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What is a fair rental for a given 

 property? Ask the Readers' Service 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



SEPTEMBER, 1909 



As to Perfection 



One of the users of our pump in writing to us 

 lo tell us what he thought of it, used a phrase 

 that set us to thinking. He said : " It is as 

 perfect as things in this world can ever be." 



That is the sort of praise a merchant likes 

 to hear. Such a praise shows that hearty 

 good-will which can only come from entire 

 satisfaction. And that is what the Rider- 

 Ericsson Pump is made to give its users. We 

 are quite ready to use the "reason whv" style 

 of advertising, except that in our case it is not 

 wise for us to confine our statements to a few 

 good points; we are not trying to sell our 

 pumps because of a few points of superiority 

 over some other contrivance, but because of 

 their all-round Tightness for their work. 



We have a pump that will lift, drive, and 

 deliver water in the easiest, simplest, cheapest, 

 and most durable way. If you need such a 

 pump, we will be glad to go into every detail 

 with you. 



He who has watched the failing power of 

 the windmill — while the breeze was slowly fall- 

 ing — and who had intended to use an extra 

 supply of water on garden or lawn — will ap- 

 preciate the value of the Hot-Air Pump — 

 which is always ready and at your service. 

 And when so vital a matter as the water sup- 

 ply for the house and barn depends on the 

 pump it is worth much to have one which is 

 " as perfect as things in this world can ever 

 be." 



Be sure that the name "flCCpfT DfRCD "RFPf fTCDIPCCflM appears upon the pump vou 



purchase. This name J&SiS [HULiI ° r .HHS7 L II I U O O U II protects you against worth- 

 less imitations. When so situated that you cannot 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. 



Write for catalogue (J, and ask for reduced price-list. 



Rider-Ericsson 

 Engine Co. 



35 Wa r ren Street 

 239 Franklin Street 



40 Dearborn Street 



40 North 7th Srreet 

 234 West Craig Stieet 



22 Pitt Street 



New York 

 Boston 

 Chicago 

 Philadelphia 

 Montreal. P. Q. 

 Sydney, N.S.W. 



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



HOT-AIK PUMP 



WRITE to-day for our list of 

 all the choicest Hardy 

 Plants, Bulbs, Shrubs and Trees 

 for fall planting. 



If you want your surroundings 

 attractive next year do your plant- 

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There is nothing more delightful 

 and pleasing to cultured taste than 

 artistic and properly planted grounds. We advise 

 our customers how to plant to obtain the best 

 effects. Write us to-day. 



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Largest importers and growers of 



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THE HOME CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL 



I>ept. G. I*., Springfield, M:iss. 



LLO W us to send you 



without charge this little 



portfolio showing com- 

 position stone ornaments such 

 as sun dials, benches, fountains, 

 vases, etc., suitable for the large 

 estate or small garden. 



It will tell you how to make your garden a delight- 

 ful outdoor living room and also offer you in the con- 

 venience of your home a wide selection of garden 

 accessories. You can select garden accessories from 

 this portfolio as confidently and satisfactorily as if 

 you were at the Garden Studio, 647 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass. 



We have long made a specialty of the most classic and beautiful accessories for mak- 

 ing the country place more attractive or the small garden an outdoor living room. 



This firm also makes a specialty of interior decoration of churches, libraries, 

 residences and public buildings. Address Garden Department, 



L. HABERSTROH 



647 Boylston Street 



& SON 



BOSTON, MASS. 



POISON FOR ROSE BUGS 



S. C, No. Da. — The brown beetle on your roses is un- 

 doubtedly the rose bug. Either spray the plants with 

 arsenate of lead at the rate of a pound of lead to ten 

 gallons of water or use Bordeaux mixture. For the rust, 

 spray with Bordeaux mixture, for the making of which 

 a recipe will be found in the April, 1907, Garden 

 Magazine, page 146. 



GRAPES IN SUMMER 



C. B. C, N. J. — To check the ravages of the insects 

 on your grape vines, spray every ten days or two weeks 

 with Bordeaux mixture to which has been added arsenate 

 of lead at the rate of three pounds to the barrel (fifty 

 gallons) or Paris green, using half a pound to the barrel. 

 Only a little pruning is necessary in the summer. Rub 

 off all suckers from the roots and other shoots not wanted. 

 Pinch off the side branches of the canes you wish to save 

 for next year so as to throw growth into the ends. When 

 these canes have reached the desired length, pinch off 

 their tips. 



MAKING PEONIES BETTER 



C. H., Mass. — Peonies will undoubtedly be greatlv 

 improved by heavy mulchings of stable manure applied 

 immediately after flowering. As the strength and vigor 

 of next year's growth depend upon the growth that is made 

 this season, it is clear that careful attention is needed from 

 after the flowering period until September. By the end of 

 September the plants go to rest; feeding beyond that 

 date is therefore impracticable. In the absence of stable 

 manure use any complete commercial fertilizer, a very ex- 

 cellent one having been named in The Garden Magazine 

 for June, 1905. 



KEEPING LAWNS GREEN 



J. K., New York. — Unless there is sufficient depth 

 to your soil to maintain plenty of moisture for the roots 

 of the grass in summer time, it is impossible to keep the 

 lawn in a perfectly green condition. Very thorough and 

 deep preparation of the site where the lawn is to be made is 

 therefore advised. The application of surf acefertilizersat this 

 time of the year is not recommended, as it would have a 

 tendency to bring the roots of the grass to the surface and 

 the lawn would have to be copiously and continuously 

 watered during the remainder of the season. Light top 

 dressings of soil are effective in helping the roots inasmuch 

 as they act as a mulch. Never to give a strong food after 

 the middle of the season may be taken as a cardinal princi- 

 ple in adding fertilizers; otherwise the plant will be stimu- 

 lated into growth which will not have time to ripen before 

 winter. 



MAKING BLACKBERRY WINE 



P. C. H., N. Carolina. — For each quart of fully ripe 

 fruit, mashed and placed in tub, allow a quart of boiling 

 (soft) water. Pour the water on the berries and let all 

 stand till next day, stirring it occasionally. Then press out, 

 strain and measure the juice, and allow half a pound of sugar 

 to each quart of the liquid. Place the sugar in a cask 

 and strain the juice into it. Stir until sugar is dissolved; 

 then let the cask remain unstoppered until fermentation is 

 over. At this point stir in the beaten whites of four eggs 

 or a half ounce of gum arabic dissolved in a little water. 

 Leave open until the next day, when it may be bunged. 

 It will be ready to bottle in two months. Another recipe 

 which is equally as good is as follows: Scald the berries, 

 press and strain the juice, allowing for each quart of juice 

 two quarts of soft water and three pounds of white coffee 

 sugar. Keep bung open until fermentation ceases, close the 

 bung and place the barrel in a cool place for eight months, 

 and then bottle. 



