August, 1911 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



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BUY THIS 



POTATO DIGGER 



Extra strong, very durable, light draft, easy on horses, pos- 

 itively best potato digger on market. Fully guaranteed— still 

 priced low. Get free book on Diggers, Pickers and Sorters. 



HOOVER MFG. CO. 



Box 36, Avery, Ohio 



Transfer points — Buffalo, N. Y 

 Detroit. Mich., St. Paul, Minn 

 Marshalltown, la., 

 Idaho Falls.Id. .Port- 

 land. Ore., Spokane, 

 Wash., Winnipeg, 

 Man., Hamilton, Ont 

 Fond du Lac, Wis. 



The Hoover 



SKi^ S u U s? CLOTHES DRYER 



Eliminates clothes posts, is portable and can be 

 removed when not in use, holds 165 feet of line. 

 Excells all others in strength, durability and 

 convenience in handling. Each arm operates in- 

 dependently. When opened, arms lock in posi- 

 tion and stretch lines. When closed, arms lock 

 automatically. Best and most satisfactory lawn 

 dryer made. Write for FREE folder No. 21. 



THE CHICAGO DRYER CO. 

 624 So. Wabash Ave., Dept. 21, Chicago 



WATER 

 SUPPLY 



and Electric Lighting Plants 

 FOR COUNTRY HOUSES 



No elevated tank to freeze or 

 leak. Tank located in cellar. 

 60 lbs. pressure. Furnished 

 with Hand. Gasolene or Electric 

 Pump. Ideal Fire Protection, Elec- 

 tric Lighting Plants at prices within the reach 

 of all. Write for Catalogue "K." 



LUNT-.VlOSS CO. 

 43 So. Market Street, BOSTON. NEW YORK OFFICE, 37 Wnrren Street 



SUN-DIALS 



WITH OR 

 WITHOUT 



PEDESTALS 



Send for Catalogue H 27 of pergolas, 

 sundials and garden furniture or H40 

 of wood columns. 



HAR.TMANN-SANDERS CO. 



Chicago, 111. 



New York Office, 1 1 23 Broadway 



SAVE YOUR FRUIT TREES 



Kill San Jose Scale, Aphis, White Fly, and all other parasites 

 and insects, by spraying with a strong solution of 



Z 1 1, Caustic 



UOOQ S Potash 



Whale Oil Soap No. 3 



Nothing to injure or poison trees, plants, vines, or shrubs. No sulphur, salt 

 or mineral oils. Dissolves easily in water. Used and indorsed by 

 U. S. Department of Agriculture. 



50 lbs., $2,50; 100 lbs., $4.50; larger quantities proportionately less. 



Write today for free booklet on Plant Diseases. 

 JAMES GOOO. Original Muker, 9S1 K. Front Street, Phila. 



m m f\T t* O KiHed by the 



IVIUL1II1O Brownie Bean 



Send 25 cents for enough beans to kill the 

 moles in a small garden or lawn. 

 BROWNIE CHEMICAL COMPANY, Bound Brook, N. J. 



ORCHIDS 



Largest importers and growers of 



Orchids in the United States 



LAGER & HURRELL 



Orchid Growers and Importers SUMMIT, N.J. 



DON'T KILL ALL THE GRASS 



on your lawn, but kill each husky weed with a Deadly 

 Dandelion Pill applied with a "Jabstick." No back- 

 ache. 500 Pills and "Jabstick" prepaid $1.00. Money 

 back if you are not satisfied. 



WILLIAM A. SPINKS & CO. 



362 West Erie Street CHICAGO 



SCALECIDE 



Will positively destroy SAN. JOSE SCALE and all soft 

 bodied sucking: insects without injury to the tree. Simple, more 

 effective and cheaper than Lime Sulphur. Not an experiment. 

 One gallon makes 16 to 2u galloos spray by simply adding water. 



Send for Booklet, " Orchard Insurance." 



B. G. PRATT CO., SO Church St., NEW YORK CITY 



This is Little 



Dog Skookum 



/j^XM? 





'<*y— 



Do you know 



what trail this is? 



Skookum did and Rolf learned. 



Rolf in the Woods 



By Ernest Thompson Seton 



Chief Scout of the Boy Scouts of America 



^ Being the adventures of a Boy Scout with Indian 

 Quonab and little Dog Skookum in the War of 1812. 



Many illustrations. Fixed price, $ 1 .50 {postage 1 5 c.) 



By the Same Author 



TWO LITTLE SAVAGES 



Profusely illustrated by the author. Net $1.75 (postage 15c.) 



Doubleday, Page & Co., Garden City, N. Y. 



Renew Your Lawn Now 



Have a fine lawn by sowing KALAKA ,the Wizard Lawn 

 Producer. Comes up like magic. All it needs is soil — 

 moisture. Ideal for new lawn, terraces, or to renew old 

 areas. Grass seed and strong concentrated animal manure. 

 Results quick, sure. Cheaper, goes further than ordinary 

 seed. Tryit. 5-lb.boxfor$i.ooexpressprepaidEastof Mis- 

 souri River. Write for free booklet, "How to Make a Lawn." 

 THE KALAKA COMPANY, 814 EXCHANGE AVE., CHICAGO 



Place a sundial in your garden or 

 on your lawn and it will return an 

 hundred fold in quiet enjoyment. 

 Write us for free booklet of 



Sundial Information 



Chas. G. Blake & Co. 



787 Woman's Temple, Chicago, 111. 



IRISH ROSES 



Fruit and Ornamental 

 Trees 



EVERGREENS 



LANDSCAPE DEPT. 

 63 Hamilton Place 



Extra Sizes for Immediate Effect 



Liberal Discounts on Large Orders 

 Our Catalogue is a cyclopedia of information to the planter 



ROSEDALE NURSERIES 



S. G. HARRIS 

 Tarrytown, N. Y. 



