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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



October, 1909 



The Heart of the House 



Possibly you think we have something pretty to say 

 about the baby. Well, no doubt there is much to 

 be said in his behalf ; but if 'there is anything that 

 is rightly entitled to the honor of being called the 

 "Heart of the House," it is the pump that gives 

 the house its circulation of pure water. 



What the animal's heart is to the creature's life, 

 such is the Rider-Ericsson Pump to the home in 

 the suburbs: and its operation is as simple, ascer- 

 tain, as automatic as that of a healthy heart. 



" It has done its work faithfully, without hitch 

 or hindrance," says one of our customers, in a 

 happy summing up of the whole case. 



That is just what you want in the heart of your 

 house, is it not ? 



Too much cannot be said of the importance 

 — the 'vital importance — of the water supply in 

 the country house. Practically every department 

 of the household depends on it, from the supply 

 for the morning bath to the feeding of the kitchen 

 boiler and the watering of the thirsty garden and 

 lawn. 



It is only fair to your household, as well as to 

 yourself, to have a pump installed which will do 

 its work unfailingly and with no cause for anxiety 

 on your part. 



Having installed the Hot=Air Pump, you can 

 dismiss this important factor from your careful 

 calculations — and rest assured that the work will 

 be well done. 



Be sure that the name "BpCPft" DlflCD "HFFrnilTQIPCCnM a PP ear5 u P on tlle pump you 



purchase. This name &SZZ, nlULri SsSiS,. LllluOOUIl 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 thegenuiDe pump. Over 40,000 are in use throughout the world today. 



Write for catalogue U, and ash for reduced price-list. 



Rider-Ericsson 



Engine Co. 



35 Warren Street 

 239 Franklin Street 



40 Dearborn Street 



40 North 7th Street 

 234 West Craig Street 



22 Pitt Street 



New York 

 Boston 

 Chicago 

 Philadelphia 

 Montreal, P. Q. 

 Sydney, N. S. W. 



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



HOT-A1K PUMP 



TO GROW 



HARDY PERENNIALS AND 

 OLD FASHIONED FLOWERS 



SUCCESSFULLY 



They should be planted in September and 

 October like Spring-flowering bulbs. 

 They make roots during Fall and Winter, 

 establishing themselves for Spring and Sum- 

 mer blooming. 



Hardy Perennials our specialty. We grow 

 thirty acres. Get our net wholesale prices 

 with all necessary cultural directions, and 

 largest list of Novelties for the asking. 



PALISADES NURSERIES 

 PERENNIAL GROWERS Sparkill, N. Y. 



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We will supply direct from the ocean to your 

 home the finest, the truly choicest, sea food that 

 the ocean produces. Never in your life, probably, 

 have you tasted morsels so tempting, so appetiz- 

 ing — right from the depths and redolent of the 

 crisp, salt tang of the sea. 



When served inland, a dinner of our delicious 

 ocean viands cause the guests to marvel that such 

 things can be — the taste is so "different" from 

 the average fish-foods. The improvement in 

 tablefare made possible by our service is a 

 revelation. 



We select the choicest products of the best 

 catches from the finest fishing grounds. They 

 are prepared and put up with scrupulous regard 

 for cleanliness and tastefulness, and bring to your 

 table a flavor and delicacy unequaled. 



LET US BE YOUR FISHERMEN 



Our line of sea foods is complete, including 

 white, plump cod, fine juicy mackerel, tasty, 

 savory lobsters, etc. — a long list like the menu 

 of a shore dinner and everything the best you 

 ever tasted. 



Send for price list, and to sample our products, 

 take advantage of our 



Special Trial Offer 

 For $1.00 — A four pound box of our 

 "Nabob" absolutely boneless Cod, the 

 choicest cuts of the finest fish that can be 

 taken from the sea. Four dinners for 

 four persons. 



Prices include 

 guaranteed. 



delivery a 



CONSUMERS FISH CO., No. 66 Commercial St., GLOUCESTER, MASS. 



somewhat like the doubling of flowers. In this 

 case there is not a single bell or urn-shaped flower 

 left. 



The feathered hyacinth is sold under many 

 names, e.g., fair-haired or tasseled hyacinth, 

 shredded lilac, Muscari monstrosum, plumosum, 

 and plumosum monstrosum. Its correct name is 

 Muscari comosum, var. monstrosum. It is avail- 

 able in several colors. 



I wish readers of The Garden Magazine who 

 have grown the feathered hyacinth would give 

 their experience and opinions. Is it a beautiful 

 garden plant or merely a curiosity? Does it last 

 longer than the common grape hyacinth? 



New Jersey. T. McA. 



Fine Lilies I Saw in England 



TWO splendid red lilies without any spots are 

 the Greek and Siberian coral lilies (Lilium 

 Chalcedonicum and tenuifolium) , both of which 

 are noted for having the texture and color of red 

 sealing wax. I had a good chance of comparing 

 them at an exhibition of the Royal Horticultural 

 Society in London on June 23d. The Greek 

 seems to be cardinal and the Siberian scarlet. 

 The Greek grows three or four feet high and has 

 crowded leaves; the Siberian grows only one or 

 two feet high and has scattered leaves. 



Will some Dutchman please rise and explain why 

 Hanson's lily should not be as cheap as the tiger 

 lily — say $1.50 a dozen? It seems to me a shame 

 that "the best yellow lily" should still cost $7.50 

 a dozen, when the bulbs multiply as fast as they do 

 in an ordinary garden. Lilium maculatum (or 

 Hansoni) is one of the few lilies that do not require 

 peat or partial shade and will last year after year 

 in full sunshine and common garden soil. It is 

 remarkable for its great profusion of flowers and 

 their leathery texture. The only drawback is that 

 it smells too bad to bring indoors. The orange 

 flowers and green buds make a unique floral 

 picture. 



A pale yellow lily worth having is Lilium mon- 

 adelphum, often catalogued as L. Colchicum or 

 Szovitzianum. It sometimes bears twenty to thirty 

 flowers, which may be tinged at the base or tip 

 with purple. It smells too badly to bring indoors, 

 but makes a rich and delicate effect in the garden. 



Shall we ever have a pink lily of the Easter lily 

 or trumpet type that anyone can afford and any- 

 one can grow? Lilium Krameri and rubellum are 

 so exquisite that everybody wants to try a few bulbs. 

 But who can boast that he has grown them in 

 quantity in conditions where they live long and 

 multiply? I should be glad to have photographic 

 proof of it and cultural details. 



The lily of the Pyrenees (L. Pyrenaicum) is now 

 considered a yellow-flowered variety of the L. pom- 

 ponium, a red flower of Northern Italy and Southern 

 France. Both have a disagreeable odor, but are 

 gorgeous in the garden. The lily of the Pyrenees 

 has yellow petals with black spots and red stamens. 

 It blooms in early June. 



I never could enthuse over the common turk's 

 cap {Lilium Martagon) in its dull purple or dirty 

 white varieties, but in Sir Hugh Myddleton's garden 

 at Waltham, England, I saw Lilium Dalhan, which is 

 the darkest lily I know and a very fine color. It 

 looked remarkably healthy, too. It blooms in 

 late June. It is popularly supposed to be a hybrid 

 between L. Dalmaticum and Hansoni, or, as Pro- 

 fessor Waugh would say, L. Martagon and 

 maculatum. 



New York. W. M. 



