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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



November, 1909 



A Silent Servant 



A customer writes: The Hot- Air Pump you furnished us some eight years ago works as 

 noiselessly, as effectively, and as satisfactorily to-day as the day it was put in. During this 

 period it has drawn water from a well some thirty feet distant and thrown it through five 

 hundred feet of one and one-half inch pipe to the reservoir." 



In using the word "noiselessly,''' our friend has 

 touched upon one of the most important features 

 of a Hot-Air Pump. 



Many of our customers are people with country 

 homes who have had their nerves sorely tried by 

 the noisy clanging of a windmill's wheel (the 

 source of their private water supply), until, in a 

 spirit of desperation, they have felt compelled to 

 remove the windmill and make trial of a 



Hot-Air Pump 



With its silent action, health and rest have come 



back again along with natural quiet and repose. 

 In this way the Hot-Air Pump has proved itself a 

 wonderful therapeutic agent, besides being the 

 most reliable domestic water supply known. 



Remember that these pumps are not steam- 

 engines, but machines of low-power which can- 

 not explode, operated solely by hot air, automatic 

 in their action, requiring no skilled attention, so 

 simple that any servant or farmer'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 absolutely certain at all times and 

 seasons. 



IBf RIDER « IKERICSSON 



appears upon the pump 



Be sure that the name 



you purchase. This 



against worthless 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 U, and ask for redi4ced Price-list. 

 35 Warren Street 

 239 Franklin Street 

 40 Dearborn Street 

 ^_^ 40 North 7th Street 



Engine Co .»♦*.«&.* s.™* 



Rider-Ericsson 



HOT-AIR PUMP 



22 Pitt Street 

 (Also builders of i lie new "lteeco" Electric Pump.) 



New York 

 Koston 

 Chicago 

 Philadelphia 

 Montreal, P. Q. 

 Sydney, N. S. W. 



FALL BULBS 



Our complete stock has now arrived — the assortment and quality have 

 never been quite so fine. A few of the more important quotations: 



Hyacinths, Single or Double Named, Mixed, at 60c per doz., $4.50 per 100 

 Tulips, Single or Double, Mixed, .... at 30c per doz., $1.50 per 100 

 Narcissus, Paper White Grandiflora, . . at 40c per doz., $2.00 per 100 

 Narcissus, Van Sion Double Yellow, . . at 35c per doz., $2.50 per 100 



BRIDGEMAN'S SEED WAREHOUSE 



RICKARDS BROS., Props. :: ESTABLISHED 1824 



37 EaSt 19th Street Telephone 4285 GrBinercy Ngw y^ q^ 



Send for our catalogue. Free for the asking 



Farr's Hybrid 

 Delphinium Seeds 



I raised some beautiful Hybrid Delphiniums this year, 

 the finest I have ever seen, and have a limited quantity of 

 seed saved from the best ones. These may be planted in 

 coldframes this fall. For 25 cts. in stamps I will send you 

 a liberal package and a copy of my catalogue of Irises, 

 Peonies, Phlox and hardy Plant Specialties, as long as the 

 supply of the book lasts. The edition is nearly exhausted. 



Those who have received the book have found it helpful. This is what 

 some of them say : " Your catalogue is the finest I have ever seen." — C S. 

 HARRISON, York, Neb. " I think it is the best I have seen this year." — 

 JAMES MCKissock, West Newton, Mass. " It is the most superb one I 

 have ever seen." — Everett Smith, Muncie, Ind. 



Dickson's Famous Irish Roses Ready Now! 

 BERTRAND H. FARR 



Wyomissing Nurseries, 809OPenn Street, 

 READING, PA. 



BRArj] 

 hfflNKH 



Cattle Manure 



Smm Dm mm m» Shredded or 

 iiW DHyS Pulverized 



Best for all indoor and outdoor work. No 

 bad odor. Easily applied. Delivered East of 

 Missouri River. $2.00 Per Bag (100 lbs.). Write 

 for circulars. THE PULVERIZED MANURE CO. 



19 Union Stock Yards. Chicago 



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ALL PLANTING 



TREES PLANTS 

 BULBS SEEDS 



Very complete assortment of Fruit and 

 Ornamental Trees, Forest Trees, Small 

 Fruits, Grape Vines, Roses, Perennials, 

 Hardy Bulbs for fall planting, etc. 



Largest growers of Forest Trees in the 

 United States. 



Alfalfa, Grass and Clover 

 Seeds, Seed Grain, Vege- 

 table and Flower Seeds 

 Our Nebraska Upland Alfalfa Seed is the 

 Best in the World 



We furnish high-class stock only, and our prices 

 are based on quality goods. Still, you will find them 

 most reasonable. 



Request our large catalogue and bulb list. Free. 

 Ill IOHS Nl'RSEBIES AND SEED HOUSE, Hox A, Keatriee, Nel). 



not be had, use cotton seed. There must be plenty 

 of humus in the soil in order to get good berries. 



After frost clean off all flower beds and burn the 

 trash so as to prevent insects from wintering in it. 

 Also clean off the vegetable garden and plow under 

 the trash. 



If you failed to sow pansy seed and to plant early 

 spring-flowering bulbs during August and October, 

 plant them now where they will be warm and shel- 

 tered during the winter. 



November is the best time in the South for plant- 

 ing trees, because they will make root growth during 

 the winter and a more rapid top growth the fol- 

 lowing spring. 



In the lower South sow the seed of lettuce now in 

 the open ground for winter use. Use stable manure 

 for fertilizing the soil, and do not be afraid of mak- 

 ing it too rich. 



Plant out asparagus and horseradish roots dur- 

 ing this and next month in rich soil that has been 

 made fine and loose by deep plowing. Plant large 

 roots for quick results. 



Sugar cane should be made into syrup before frost, 

 which injures the quality of the syrup. Clean all 

 the leaves from the stalks, for if they are left on 

 they will absorb the juice when the stalks are 

 being ground up. The leaves and tops should sun 

 a day or two and then be stored for stock food. 



Plow now as deep as possible any hard clay land 

 and weedy sandy soil for next year's crop. 



Sow wheat and oats as soon as convenient after 

 frost. Southern farmers should not fail to grow 

 a good-sized crop of each, for beyond the regular 

 planting, fertilizing and harvesting necessary to all 

 crops, they are not any trouble. They will not only 

 bring in as much per acre as corn, but will also 

 improve the soil which corn lis apt to impoverish. 

 The improved Blue Stem and Currell's Prolific are 

 two of the best varieties of wheat for the South; 

 Appier, Bancroft, and Red Rustproof are varie- 

 ties of oats I would recommend. 



This is the last month of the best planting time 

 for hardy lilies. Plant some bulbs now and some 

 in the spring, and see which gives the better result. 

 I have always found fall planting the most satis- 

 factory, the plants being more prolific and the 

 flowers earlier and larger. 



Georgia. Thomas J. Steed. 



A November-blooming Cattleya 



THE accompanying illustration shows a beau- 

 tiful orchid that blooms in October and 

 November, called Cattleya Bowringiana. The 

 most popular orchid for cut flowers at this season 

 is Cattleya labiata, which has only three to five 

 flowers on a stalk. Cattleya Bowringiana is remark- 

 able for having ten to a dozen flowers on a stalk. 

 New York. J. G. Sinclair. 



Cattieya Bowringiana, a variety of 

 pinkish blossoms 



orchid having 



