittsburgh, Pa. 



Plant for Immediate Effect 



NOT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS 



Start with the largest Stock that can be secured ! It takes over twenty 

 years to grow such Trees and Shrubs as we offer. 



We do the long waiting — thus enabling you to secure Trees and Shrubs that 

 give an immediate effect. Price List Now Ready. 



Andorra Nurseries 



WM. warner harper, Prop. Box G, Chestnut Hill, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Set out cabbage, tomato, pepper and egg plants 

 after a rain at any time during the month. Also 

 sweet potato plants. For best results set them 

 deep in the soil on ridges or banks. 



Plant gladiolus bulbs now and every month for 

 succession of bloom. The best method of planting 

 them so as to enable them to stand the dry weather 

 is to make trenches four or six inches deep and 

 cover the bulbs with two inches of soil. Fill in 

 the trenches as the plants grow. 



Set poles for running Lima and snap beans to 

 trail on. Select the poles which have but little 

 brush upon them. 



Early in the month sow seed for the late, main 

 crop of sweet corn. 



Sow seed of okra now. Do not cover the seed 

 with more than three-quarters of an inch of soil. 

 Lady Finger and White Velvet are two of the best 

 varieties. 



Perennials grown from seed should now be large 

 enough to set out in their permanent quarters in 

 the flower garden. 



Sow seeds of beets now for second crop. Soak 

 the seed in water over night before planting so as 

 to insure rapid germination. 



Georgia. Thomas J. Steed. 



Growing Asters by the Hundreds 



ANYONE can grow asters like these! I speak 

 with all the confidence and the knowledge of 

 a first success. 



A strip of ground one hundred feet long in my 

 garden was full of tulips and narcissus just coming 

 into bloom. I had decided to grow asters there, but 

 a friendly florist and market gardener warned 

 me of the usual fate of amateurs when growing asters 

 and told me of all the bugs, underneath the earth 

 and above, that would prey on them. I was not 

 to be daunted; and later, when I was able to add 

 to his usual country fair display a few hundred 

 blooms finer than any he had, he was as pleased as I. 



On April 27th, seed of Early Branching Semple, 

 Ostrich Plume and Vick's Early Branching Ever- 

 blooming, in lavender, white and pink, were sown 

 in the hotbed. In a week the plants were up, and, 









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Asters four months after being transplanted, to the 

 open ground from the hotbed 



as soon as they had half a dozen leaves, were trans- 

 planted to another part of the hotbed. On May 

 29th, while the last tulips were in bloom, the asters 

 were put in the bed between the rows of tulips. 

 The foliage shaded the plants so well I did not lose 

 a single one. I did no pinching back for I wanted 

 every blossom. 



The last week in August the black blister beetles 

 appeared. The first sight of them — a beetle 

 on every half-open flower — was dismaying. In 

 The Garden Magazine I found a remedy, so 

 taking a pan with gasoline in it, I went over the 

 plants twice a day for a week, just knocking the 

 beetles off into the gasoline. After that week we 

 never saw another bug. 



Pennsylvania. Mrs. F. W. Graves. 



