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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



August, 1913 



Our Quality- Service Guarantee 

 On Dinner -Ware 



Dishes bearing the trade-mark name "Homer Laughlin" 

 (on the under side) are made in the largest pottery in the 

 world. They are of a high quality, guaranteed to stand the 

 supreme test of time and service. Forty-one years of success- 

 ful experience stand behind the excellence of 



HOME RjAUGHLIN^ CHINA 



With its graceful shapes and artistic decoration, "Homer 

 Laughlin" dinner-ware is most economical to use, not only 

 because it is reasonably priced, but the most durable 

 china made, as well. 



Sold almost everywhere. 



The China Book is one of 

 the most beautiful and 

 interesting brochures 

 produced recently. 

 It's well worth a 

 careful reading. 

 Send today for 

 your Free copy. 



LOOK OUT 

 FOR SPARKS 



No more danger or damage from flying 

 sparks. No more poorly fitted, flimsy fire- 

 place screens. Send for free booklet 

 "Sparks from the Fire-side." It tells about 

 the best kind of a spark guard for your in- 

 dividual fireplace. Write to-day for free 

 booklet and make your plans early. 



The Syracuse Wire Works 

 107 University Avenue, = Syracuse, N. Y. 



Made to order— to exactly match 

 the color scheme of any room 



"You select the color — we'll make 

 the rug." Any width — seamless up 

 to 18 feet. Any length. Any color 

 tone — soft and subdued, or bright 

 and striking. Original, individual, 

 artistic, dignified. Pure wool or 

 camel's hair, expertly woven at 

 short notice. Write for color card. 

 Order through your furnisher. 



Thread & Thrum Workshop 

 Auburn, New York 



Grow Your Own Vegetables 



Cut down your living expenses. You'll be astonished how healthful it is 

 to cultivate a garden and how easy if you use 



PlanetJr 6 ^ 



L** _ _ Adapted to more uses than any other implement. 



"* Opens furrows, plants, covers, and marks next row 



in one operation. 



MBSj fT'OfTf? An instructive 64-page illustrated 



~S$m MmMjij catalogue. Send postal for it today. 



« S. L. Allen A Co., Box 1203B Phlla. 



<£=: Sheep Maimr. 



Dried and Pulverized 



One Barrel Etjuals Two 

 I Wagon Loads Barnyard Manure 



ssas?^ 



Unequalled for lawn, garden and field fertilizing, $4.00 for large bbl. 

 prepaid East of Omaha. Ask for quantity prices and booklet. 



THE PULVERIZED MANURE CO., 19 Union Stock Yards, Chicago 



THE TRINIDAD-LAKE-ASPHALT. 



The roof is the mainstay of the building. Trinidad Lake asphalt 

 is the mainstay of Genasco. And Genasco applied to your roofs 

 with Kant-leak Kleets gives perfect protection. Write us for the 

 Good Roof Guide Book and samples. 



The Barber Asphalt Paving Company Philadelphia 



L o a f rg alphaTand rUdy^oofing New York San Francisco Chicago 



A Few Points About Using a 

 Hose 



A HOSE may be a source of benefit or an 

 implement of destruction according to the 

 degree of intelligence with which it is used. The 

 majority of people have a sprinkler attached which 

 can be adjusted to give a heavy stream or a light 

 mist. But the conditions are usually different 

 for almost every foot of the flower bed; large 

 plants at the back can stand a heavier stream than 

 the tender things in the border, and if you use the 

 heavy stream on the shallow-rooted plants you 

 will wash them out of the ground. 



If sprinklers would automatically adjust them- 

 selves to the various conditions, they would be 

 ideal; but as they do not, the best substitute for 



A shift of the thumb when hosing the garden will 

 give a heavy or light stream of water 



the nozzle is the thumb. Did you ever see a 

 professional gardener watering with a hose? Notice 

 that he uses no nozzle, but as he goes over 

 the bed the stream will vary quickly from heavy 

 to light, effected by a slight movement of the 

 thumb. 



When your hose begins to crack, cut it open at 

 the point of cracking and insert a brass sleeve, 

 half in each end of the hose. Some sleeves are 

 made so that they have to be bound with wire to 

 hold them in place, while others, equally inexpensive, 

 are made with prongs bending backward so that 

 when slipped into place they hold perfectly without 

 any binding. 



A good hose should last eight years before show- 

 ing any serious signs of wear and then its life can 

 be prolonged for many years by doctoring. That 

 is, if the hose was a good one in the beginning. 

 Don't buy a bargain counter article, and don't 

 bother much about the ply. Personally, I would 

 rather have a four-ply hose made by a reputable 

 firm than a ten-ply hose made by someone without 

 a reputation. Too much consideration is placed 



Pulling from the tap at a right angle is what wears 

 out a hose 



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