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 information about motor boats 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



August, 1909 



Half a mile for twelve years 



A customer writes us: " / have much pleasure in giving expression to my unqual- 

 ified appreciation of your Hot- Air Engine. I have used the same engine (6-inch Rider) 

 for twelve years, and the fact that it pumps water 2500 feet is .sufficiently indicative of its 

 power." 



Remember that these pumps are not steam- 

 engines, but machines of low power which 

 cannot explode, operated solely by hot air, 

 automatic in their action, requiring no skilled 

 attention, so simple that any servant or far- 

 mer's boy can start and stop the little flame 

 that gives them life. The cost of operation is 

 almost nil, while the delivery of water is abso- 

 lutely certain at all times and seasons. 



Our friend's experience is valuable as showing 

 that no matter if the source of supply be at a 

 distance, the Hot-Air Pump will deliver 

 water just as satisfactorily in any home. His 

 experience should also appeal to every dweller 

 on high ground, who may be somewhat re- 

 mote from a well, a spring, or running brook, 

 for a Hot-Air Pump will bring his supply from 

 the valley continuously and in abundance for 

 a long period of years. " 2500 feet for twelve 

 years" means a great deal of water, a great 

 deal of time, and a great deal of comfort. It 

 also means that during a dozen years the 

 owner has had no reason to change servants, 

 so far as the pumping of his water supply is 

 concerned. He is satisfied. 



lVrite/or catalogue U, and ask for reduced price-list. 



Rider-Ericsson Engine Co. 



(Also builders of the new "Reeco" Electric Pump.) 



35 Warren Street, New York 40 Dearborn Street, Chicago 234 West Craig Street, Montreal. P. Q. 



33g Franklin Street, Boston 40 North 7th Street, Philadelphia 22 Pitt Street, Sydney, N.S.W. 



KBIDER or "JKERICSSON 



Be sure that 

 the name 



appears upon the pump you purchase. This name protects you 

 against worthless imitations. When so situated that you can- 

 not personally inspect the pump before ordering, write to our 

 nearest office (see list below) for the name of a reputable 

 dealer in your locality, who will sell you only 

 the genuine pump. Over 40,000 are in use 

 throughout the world today. 



HOT-AIK PUMP 



BOSTROM'S $15:22 FARM LEVEL 



With Magnifying Glasses In The Telescope 



enables you to read the Target at a distance of over 



400 yards, therefore the problem of a FARM 

 LEVEL with TELESCOPE at moderate cost has 

 at last been solved. Voluntary letters from every State in the Union 

 show the complete satisfaction it gives for all kinds of DRAINAGE 

 WORK, IRRIGATION, DITCHING. TERRACING and 

 every sort of farm work requiring a Level. Guaranteed to be abso- 

 lutely SIMPLE, ACCURATE, DURABLE and dependable in every 

 respect. NOW is the time to send in your order. 



BOSTROM-BRADY MFG. CO. 



154 MADISON AVENUE ATLANTA, GA. 



Complete 



On 1 lit with 

 fii'll instruc- 

 tions, shipped 

 an y w h e r e 

 C.O.D. $15.00 

 and express 

 charges. 

 Subject to 

 Examina- 

 tion. 



Use Paint made with Oxide of Zinc 



Independence Hall 



'The Cradle of Liberty" 



in Philadelphia 



Is painted with a modern Oxide of Zinc 



paint. Other materials were tried and found 

 unsatisfactory, because they would not hold 

 their color and because they "chalked." 



Oxide of Zinc Paint is the only kind of 

 paint that retains its original color and lustre. 



Does your paint contain Oxide of Zinc? 



The New Jersey Zinc Co. 



National City Bank Building 

 55 Wall Street, New York 



Oxide of Zinc is unalterable 

 even under the blowpipe 



We do not grind Oxide of Zinc in oil. A list of manufacturers of Oxide of Zinc paints mailed on request. 



How the English Cultivate 

 Mulleins 



WE miss a lot of "fun" as well as beauty by 

 having only one point of view toward 

 "weeds." The farmer has nothing but contempt 

 for mulleins. Yet I saw at least twenty different 

 species of them cultivated in English gardens last 

 summer, and they have been many times pictured 

 in the leading horticultural papers. 



I do not advocate planting mulleins along the 

 roadside or propagating them in any community 

 where they are a nuisance, but I wish I could make 

 people who have to see them every day open their 

 eyes to the beauty of them. 



Of course, the common mullein is shabby when 

 out of bloom, and I must admit it is the least 

 attractive of the species in cultivation because 

 its blooming is scattered over too long a period, 

 and the flowers ■ are inconspicuous. But the 

 woolly rosette of leaves is beautiful, especially after 



The moth mullein, so called because it attracts 

 interesting moths. One of the most beautiful and 

 least offensive mulleins 



